Football Match Analysis

Football has always been a game of strategy, skill and precision, but analysing matches manually can betime-consuming and often lacks accuracy. Coaches and analysts need quick, reliable insights to makeinformed decisions during and after a game. This research introduces an AI-powered approach to footballmatch analysis, using computer vision and deep learning to track player movements, ball trajectories andteam formations in real-time. By combining YOLOv5 for player and ball detection, K-Means clusteringfor movement analysis and OpenCV for preprocessing, our system provides accurate performance metricslike passes, shots and distance covered. With this automated solution, coaches can gain valuable tacticalinsights without the burden of manual data collection. By making match analysis faster and more precise,our research highlights how AI can revolutionize the way teams prepare, strategize and improve theirgame.

Publication Details

Journal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2025-04-28
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15295844
Primary Topic
Sports Performance and Training
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Football Match Analysis

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Abstract

Football has always been a game of strategy, skill and precision, but analysing matches manually can betime-consuming and often lacks accuracy. Coaches and analysts need quick, reliable insights to makeinformed decisions during and after a game. This research introduces an AI-powered approach to footballmatch analysis, using computer vision and deep learning to track player movements, ball trajectories andteam formations in real-time. By combining YOLOv5 for player and ball detection, K-Means clusteringfor movement analysis and OpenCV for preprocessing, our system provides accurate performance metricslike passes, shots and distance covered. With this automated solution, coaches can gain valuable tacticalinsights without the burden of manual data collection. By making match analysis faster and more precise,our research highlights how AI can revolutionize the way teams prepare, strategize and improve theirgame.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Sports Performance and Training
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