European Soccer Matches with Player Attributes and Betting Odds

A collection of over 25,000 soccer matches and 10,000 player records from 11 European countries' lead championships between 2008 and 2016. It includes player and team attributes sourced from the EA Sports FIFA video game series, weekly updates, team lineups with squad formations, and betting odds from up to 10 providers.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between FIFA player attributes and match outcomes across 25,000+ games.
• Model betting odds from up to 10 providers to predict match results using team and player data.
• Study squad formation patterns and their effectiveness using X, Y coordinates from team lineups.
• Track changes in team performance across seasons from 2008 to 2016 using weekly FIFA attribute updates.

Strengths

• Over 25,000 match records provide a substantial sample for analysis.
• Includes detailed player and team attributes from the FIFA video game series, updated weekly.
• Covers 11 European countries' lead championships over 9 seasons (2008-2016).

Limitations

• The specific column names and data structure are not provided in the input.
• Data is temporally limited, ending with the 2016 season and not updated since the 2022 upload.
• Potential geographic bias as coverage is limited to 11 European countries.

Provenance

Source

Originally from Kaggle by Hugo Mathien, hosted on Hugging Face by julien-c.

Collection Method

Attributes sourced from EA Sports FIFA video game series; match, lineup, and odds data collection method unspecified.

Time Range

Seasons 2008 to 2016.

Freshness

Last updated on the platform in 2022; data covers seasons up to 2016.

Geography

11 European countries and their lead championships.