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James Tippett - The Expected Goals Philosophy (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Subtitled : A Game-Changing Way of Analysing Football.
The Expected Goals method is football’s best-kept secret.
The metric gives unparalleled insight into which teams and players are performing at the highest level.
Professional gamblers have used Expected Goals to make millions through football betting. Club scouts have used Expected Goals to identify hidden gems in the transfer market. And the media have recently started using Expected Goals to offer more profound insight in their broadcasts.
Despite this, most ordinary fans still don’t understand what the Expected Goals method is – or appreciate the significant impact that it is set to have on the sport in coming years. Expected Goals (otherwise known as xG) was originally conjured up by a small corner of the online football analytics community. It didn’t take long for professional gamblers to begin using xG to predict match outcomes. These bettors utilised the Expected Goals method to turn over hundreds of millions of pounds from the bookmakers.
Before long, football clubs had caught on to the ground-breaking insight given by xG. Brentford FC were leaders in this field; their data-driven approach has led them to a first ever promotion to the Premier League. In the last five years, the small West London side have turned over more than £150m in transfer revenue from their use of the Expected Goals method in player recruitment.
More recently, the Expected Goals method has been adopted by the media as a form of insight. Fans are finally catching on to the pioneering means of football analysis. Soon enough, anyone who doesn’t understand the Expected Goals philosophy will be left behind.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Non-Fiction - Sports & Pastimes
- Published : 2019 (Self-Published Through Amazon)
- ISBN : 9781089883180
- SKU : B003329
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £12.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"This is worth a read for anyone sceptical about xG” – Jamie Carragher.
“An excellent choice for any level of knowledge and interest on the subject. I cannot recommend it enough” – The Good Gambling Guide.
"Expected Goals has only been introduced to the mainstream of football analysis in recent years and has naturally been derided by some without the need for further inspection. This book is the best and most concise introduction you would hope to pick up regarding the subject. Its insistence on challenging your preconceptions is its best selling point as it perfectly relates to the opposition of traditionalists of any new way of looking at the beautiful game. It not only explains what xG is and how its used, only with xA - but also details how clubs are using the data to great effect. If you want to be challenged, learn something new or just love football books - pick this up." - Amazon Review.
“A great read” – David Jones (Sky Sports presenter).
The Author
James Tippett started his career as a freelance Football Analyst at Smartodds, a betting consultancy highly skilled in the science of predicting match outcomes. He is currently a Sports Partnerships Manager working across Oddschecker and WhoScored.
Tippett is the author of 'The Expected Goals Philosophy' and 'xGenius'.