tarekmasryo/football-matches-2025-dataset

⚽ European Football Matches 2024/2025 Season

Author: Tarek Masryo · Kaggle
License: CC BY 4.0 (Attribution)

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📌 Dataset Summary

Clean and structured dataset with 1,941 matches from the 2024/2025 European football season across 6 competitions:

• Premier League (England)
• La Liga (Spain)
• Serie A (Italy)
• Bundesliga (Germany)
• Ligue 1 (France)
• UEFA Champions League (Europe)

Each match includes results, dates, referees, and detailed score breakdowns (full-time & half-time).
Derived features such as goal difference, total goals, match outcome, and points are pre-computed for direct analysis.

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🗂 Dataset Structure

Main file: data/football_matches_2024_2025.csv (1 row per match)

Columns (23):

• Competition info: competition_code, competition_name, season, stage, matchday
• Match details: match_id, date_utc, status, referee, referee_id
• Teams: home_team_id, home_team, away_team_id, away_team
• Scores: fulltime_home, fulltime_away, halftime_home, halftime_away
• Derived features: goal_difference, total_goals, match_outcome, home_points, away_points

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📑 Data Dictionary

Column	Description
competition_code	Short code for competition (e.g., PL, CL)
competition_name	Full competition name
season	Season year (2024/2025)
stage	Competition stage (e.g., REGULAR_SEASON)
matchday	Matchday number
match_id	Unique match identifier
date_utc	Match date (UTC, timezone-aware)
status	Match status (FINISHED, SCHEDULED, etc.)
referee	Referee name
referee_id	Referee identifier (-1 if unknown)
home_team_id	Home team ID
home_team	Home team name
away_team_id	Away team ID
away_team	Away team name
fulltime_home	Goals scored by home team (full-time)
fulltime_away	Goals scored by away team (full-time)
halftime_home	Goals scored by home team (half-time)
halftime_away	Goals scored by away team (half-time)
goal_difference	Goal difference (home - away)
total_goals	Total goals scored in the match
match_outcome	Outcome (Home Win / Away Win / Draw)
home_points	Points awarded to home team (3/1/0)
away_points	Points awarded to away team (3/1/0)

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🚀 How to Use

from datasets import load_dataset
import pandas as pd

repo = "tarekmasryo/football-matches-2025-dataset"

ds = load_dataset(repo)
df = ds["train"].to_pandas()

print(df.shape)
print(df.head())

# Example: average goals per match
avg_goals = df["total_goals"].mean()
print("Avg goals per match:", round(avg_goals, 2))

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💡 Use Cases

• Predict match results or total goals
• Build interactive dashboards for league/club performance
• Simulate league tables using outcomes and points
• Analyze trends: goal averages, draw frequencies, win rates
• Educational projects in sports analytics and machine learning

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📜 Source & Attribution

• Data retrieved via the Football-Data.org API
• Attribution: "Football data provided by the Football-Data.org API"

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📄 License

This dataset (packaging, cleaning, and derived columns) is released under CC BY 4.0 (Attribution).