What if you could simply “prompt” a model with a few shots and get accurate xG predictions? #TabPFN is making waves on academic benchmarks. We tested how it handles a real-world sports analytics problem. w/ Timo Martens & @jessejdavis.bsky.social dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...

⏳ The submission deadline for our MLSA workshop is coming up soon: June 5, 2026 (just two weeks away)! Don’t miss the chance to share your ongoing research ideas or recent work on Sports+AI!

My guy @unravelsports.bsky.social is living in the future

Recorded presentations from the 2026 ASI Summit are now live on YouTube. To see all of the incredible talks from this year's Summit, visit the link below: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

⚽Call for Abstracts ⚽ The abstract submission for the Leuven Institute of Sport Science’s #FootballAnalytics Symposium closes this Thursday, Feb 26 @ 17:00 CET The symposium is on April 23rd. Speakers include @unravelsports.bsky.social and Pascal Bauer (DfB) www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...

⚡ 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑫 \\ 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝚙𝚒𝚙 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝-𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍-𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚕 Today I'm 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚-releasing 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑫. My new Rust-powered football tracking data loader wrapped in a Python package.

Not bad, not bad... 👀

⚡ 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑫 \\ 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝚙𝚒𝚙 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝-𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍-𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚕 Today I'm 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚-releasing 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑫. My new Rust-powered football tracking data loader wrapped in a Python package.

Really excited to get this project in the public eye. Our mandate at U.S. Soccer is to Grow the Game: lowering the barrier to entry for analysis is the best way we can do that!

Incredible open-source resource from @ussoccer.com and @akeaswaran.me!

⚽Event Announcement⚽ Leuven Institute of Sport Science’s #FootballAnalytics Symposium will take place on April 23! Current invited speakers are Prof. Pascal Bauer (DFB, USaarland) and @unravelsports.bsky.social Abstract submission closes on Feb 26 @ 17:00 CET www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...

💛🖤 Het 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐣𝐞 𝐍𝐀𝐂 bestond gisteren 50 jaar! Om dit te vieren produceerde 𝐍𝐀𝐂 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚 een podcast over dit fenomeen. Ik was te gast om het Avondje NAC in cijfers te duiden. 📎 unravelsports.com/avondje-nac/

Yay for open-source and collaboration! It's so cool to get to contribute to these different projects.

Claude just stochastically parroted me with "But honestly, the easier way is ..."

This is so cool. Shout out to ASA alums and legends @ajbarnold.bsky.social and @arielledror.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMcv...

🔷 𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐯𝟑.𝟏𝟖.𝟎 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 Today marks another big day for football analytics! Together with @impect-official.bsky.social we release a novel dataset with event data for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑/𝟐𝟒 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚. 📎 kloppy.pysport.org

🚀 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲! We are thrilled to announce the release of our 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 – the 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥, covering the 2023/24 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, including Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s historic invincible campaign.

𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 - 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 Last week we announced the first ever 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩. Due to the overwhelming interest we have made the decision to close registrations on 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 (𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐂𝐄𝐓). 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐔𝐩 pysport.org/analytics-cup

🎉 penaltyblog v1.6.1 is out! ✨ What's new: - Python 3.14 support - scipy 1.16+ compatibility - Better numerical stability for Negative Binomial model - New Colab notebook for implied probabilities example pip install --upgrade penaltyblog

We’re excited to launch the 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 - a hackathon-style challenge that will bring together the community to collaborate, compete, and innovate using open-source SkillCorner data. 👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup

We're hiring a Data Scientist at @arsenalfc.bsky.social to push the state-of-the-art in applied women's football research! careers.arsenal.com/jobs/6550595... Feel free to reach out with any questions 🙂

We're hiring 🎉 Do you want to work at the cutting edge of football analytics, elevating the Women's game, or do you know someone who might? More information / application details here: careers.arsenal.com/jobs/6550595...

Last few days to submit your talk!

🚨 Call for Speakers! PySport × PyData Eindhoven is back on Dec 9, 2025 🏟️ We’re looking for 7 Sports Analytics talks – share your project with the community! 💡 Submit now: cfp.pydata.org/pydata-eindh...

