How to Create a Soccer Football Pitch in Python | mplsoccer [Download PDF + Ipynp]

Installation (
mplsoccer)

To install the latest version via pip

⌘ pip install mplsoccer

To upgrade to the latest version from a previous version via pip

⌘ pip install -U mplsoccer

You may also need to upgrade mplsoccer dependencies such as seaborn.

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1. Grass pitches

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from mplsoccer import Pitch
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
pitch = Pitch(pitch_color=’grass’, line_color=’white’, stripe=True)
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(10, 5))
plt.show()

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2. Choose your favorite colors

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pitch = Pitch()
pitch = Pitch(pitch_color=’Black’, line_color=’white’)
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(10, 5))

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3. e.g. useful if you want to plot pitch lines over heatmaps

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# e.g. useful if you want to plot pitch lines over heatmaps
pitch = Pitch(line_zorder=2)
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(10, 5))

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4. example plotting an Opta/ Stats Perform pitch

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# example plotting an Opta/ Stats Perform pitch
pitch = Pitch(pitch_type=’opta’)
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(10, 5))

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5. Example plotting a tracab pitch

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# example plotting a tracab pitch
pitch = Pitch(pitch_type=’tracab’,
pitch_length=102, pitch_width=68,
axis=True, label=True) # showing axis labels is optional
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(10, 5))

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6. Axis

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pitch = Pitch(axis=True, label=True, tick=True)
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(10, 5))

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7. Juego de Posición

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#Juego de Posición
pitch = Pitch(positional=True, shade_middle=True, positional_color=’#eadddd’, shade_color=’#f2f2f2′)
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(10, 5))

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8. Vertical full

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#Vertical full
pitch = VerticalPitch(half=False)
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(12, 8))

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9. Horizontal half

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#Horizontal half
pitch = Pitch(half=True)
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(12, 8))

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10. Vertical half

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#Vertical half
pitch = VerticalPitch(half=True)
# specifying figure size (width, height)
fig, ax = pitch.draw(figsize=(12, 8))

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