Technology Use in Football

One of the concepts that entered our lives with the development of technology is the concept of "Big Data". In short, big data is a large amount of data collected on one or more subjects. For example, the list of daily expenditures made by each family in a country for 40 years contains a lot of data. At the same time, if a list of both daily expenditures and daily earnings of these families is made, this will mean more data. Data collections containing such a large amount of information are called "Big Data".

Where is Big Data and Data Mining Used?

Big data is increasing rapidly due to the development and increase of camera systems, voice recognition technologies, artificial intelligence methods, sensors, and the widespread use of technology depending on the human population. In order to benefit from this increase, developments have been experienced in the field of big data mining and studies have been carried out on how to evaluate this data for the benefit of people or for profit.

Big data and data mining methods are used in studies that require evaluation, such as evaluating the amount of precipitation that a region has received in the past years and making predictions for future years, examining the results of the methods used in the treatment of a disease in different people over the years and choosing the most appropriate treatment method for new patients.

If we look at other areas where data mining and big data are used, different areas such as social structures, educational studies, economy and sports stand out. In this article, we will evaluate how technological structures are used in the field of sports and the results obtained in sports predictions.

Technological Evaluation of Football

The conversations between the audience and the critics after a football match are generally about the most critical situations that are thought to affect that football match. During these conversations, tension may rise from time to time and disagreements may occur. This is quite normal because a football match can mean different things to different people and can be evaluated from different perspectives. These interpretations, which we do not think will cause problems in daily life, may not be so insignificant in the professional sense. Therefore, some technological assistance and solutions are needed in order to examine sports activities more professionally.

Making Player and Team Comparisons

Currently, comparisons of football matches can be made with many mobile applications and websites. Data such as the success of a football team in its previous games, the changes in the performances of the footballers, and the goal history of these footballers can be accessed.

Besides these:

· Making comparisons between football players or teams,

· Evaluation of positions performed during the match

· The positions of the players to each other,

· The angle and direction of movement of the ball,

· Goal odds and odds

· It is also possible to examine details such as the programs used need a lot of data when making such comparisons. Regardless of which application or site is used, what matters is where and how this data is obtained and how reliable they are.

How to Obtain Data of Footballers and Teams?

If we talk about how the obtained data is obtained, one of the most used methods is video processing. In the images of a football match, the movements of the football players can be tracked and recorded statistically by using video analysis methods. In the same way, the movements of the soccer ball can be followed during the football match, and data on the movement of the ball such as the direction and angle of the ball can be obtained, and success rates can be evaluated.

Athlete and sports evaluations are very important works for both commentators and team managers. Good imaging hardware and custom software are required to collect this data. Taking this data into account, team managers can make team decisions, athletes can evaluate themselves or make comparisons with the opposing team.