Ideas for xG model features #1
Description
Features that can be derived from the SPADL format:
- Passage of play: One of open play, direct free kick, set play, corner kick, assisted, and throw-in
- Assist type: One of a long ball, cross, through ball, danger-zone pass, and pull-back
- Post take-on/ dribble: Whether the shot follows a previous attempt to beat a player
- Rebound: Whether the shot follows a previous shot that has rebounded
- Fast break: An attempt created after the defensive quickly turn defence into attack winning the ball in their own half (Opta, 2018)
Dataprovider-specific features:
- Skilled foot: Whether the shot is taken with the player's strongest foot
- StatsBomb assist technique: The technique for crosses one of straight, inswinging, or out swinging and whether the pass was a through ball