Analyzing English Premier League VAR Football Decisions
Reviewing the controversial implementation of Video Assistant Referees in English football (EPL) with Python
Published in
8 min readMay 27, 2021
Match Highlights
Kickoff: Background & Context
1st half : Data acquisition and preparation
2nd half: Analysis and Insights
Full-time whistle: Conclusion
TL:DR
- Son Heung-Min was most frequently involved in VAR overturn incidents
- VAR incidents tend to spike in the middle of each half and peak at the end of each half
- No apparent bias of VAR decisions in favor of the Big 6 teams
- Amongst teams present in both EPL seasons where VAR was implemented, Brighton had the highest proportion of overturn decisions in their favor (67.9%), while West Bromwich Albion had the lowest (25.0%)
- Link to GitHub repo of this project here
We are now ready for kickoff, so let’s continue reading!
