Collaboration between Stats Perform and Birkbeck's football analytics team continues.

Both organisations will work together on an online course for the university's Sports Management and Business of Football master's degree curriculum for the fourth year in a row.

Beginning on Tuesday, April 26th, there will be weekly lectures given by professionals in the field as part of the Master of Science (MSc) programme.

Stats Perform's Vice President of Data, AI, and Pro Products, Ben Mackriell, expressed delight in continuing their partnership with Birkbeck, first announced in 2018.

The goal of the course is to "outline the core fundamentals around football analytics," with the understanding that the data landscape for clubs and practitioners is always changing.

Moreover, he said, "By delivering this course remotely, we can provide Birkbeck's MSc students and industry practitioners, based around the world, with an ideal opportunity to obtain new insights into understanding analytical concepts which can be of benefit to them in their future career."

During the course of the eight-week training, students will be introduced to "core analytical approaches and concepts," with an emphasis on how to use these tools in both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning, as stated by Stats Perform.

The course will also introduce students to data visualisation and other analytical tools and techniques.

This curriculum has proven more popular with our students year on year, so I am extremely glad that we will be teaming again with Stats Perform for a fourth consecutive summer," said Dr. Giambattista Rossi, a lecturer in Birkbeck's Department of Management.

Our MSc students may expect to learn the principles of applied football analytics from a variety of specialists since they will be present for each class.