Date of Award
Spring 5-5-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Peter Von Almen
Abstract
Expected Goals are an analytical tool used in soccer which have picked up a lot of value in recent years. They are used to asses teams' quality to create goal scoring opportunities and converting them. Expected goals are commonly used at the end of games to give further insight on who deserved to win based off their goal scoring chances that they had or gave up. In this thesis I am researching the accuracy of expected goals predicting teams finishing position in the Premier League 2014-15 season. This thesis will show of expected goals and expected goals against in a game will accurately predict a game along with all the games of every team in the 2014-15 Premier League Season.
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Recommended Citation
Mian, Max, "The accuracy of expected goals in the Premier League" (2024). Economics Student Theses and Capstone Projects. 164.
https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/econ_studt_schol/164