[GH-ISSUE #151] Incorporating Understat as a Data Source #34

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Originally created by @Kalaweksh on GitHub (Jan 21, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/probberechts/soccerdata/issues/151

Understat exposes data, current and historical, without any apparent restrictions on usage (i.e lacking a robots.txt) on the big 5. It has detailed data on both the player and club level, and even an unofficial API that could perhaps be integrated as a data source.

Originally created by @Kalaweksh on GitHub (Jan 21, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/probberechts/soccerdata/issues/151 [Understat](https://understat.com/) exposes data, current and historical, without any apparent restrictions on usage (i.e lacking a robots.txt) on the big 5. It has detailed data on both the player and club level, and even an [unofficial API](https://github.com/amosbastian/understat) that could perhaps be integrated as a data source.

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@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2023):

Are there any stats you could get from understat that you couldn't get from FBref (besides the difference in the xG model used)?

@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2023): Are there any stats you could get from understat that you couldn't get from FBref (besides the difference in the xG model used)?

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@Kalaweksh commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2023):

Are there any stats you could get from understat that you couldn't get from FBref (besides the difference in the xG model used)?

I believe xGChain and xGBuildup, for players at least. Although I think those could be calculated from the stats FBref exposes.

There are a few more alternative stats for teams, such as a team's tempo (what is Dortmund's xG on a slow attack as opposed to their xG for a fast attack) and shot zones.

Understat is also much faster to scrape and allows users to scrape between arbitrary dates, avoiding unnecessary scraping.

@Kalaweksh commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2023): > Are there any stats you could get from understat that you couldn't get from FBref (besides the difference in the xG model used)? I believe xGChain and xGBuildup, for players at least. Although I think those could be calculated from the stats FBref exposes. There are a few more alternative stats for teams, such as a team's tempo (what is Dortmund's xG on a slow attack as opposed to their xG for a fast attack) and shot zones. Understat is also much faster to scrape and allows users to scrape between arbitrary dates, avoiding unnecessary scraping.

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[PR #34] [MERGED] Update actions/setup-python action to v3.1.2 #233