Edd Webster
@eddwebster.bsky.social
Senior Data Scientist @ludonautics.bsky.social. Previously Lead Data Scientist @ Leicester City Football Club and Data Scientist @ the LEGO Group. For open source football analytics, see: http://github.com/eddwebster/football_analytics
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New article: "Shrinkage, Uncertainty, and Son Heung-min: Using Bayesian Methods to Identify Finishing Ability"
which discusses using a Bayesian hierarchical approach to quantifying player finishing ability, with credible intervals to express uncertainty.
pena.lt/y/2025/10/01...
which discusses using a Bayesian hierarchical approach to quantifying player finishing ability, with credible intervals to express uncertainty.
pena.lt/y/2025/10/01...
Shrinkage, Uncertainty, and Son Heung-min: Using Bayesian Methods to Identify Finishing Ability
Why most finishing metrics are flawed and how a Bayesian approach gives us a truer picture of a player's finishing ability...
pena.lt
October 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New article: "Shrinkage, Uncertainty, and Son Heung-min: Using Bayesian Methods to Identify Finishing Ability"
which discusses using a Bayesian hierarchical approach to quantifying player finishing ability, with credible intervals to express uncertainty.
pena.lt/y/2025/10/01...
which discusses using a Bayesian hierarchical approach to quantifying player finishing ability, with credible intervals to express uncertainty.
pena.lt/y/2025/10/01...
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NEW with @simonkuper.bsky.social:
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
May 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW with @simonkuper.bsky.social:
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
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Trying something new:
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
November 20, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Trying something new:
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
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Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in the past year. The 2024 edition includes pointers to over 160 resources, including research papers, blog posts, articles, podcasts, and books.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
Soccer Analytics 2024 Review – Jan Van Haaren
Collection of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2024!
janvanhaaren.be
December 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in the past year. The 2024 edition includes pointers to over 160 resources, including research papers, blog posts, articles, podcasts, and books.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
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New (first) post on the Central Winger substack. With thoughts on Player Similarity, problems with current approaches, and a path forward.
Substituting Similarity
Summary statistics are problematic for comparing players
open.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:34 PM
New (first) post on the Central Winger substack. With thoughts on Player Similarity, problems with current approaches, and a path forward.
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Made one for soccer analytics dorks go.bsky.app/Hu8kEtH
November 15, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Made one for soccer analytics dorks go.bsky.app/Hu8kEtH
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November 14, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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