Automated Detection of Match Phases in Football from Spatio-Temporal Tracking Data Using Graph Neural Networks

arXiv:2610.11571 · stat.AP, stat.ML · Submitted 2026-10-08 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-10-08

Updated: 2026-10-08

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Sources

• Common Data Format (CDF): A Standardized Format for Match-Data in Football (Soccer)

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