{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "81215b75-f5f8-4c17-9cd4-08b1b0ed4234", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Dixon and Coles\n", "\n", "The Dixon-Coles model extends the basic Poisson framework by accounting for dependencies between the home and away team scores in football matches. \n", "\n", "Originally proposed by Dixon and Coles (1997), it incorporates adjustments for low-scoring matches and correlations between outcomes, providing more accurate predictions of match results, correct scores, and betting markets like goal totals and Asian handicaps. \n", "\n", "Due to its enhanced predictive accuracy and flexibility, the Dixon-Coles model has become a widely-adopted approach in professional football analytics and betting strategies." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "id": "1f931497-c1f9-4cb4-969a-058676e42a24", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "import penaltyblog as pb" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "4a1b5c76-8f47-4f59-8351-d5add2f69309", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Get data from football-data.co.uk" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 2, "id": "949b129d-e4e5-4975-8318-dd601d918e90", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/html": [ "
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\n", "1565395200---burnley---southampton E0 15:00 Burnley \n", "1565395200---crystal_palace---everton E0 15:00 Crystal Palace \n", "1565395200---tottenham---aston_villa E0 17:30 Tottenham \n", "\n", " team_away fthg ftag \\\n", "id \n", "1565308800---liverpool---norwich Norwich 4 1 \n", "1565395200---bournemouth---sheffield_united Sheffield United 1 1 \n", "1565395200---burnley---southampton Southampton 3 0 \n", "1565395200---crystal_palace---everton Everton 0 0 \n", "1565395200---tottenham---aston_villa Aston Villa 3 1 \n", "\n", " ... b365_cahh b365_caha pcahh \\\n", "id ... \n", "1565308800---liverpool---norwich ... 1.91 1.99 1.94 \n", "1565395200---bournemouth---sheffield_united ... 1.95 1.95 1.98 \n", "1565395200---burnley---southampton ... 1.87 2.03 1.89 \n", "1565395200---crystal_palace---everton ... 1.82 2.08 1.97 \n", "1565395200---tottenham---aston_villa ... 2.10 1.70 2.18 \n", "\n", " pcaha max_cahh max_caha \\\n", "id \n", "1565308800---liverpool---norwich 1.98 1.99 2.07 \n", "1565395200---bournemouth---sheffield_united 1.95 2.00 1.96 \n", "1565395200---burnley---southampton 2.03 1.90 2.07 \n", "1565395200---crystal_palace---everton 1.96 2.03 2.08 \n", "1565395200---tottenham---aston_villa 1.77 2.21 1.87 \n", "\n", " avg_cahh avg_caha goals_home \\\n", "id \n", "1565308800---liverpool---norwich 1.90 1.99 4 \n", "1565395200---bournemouth---sheffield_united 1.96 1.92 1 \n", "1565395200---burnley---southampton 1.86 2.02 3 \n", "1565395200---crystal_palace---everton 1.96 1.93 0 \n", "1565395200---tottenham---aston_villa 2.08 1.80 3 \n", "\n", " goals_away \n", "id \n", "1565308800---liverpool---norwich 1 \n", "1565395200---bournemouth---sheffield_united 1 \n", "1565395200---burnley---southampton 0 \n", "1565395200---crystal_palace---everton 0 \n", "1565395200---tottenham---aston_villa 1 \n", "\n", "[5 rows x 111 columns]" ] }, "execution_count": 2, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "fb = pb.scrapers.FootballData(\"ENG Premier League\", \"2019-2020\")\n", "df = fb.get_fixtures()\n", "\n", "df.head()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "9257f0fc-5f2b-402f-9209-d005d14880be", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Train the model" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 3, "id": "7d39d92f-6fa0-4a2a-8a48-22d214e38efc", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "clf = pb.models.DixonColesGoalModel(\n", " df[\"goals_home\"], df[\"goals_away\"], df[\"team_home\"], df[\"team_away\"]\n", ")\n", "clf.fit()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "63a12589-0066-431f-8444-92e2944b55a4", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## The model's parameters" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 4, "id": "1831867d-c26e-4970-9586-a9e23e75cfed", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "Module: Penaltyblog\n", "\n", "Model: Dixon and Coles\n", "\n", "Number of parameters: 42\n", "Log Likelihood: -1057.16\n", "AIC: 2198.319\n", "\n", "Team Attack Defence \n", "------------------------------------------------------------\n", "Arsenal 1.134 -0.939 \n", "Aston Villa 0.843 -0.619 \n", "Bournemouth 0.812 -0.652 \n", "Brighton 0.781 -0.832 \n", "Burnley 0.874 -0.917 \n", "Chelsea 1.341 -0.81 \n", "Crystal Palace 0.54 -0.928 \n", "Everton 0.904 -0.798 \n", "Leicester 1.306 -1.077 \n", "Liverpool 1.539 -1.288 \n", "Man City 1.72 -1.213 \n", "Man United 1.283 -1.217 \n", "Newcastle 0.756 -0.773 \n", "Norwich 0.386 -0.524 \n", "Sheffield United 0.757 -1.171 \n", "Southampton 1.046 -0.729 \n", "Tottenham 1.216 -0.951 \n", "Watford 0.712 -0.664 \n", "West Ham 1.012 -0.693 \n", "Wolves 1.037 -1.12 \n", "------------------------------------------------------------\n", "Home Advantage: 0.231\n", "Rho: -0.079" ] }, "execution_count": 4, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "clf" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 5, "id": "fc93ec32-d113-4155-a516-abfe58dc8469", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "{'attack_Arsenal': np.float64(1.1342332512814666),\n", " 'attack_Aston Villa': np.float64(0.8428614200812865),\n", " 'attack_Bournemouth': np.float64(0.8120871220574839),\n", " 'attack_Brighton': np.float64(0.7808917582956009),\n", " 'attack_Burnley': np.float64(0.8735858001950194),\n", " 'attack_Chelsea': np.float64(1.3406405229341805),\n", " 'attack_Crystal Palace': np.float64(0.54027401448345),\n", " 'attack_Everton': np.float64(0.90405407569214),\n", " 'attack_Leicester': np.float64(1.3058030084854737),\n", " 