On the use of passing network indicators to predict football outcomes

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Highlights：

• Passing networks provide useful information for practitioners, trainers and experts.

• Meaningful network summary measures can be used as performance indicators for football teams.

• Network measures improve statistical models for predicting football outcomes.

摘要

•Passing networks provide useful information for practitioners, trainers and experts.•Meaningful network summary measures can be used as performance indicators for football teams.•Network measures improve statistical models for predicting football outcomes.

论文关键词：Passing networks,Football outcomes,Predictive models,Probability of winning

论文评审过程：Received 27 July 2020, Revised 4 December 2020, Accepted 26 March 2021, Available online 29 March 2021, Version of Record 5 April 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2021.106997