Data_Sheet_1_Perceptions of Football Analysts Goal-Scoring Opportunity Predictions: A Qualitative Case Study.PDF

This study aimed to understand the way tactical football analysts perceive the general match analysis issues and to analyze their tactical interpretation of the predictive models of conceded goal-scoring opportunities. Nine tactical analysts responded to the semi-structured interviews that included a general section on the match analysis and a specific one on the results of a study on goal-scoring opportunities conceded by a Spanish La Liga team. Following their transcription, the interviews were codified into categories by the two researchers using Atlas Ti® software. Subsequently, frequency count and co-occurrence analysis were performed based on the encodings. The content analysis reflected that analysts play a crucial role in the analysis of their own team and that of the opponent, the essential skills to exercise as a tactical analyst being “understanding of the game” and “clear observation methodology.” Based on the case study of the conceded goal-scoring opportunities, the major causes and/or solutions attributed by analysts in some of the predictive models were the adaptability of the “style of play” itself according to the “opponent” and “pressure after losing.”

本研究旨在探究战术足球分析师对一般比赛分析问题的认知方式，并分析他们对预测模型中让对方进球机会的战术解读。九位战术分析师参与了包含比赛分析一般部分及针对西班牙甲级联赛一支球队所进行进球机会研究结果的特定部分的半结构化访谈。访谈记录经过转录后，两位研究人员使用 Atlas Ti® 软件将其编码为不同类别。随后，基于编码结果进行了频次统计和共现分析。内容分析显示，分析师在对自己和对手队伍的分析中扮演着至关重要的角色，作为战术分析师所应具备的基本技能包括‘对比赛的深刻理解’和‘清晰的观察方法’。基于让球进球机会的案例研究，分析师在某些预测模型中归因的主要原因和/或解决方案是‘比赛风格’根据‘对手’和‘失球后的压力’进行调整的适应性。