Business Intelligence in Football (Premier League)

Aggregate Data
Official Premier League performance data is collected and analyzed by Opta, part of Stats
Perform (statsperform.com).Live data is collected by a three-person team covering each match.
Two highly trained analysts use a proprietary video-based collection system to gather
information on what happens every time a player touches the ball, which player it was and
where on the pitch the action occurred.

Alongside them, a quality control analyst has the ability to rewind the video feed frame-by-
frame in order to make certain that the information being distributed is as precise and
consistent as possible.

All the Premier League data collected is then subject to an exhaustive post-match check to
ensure accuracy.

Present Data

Aggregate data then is uploaded to the Premier League Application as well as the website from
where former players and analysts form opinion about the best player, team and the goal
keeper.
Data is presented through different mediums. Bar graphs are used to tell which team has been
on top. Statistics are displayed using pie charts, pictograms, histograms and line graphs
Enrich Data
The data is then analyzed by the former premier league players, analysts and football experts.
They add their input in the statistics given to them. They ask questions like who performed the
best in crucial matches. When the situation was bleak who stepped up? Who performed under
pressure? The player who has helped his team win major trophies.
They also take consideration of descriptive statistics like most goals, most appearances, assists
and the most impactful in matches.

Inform a decision
Therefore at the end the pundits or the experts by taking in considerations the descriptive
statistics and contextual situations inform who is the best premier league player, the best team,
the best goal keeper and the best manager.