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SoccerIQ

Connects GPS and accelerometer data with tactical video analysis, automating insight that until now required labour-intensive manual coding.

Lead researcher
Kevin McDaid
Institution
Dundalk Institute of Technology
SoccerIQ

About the project

Soccer Analysis addressed a critical and unresolved challenge in soccer performance analysis: the disconnect between physical data (from GPS/accelerometer sensors) and tactical data (from manually coded video analysis). While physical tracking systems offer metrics such as sprint counts or total distance, they miss contextual tactical insights (e.g. passes, shots). Conversely, tactical data captured through video coding is labour-intensive and prone to inconsistency.The emergence of computer vision techniques (YOLO, OpenPose) suggests a path toward automation of tactical analysis - but practical adoption has been hampered by occlusion effects and unreliable player identification.

The key objectives of Soccer Analysis's are:

1. Creating a hybrid AI-based solution that fuses computer vision and MEMS accelerometer data, combining the real-time positional context of sensors with the high-level visual semantics of video analysis.
2.Allowing for accurate, real-time identification of both player movements and tactical actions, enabling a seamless, integrated performance analytics tool.

Last updated: 8 September 2026

Project team

Kevin McDaid

Lead researcher
Dundalk Institute of Technology

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