Because everybody deserves baby pandas in their feed 😌

I'm looking for Junior Data Engineer to join Football Insights team to work directly with me on a very exciting roadmap. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

🔷 𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘃𝟯.𝟭𝟳.𝟭 Yesterday, we pushed a new minor release (3.17.1) to fix some minor (yet annoying) bugs. 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬: github.com/PySport/klop...

If you want to know more about the types of Sports analytics talks you might see, the PySport YouTube channel currently has 12 previously held talks available online to draw inspiration from! www.youtube.com/@PySport-fg2mu

The 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬 has been opened, so if you're interested in sharing 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 passion project, don't hesitate to submit it! All talks will be in English. The deadline of submission is October 12th.

🎟️ 𝑇𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑒! The event will comprise of 7 Sports Analytics talks and 14 talks on general Machine Learning and Data Engineering applications.

🔷 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬! 🔶 On December 9th @PyData Eindhoven and @pysport.org will organize 𝐏𝐲𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨: lnkd.in/eBGWKs3V

Interested in presenting? There are two ways to showcase your work at the 2026 ASI Summit. For more information on submitting proposals and abstracts, visit: americansoccerinsights.com

Recently called time on a hobby project that didn't go to plan, not even particularly close to plan, but was a good learning experience anyway. youtu.be/zGLdnQ1duqU

Another exciting job on our Data Analytics team at US Soccer! This data scientist role will be working mostly with player tracking data and previous experience using tracking data (any sport) is a must-have for this job. recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...

🤝 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫! In a landscape dominated by proprietary tools and fragmented standards, we're excited to announce our partnership with @impect-official.bsky.social to support a more open and interoperable future for football analytics.

🌀 𝐄𝐅𝐏𝐈: 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ⚽ The newest release of the 𝒖𝒏𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 Python package (v1.1.0) now includes the functionality of my latest research paper. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/unravel-efpi

🌀 𝐄𝐅𝐏𝐈: 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ⚽ The newest release of the 𝒖𝒏𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 Python package (v1.1.0) now includes the functionality of my latest research paper. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/unravel-efpi

🌀 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐲𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 My @pydatalondon.bsky.social talk on Graph Neural Networks applied to Football has just been uploaded to YouTube, go check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUXU...

🌀 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐲𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 My @pydatalondon.bsky.social talk on Graph Neural Networks applied to Football has just been uploaded to YouTube, go check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUXU...

Our Women's Euro 2025 predictions are out! 🔮 Spain 🇪🇸 is our model's favorite to win the title, with Germany 🇩🇪 close behind. Meanwhile, Belgium 🇧🇪 will most likely be eliminated in the group stage. w\ @jessejdavis.bsky.social dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...

We have an opening on our Data Analytics team at US Soccer for a Performance Data Analyst. This person should have strong foundational skills in data analysis (python preferred) as well as experience in the Sport Science/human performance space (any sport) recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

Great opportunity to join the club and work with some very smart people! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Good morning, some cool skeletal XG research just dropped by KTH and Tracab! 📎 tinyurl.com/skor-xg

🌀 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 @ 𝐏𝐲𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 On Saturday I presented a Graph Neural Network Expected Possession Value model at @pydatalondon.bsky.social 2025. This 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐄𝐏𝐕 model is an ML approach that predicts scoring probability for any moment in the game 🔗 tinyurl.com/pydata-ldn25

🌀 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 @ 𝐏𝐲𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 On Saturday I presented a Graph Neural Network Expected Possession Value model at @pydatalondon.bsky.social 2025. This 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐄𝐏𝐕 model is an ML approach that predicts scoring probability for any moment in the game 🔗 tinyurl.com/pydata-ldn25

I’m honored by @leanderalphabet.bsky.social excellent write up of our soccer research! Lots of credit to my wonderful collaborators @janvanhaaren.be @wannesm.bsky.social @probberechts.bsky.social Maaike Lotte Tom @lorenzocascioli.bsky.social @hugoriosneto.bsky.social Max Arne Tim & so many others

Can someone with more brains than me please tell me if it makes sense to use "bigodot" to mean element-wise matrix multiplication over multiple matrices? I have never seen this before, and I'm skeptical because it looks funny.

👀 Something's changed at kloppy.pysport.org We’ve completely rewritten and reorganized 𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐲's documentation, now with: • 🚀 Quickstart Guide for new users • 📖 API Reference for power users Dive in & let us know what you think! @pysport.org 🤩