Per90 Rating & Player Role Analysis

Unified per-90 metrics and multi-algorithm clustering for interpretable football analytics.

Workflow Overview

Overview

Per90 Rating

Overview

Uses a unified per-90 time scale to aggregate shooting, passing, possession and defensive metrics. Enables fair cross-position comparisons and season-over-season tracking.

  • Unified metrics: chance creation, aerials, pressing and interceptions normalized per 90.
  • Position fairness: position-aware weighting/regularization to avoid single-dimension bias.
  • Validation: residuals, correlations and league-average trends to ensure robustness.

Player Role Analysis

Overview

Combines UMAP for dimensionality reduction with KMeans/hierarchical clustering to profile player functional roles and tactical tendencies, assessing agreement across algorithms.

  • Role profiling: map attacking/defensive/organizational dimensions into low-dimensional clusters.
  • Algorithm agreement: heatmaps and tables to evaluate label stability across methods.
  • Practical use: role, age and minutes distributions support scouting and training.

Key Takeaways

  • Balance unified standards with interpretability for cross-position comparisons.
  • Multi-algorithm evidence reduces single-model bias risk.
  • Trends and distributions reveal macro evolution and micro differences.
  • Extensible to tactical overview to support coaches and analysts.

Model Modules

Per90 Rating Preview

Per90 Rating

Per-90 based rating framework enabling fair cross-position comparisons and longitudinal tracking.

Role Analysis Preview

Player Role Analysis

UMAP + KMeans role clustering with visualization of role distributions and algorithm agreement.

Tactical Analysis Preview

Tactical Analysis Overview

Infer tactical tendencies from roles and event stats; provides formation role distribution and comparisons.

Result Gallery

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Impact & Value

Use Cases

  • Player evaluation & recruitment: objective cross-league and cross-position comparisons.
  • Tactical alignment & training feedback: role traits aligned with tactical intent.
  • Trend monitoring & season review: league averages and seasonal trend visualizations.

Documentation & Resources