A Deep Learning Approach Based on Interpretable Feature Importance for Predicting Sports Results

• Published in: International journal of computer science in sport Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 56 - 72
• Main Authors: Bendiaf, Messaoud, Khelifi, Hakima, Mohdeb, Djamila, Belazzoug, Mouhoub, Saifi, Abdelhamid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Sciendo 01.02.2025; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Algorithms; Feature Importance; Football; Machine Learning; Multilayer Perceptron; Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP)

Football match result prediction is a challenging task that has been the subject of much research. Traditionally, predictions have been made by team managers, fans, and analysts based on their knowledge and experience. However and recently there has been an increased interest in predicting match out...