Soccer Power Index (SPI) Ratings

Creators:

FiveThirtyEight

Publication Date:

2022

Data Category:

Dataset Description:

This file contains links to the data behind our Club Soccer Predictions and Global Club Soccer Rankings. These data analyse soccer team performances worldwide, providing valuable insights into team strengths and match outcomes.

The SPI database covers data up to the year 2022 with a total size of 52,6 kB and includes the following metrics:

SPI Rating: An overall measure of a team's strength, combining offensive and defensive capabilities.
Offensive and Defensive Ratings: Separate evaluations of a team's attacking and defensive proficiencies.
Match Probabilities: Predicted probabilities for home win, away win, and draw outcomes, offering insights into expected match results.
Projected Scores: Anticipated goal counts for both home and away teams, aiding in match analysis and forecasting.

Publications Citing This Dataset:

Hopkins, Alexander. (2022).How does the crowd affect home field advantage? Evidence from COVID affected seasons in the Top 5 European soccer leagues. Economics Honors Projects. 110.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/economics_honors_projects/110
Ślepaczuk, R., & Wabik, I. (2020). The impact of the results of football matches on the stock prices of soccer clubs. University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences.
https://www.wne.uw.edu.pl/application/files/5316/3609/7467/WNE_WP341.pdf

Variables:

Name	Description
season	The season during which the match was played
date	The date of the match (YYYY-MM-DD)
league_id	A unique identifier for the league this match was played in
league	The name of the league this match was played in
team1	The home team's name
team2	The away team's name
spi1	The home team's overall SPI rating before the match
spi2	The away team's overall SPI rating before the match
prob1	The probability of the home team winning the match
prob2	The probability of the away team winning the match
probtie	The probability of match ending in a draw (if applicable)
proj_score1	The number of goals we expected the home team to score
proj_score2	The number of goals we expected the away team to score
importance1	The importance of the match for the home team (0-100)
importance2	The importance of the match for the away team (0-100)
score1	The number of goals scored by the home team
score2	The number of goals scored by the away team
xg1	The number of expected goals created by the home team
xg2	The number of expected goals created by the away team
nsxg1	The number of non-shot expected goals created by the home team
nsxg2	The number of non-shot expected goals created by the away team
adj_score1	The number of goals scored by the home team, adjusted for game state
adj_score2	The number of goals scored by the home team, adjusted for game state
rank	The team's current global ranking
prev_rank	The team's global ranking a week ago
name	The team's name
league	The league the team plays in
off	The team's offensive SPI rating
def	The team's defensive SPI rating
spi	The team's overall SPI rating

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