Germany are the penalty masters having not lost a penalty shoot-out
at a major tournament for over two decades - a record that was extended
as they beat Italy in the European Championship Quarter-Finals.
But what is their secret formula; well while it isn't an exact science perhaps one answer could be the SAP Sports One software.
SAP has a long-standing partnership with the Germanfootball
association and have recently added a penalty insights function into its
Sports One software which helps coaches and goalkeepers predict how
opponent will take penalties
The Germans are using the big data
analytics well as Manuel Neuer helped keep Matteo Darmian and Leanardo
Bonucci's efforts out as the they progressed on Saturday evening.
The function is built on SAP’s HANA in-memory analytics platform and
analyses data in real time, allowing coaches to show players before and
during matches on a mobile device.
The data shows the most likely part of the goal a player would aim
for, along with other details such as run up style – reducing the
likelihood of German goalkeepers being tricked by stuttered approaches.
This data is supported by video clips provided by third party providers
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