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The Kos Angle, an optimizing parameter for football expected goals (xG) models

By: Hassani Karim and  Lotfi Marwane  
Open Access
|Sep 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 49 - 61
Published on: Sep 13, 2023
Published by: International Association of Computer Science in Sport
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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