'attack_Liverpool': np.float64(1.5388197328408173),\n", " 'attack_Man City': np.float64(1.719736412293199),\n", " 'attack_Man United': np.float64(1.2833664185175406),\n", " 'attack_Newcastle': np.float64(0.7560522647598563),\n", " 'attack_Norwich': np.float64(0.38627656860167087),\n", " 'attack_Sheffield United': np.float64(0.7571750870728832),\n", " 'attack_Southampton': np.float64(1.0463066006069428),\n", " 'attack_Tottenham': np.float64(1.2164199869178027),\n", " 'attack_Watford': np.float64(0.7121950398114016),\n", " 'attack_West Ham': np.float64(1.011821528056154),\n", " 'attack_Wolves': np.float64(1.0373993870113039),\n", " 'defence_Arsenal': np.float64(-0.9388607870877208),\n", " 'defence_Aston Villa': np.float64(-0.6189739728624671),\n", " 'defence_Bournemouth': np.float64(-0.6519243441185367),\n", " 'defence_Brighton': np.float64(-0.831967850468479),\n", " 'defence_Burnley': np.float64(-0.9169450014938234),\n", " 'defence_Chelsea': np.float64(-0.8096059010087857),\n", " 'defence_Crystal Palace': np.float64(-0.9276415128403426),\n", " 'defence_Everton': np.float64(-0.7978054456239708),\n", " 'defence_Leicester': np.float64(-1.0774446379382292),\n", " 'defence_Liverpool': np.float64(-1.2883064861537878),\n", " 'defence_Man City': np.float64(-1.2127587839326763),\n", " 'defence_Man United': np.float64(-1.2167171606719684),\n", " 'defence_Newcastle': np.float64(-0.7733099150404236),\n", " 'defence_Norwich': np.float64(-0.5236341128015811),\n", " 'defence_Sheffield United': np.float64(-1.171235209200169),\n", " 'defence_Southampton': np.float64(-0.7286072073062362),\n", " 'defence_Tottenham': np.float64(-0.9506668078158086),\n", " 'defence_Watford': np.float64(-0.6643983432945821),\n", " 'defence_West Ham': np.float64(-0.6928216817677401),\n", " 'defence_Wolves': np.float64(-1.1199754294549622),\n", " 'home_advantage': np.float64(0.23111657421057807),\n", " 'rho': np.float64(-0.07857474584693216)}" ] }, "execution_count": 5, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "clf.get_params()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "43bb1f12-7010-421b-bf93-bb8e1dba2df6", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Predict Match Outcomes" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 6, "id": "3a047b77-707d-46b6-bcf8-57f3356efee3", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "Module: Penaltyblog\n", "\n", "Class: FootballProbabilityGrid\n", "\n", "Home Goal Expectation: [1.91546589]\n", "Away Goal Expectation: [0.77809465]\n", "\n", "Home Win: 0.6343621791727205\n", "Draw: 0.22869163320053712\n", "Away Win: 0.13694618543564444" ] }, "execution_count": 6, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "probs = clf.predict(\"Liverpool\", \"Wolves\")\n", "probs" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "2a5274e7-d13e-455b-8e77-a6f51ba6f830", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### 1x2 Probabilities" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 7, "id": "cc1d6199-c35e-4ea3-bf82-a89c31a7277d", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "[np.float64(0.6343621791727205),\n", " np.float64(0.22869163320053712),\n", " np.float64(0.13694618543564444)]" ] }, "execution_count": 7, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "probs.home_draw_away" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 8, "id": "eef96983-d83d-4c39-bd49-47cb4a704ab4", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "np.float64(0.6343621791727205)" ] }, "execution_count": 8, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "probs.home_win" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 9, "id": "e08561b2-07ed-47b3-89d7-14c0a05cf854", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "np.float64(0.22869163320053712)" ] }, "execution_count": 9, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "probs.draw" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 10, "id": "594e21a7-9a75-49a3-b3e8-50fa4bd8ac51", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "np.float64(0.13694618543564444)" ] }, "execution_count": 10, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "probs.away_win" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "9996be1b-acf8-4305-9bf0-6e4832505d47", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Probablity of Total Goals >1.5" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 11, "id": "8da5ea91-ff28-4c6d-b6bf-0d5ef417da2b", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "np.float64(0.7580899659472173)" ] }, "execution_count": 11, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "probs.total_goals(\"over\", 1.5)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "5a0876d3-9d69-4b63-ae8a-d2b3b8f40aa6", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Probability of Asian Handicap 1.5" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 12, "id": "280e7570-5010-4b39-8104-71ca27e4005a", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "np.float64(0.3889763491819654)" ] }, "execution_count": 12, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "probs.asian_handicap(\"home\", 1.5)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "f1205e38-8afc-45fc-ba5f-59292aad9e21", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Probability of both teams scoring" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 13, "id": "1b63af09-9383-4c5a-ae1c-dadb1a57193a", "metadata": { "tags": [] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "np.float64(0.4690074122745808)" ] }, "execution_count": 13, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "probs.both_teams_to_score" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "id": "2061be5b-235e-40a5-85e4-2665df92922f", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "venv", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.13.1" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 5 }