Statistical model predicts number of goals for each footballer
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 08:00
in Mathematics & Economics
After analysing football league players over nine seasons, from 2000 to 2009, Spanish researchers have come up with a mathematical method for estimating the goal-scoring performance of each player. According to their ranking, the most able strikers are Messi, Ronaldo Nazário, Makkay, Villa and Etoo.