AWS machine learning and analytics to enhance
the fan experience for Germany’s top football league, delivering
new advanced statistics including Average Positions and xGoals
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:
AMZN), and the German Bundesliga will debut the first two
Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS during tonight’s highlight
match at 18:30 CET featuring Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Muenchen
on broadcast television in over 200 countries. The two new
statistics, Average Positions and Expected Goals (xGoals), will
give fans deeper insights into a team’s intended playing style
based on real-time analysis performed of data captured from
tracking players’ locations on the field, and the probability of a
player scoring a goal. Germany’s top national football league will
leverage AWS’s unmatched set of cloud services, including machine
learning and analytics, to introduce additional advanced statistics
in 2020 and upcoming seasons. AWS and the Bundesliga are the first
to deliver this unique combination of real-time advanced statistics
and game analyses to football (soccer) fans around the world.
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Using Amazon SageMaker, a fully managed
service to build, train and deploy machine learning models, the
Bundesliga can now assess the probability of a player scoring a
goal when shooting from any position on the field with the
Bundesliga Match Fact, xGoals. (Photo: Business Wire)
Bundesliga Match Facts are generated by gathering data from the
live game video feeds that are streamed into AWS for analysis, and
then provided back to broadcast viewers around the world in
real-time as statistics. These statistics help audiences better
understand things like the strategy involved in decision-making on
the pitch and the probability of a goal for each shot. As of May
26, Average Positions will be available during future broadcasts of
Bundesliga matches, while xGoals will be available during highlight
matches.
A look at the two new Bundesliga Match Facts powered by
AWS
Average Positions: Fans will now be able to see the
positioning of a team’s players on the pitch and gain insight into
the team’s intended playing style. Average Positions provides new
insights based on analysis performed on data captured from tracking
a player’s average location on the field, which is then displayed
in real-time. This Bundesliga Match Fact allows viewers to identify
the current momentum on the field and understand tactical changes.
The new statistic will help pinpoint if a team is setting up in an
attacking or defending style, pressing up the middle, or utilizing
the wings. By displaying the average location and position of each
player in real-time, Average Positions helps fans understand
tactical changes as the game progresses.
xGoals: Using Amazon SageMaker, a fully managed service
to build, train and deploy machine learning models, the Bundesliga
can now assess the probability of a player scoring a goal when
shooting from any position on the field. The goal probability is
calculated in real-time for every shot to give viewers insight into
the difficulty of a shot and the likelihood of a goal. To calculate
the precision of xGoals, machine learning models were trained by
analyzing 40,000 historical shots on goal in addition to an array
of features derived from positional data, including distance to
goal, angle to goal, player speed, number of defenders in line of
shot, and goalkeeper coverage.
“We at Bundesliga are able to use this advanced technology from
AWS, including statistics, analytics and machine learning, to
interpret the data and deliver more in-depth insight and better
understanding of the split-second decisions made on the pitch,"
said Andreas Heyden, Executive Vice President of Digital
Innovations for the DFL Group. "The use of Bundesliga Match Facts
enables viewers to gain a deeper insight into the key decisions in
each match."
“AWS is helping the Bundesliga enhance the broadcast viewing
experience by delivering deeper insights into the game that didn’t
previously exist,” said Andy Isherwood, Vice President and Managing
Director EMEA, AWS. “With AWS, Bundesliga is able to provide
real-time statistics to predict future plays and outcomes. These
two new statistics are just the beginning of what we’ll be able to
deliver for football fans as we look forward to unlocking new ways
to better educate, engage, and entertain viewers around the
world.”
Football fans can follow all of the latest Bundesliga action,
with Match Facts powered by AWS, on Bundesliga.com and via the
official Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram channels.
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About the Bundesliga
The Bundesliga is the top professional association football
league in Germany. The league was established in 1963 and comprises
18 teams which operate on a system of promotion and relegation with
the Bundesliga 2. The Bundesliga is broadcast on television in over
200 countries and is operated by the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga.
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