Introduction
On day 2 of #DSDW, we’re assigned with English Women Football dataset. I have decided to focus on comparing teams’ home and away performance and if there are any relationship between performance and crowd attendance.
Dataset
The dataset contains match metrics like scores, margins, and details like dates, seasons, etc. However, it doesn’t contain venue details. This would have been a great opportunity to pull in extra data to add context, but I soon realised that it’s quite common for teams to play at a non-home ground for a categorically home match. For example, Chelsea FC Women regularly play at their Meadowbank home ground, but they also do at Stamford Bridge for certain high-profile games. It wouldn’t make sense to pull in venue data for the purpose of this dashboard.
Main findings
1. 10% chance of winning a home game across the dataset. This suggests that home ground is advantageous. To a certain extent.
2. The dataset suggested that in the most recent season, teams enjoy about 37% chance
3. Top 4 teams score the most from their home matches, which suggests their reliance on winning home matches to secure their positions.
Conclusion
- Within the limitations of the dataset, findings suggest that playing at home grounds does offer some advantages to teams.
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