Modelling Post-Save Rebound Sequences with Hidden Markov Models

BERLIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 28: Union goalkeeper Loris Karius parries an attack from Hoffenheim’s striker Ihlas Bebou in action during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Union Berlin and TSG Hoffenheim at Stadion An der Alten Foersterei on February 28, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Pool/Andreas Gora – Pool/Getty Images)

Goalkeeper data analysis is one of the hardest things I have experienced doing in this space. So why do I keep challenging myself to do it? The answer is two-fold. First of all, I really want to scout goalkeepers using data, because I think that’s possible. Secondly and the reasons I’m writing this article, is that not many metrics exists for the purpose I want to data scout for goalkeepers. So that’s why I think: “if it doesn’t exist, you have to make it yourself.”

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