Ben Torvaney

Analytical trivia and trivial analysis

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[Ben Torvaney @Torvaney]

Final call for this!

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[Ben Torvaney @Torvaney]

Final call for this!

https://t.co/RdMYtfi7cE

[Olly Craven @OllyCravenStato]

I've recently finished my dissertation, building on an idea that @Torvaney explained at the last Statsbomb Conference. I'd be super interested in any thoughts!

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[Ben Torvaney @Torvaney]

@unravelsports @lemonwatcher has iirc

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[Guardian sport @guardian_sport]

Footballers are 50% more likely to develop dementia, a study by researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden finds https://t.co/miQ9cRukuW

[Ben Torvaney @Torvaney]

@petermckeever Just came to this conclusion myself - the official book has been good so far: https://t.co/aGhiFhupyk

[Arielle Dror @arielle_dror]

This package makes 200+ metrics available for players/teams at match and season levels.

Even better: Do you use something other than R for analysis? You can download the scraped data here: https://t.co/Ygx6eUJycs. Data will update several times a week once the season starts.

[Arielle Dror @arielle_dror]

🚨 New R package alert! 🚨

I’m over the moon to share that nwslR is back and better than before. The goal is to make #NWSL stats and information accessible to fans and analysts of the league.

Check it out: https://t.co/Q0kAEJq35w

[Tony @TonyElHabr]

xG model calibration: is there a blind spot in public models?

✍: https://t.co/JtPGsn3d8A

[Ben Torvaney @Torvaney]

@petermckeever What are the killer features for you? I got the download, but have been so far put off by having to sign up with an email address

[Jon Mackenzie @Jon_Mackenzie]

I don't usually re-up my videos but I was quite pleased with this one and you might have missed it in the midst of a busy weekend...

[Jon Mackenzie @Jon_Mackenzie]

I love making videos like this. Why are defenders taking goal kicks? I look at the recent Arsenal-Man United game to see why.

[Adam Cowley @adamcowley]

@Torvaney I've been meaning to pick this up for a while now. I'm happy to collaborate with anyone who wants to take this further

[Ben Torvaney @Torvaney]

Over/under on number of views before someone leaves a comment on the misspelling of “ascension”?

[Ben Torvaney @Torvaney]

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The food bank buys most of the food they give out at wholesale prices, and most of the money they raise goes on food, so anything you can give will go far!

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[U.S. Soccer @ussoccer]

U.S. Soccer Statement On The Passing Of Grant Wahl:

[Ben Torvaney @Torvaney]

Aviva is matching personal donations to Bow Food Bank (up to £250 per person).

The food bank buys most of the food they give out at wholesale prices, and most of the money they raise goes on food, so anything you can give will go far!

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[Ben Torvaney @Torvaney]

@NathanAClark I think the only way out is modelling of one form or another.

For example, if youy modelled the above DAG to try and estimate the "true xG" (lol), I guess you'd end up with something like down-weighting observed xG according to the P(goal) and P(ruled out | goal)?