Predicting Football Match Outcomes with Python & the Understat Package

Predict outcomes and scorelines across Europe’s top leagues.

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This article does come with one blatant caveat — football is inherently random. Results surprise us each week, making it incredibly difficult to predict outcomes with a high level of certainty. As a result, bookies profits pile up as punters fail to outsmart them with predictions…