Team Classification

`TEAM_GOALS_CLASSIFICATION`

A numeric metric that classifies a team's overall goal-scoring profile by combining their attack and defense power relative to the league average.

Scope: team
Locations: home, away

Value

An integer from 0 to 3:

Value	`meta.classification`	Label
`0`	`Weak`	Weak Team
`1`	`Average`	Average Team
`2`	`Strong`	Strong Team
`3`	`Top`	Top Team

How It Works

Classification is derived from two underlying values calculated against the league baseline (1.0):

attack_power — how prolific the team is at scoring goals vs. league average
defense_power — how well the team concedes vs. league average (lower = better)

Both values come from the team's overall goals stats (combining home and away).

Attack categories:

Range	Category
> 1.20	Top Attack
1.05 – 1.20	Strong Attack
0.90 – 1.05	Average Attack
< 0.90	Weak Attack

Defense categories:

Range	Category
< 0.80	Top Defense
0.80 – 0.95	Strong Defense
0.95 – 1.10	Average Defense
> 1.10	Weak Defense

The two categories are combined to produce the final classification. For example, Top Attack + Top Defense → Top Team (3); Weak Attack + Weak Defense → Weak Team (0).

Example Response

{
  "team_id": 50366,
  "type_id": 277,
  "developer_name": "TEAM_GOALS_CLASSIFICATION",
  "value": 3,
  "meta": {
    "classification": "Top",
    "classification_type": "Team Goals Classification"
  },
  "location": "home"
}

Usage

Use meta.classification for display labels and value for numeric comparisons.

Pre-match strength display — Show a badge (Weak / Average / Strong / Top) next to each team name before a fixture to give users an instant read on the matchup.

Mismatch detection — Compare value between home and away teams. A difference of 2+ (e.g. 3 vs 1) indicates a clear favourite and can be surfaced as a confidence signal.

Fixture filtering — Let users filter or sort fixtures by team strength. For example, show only fixtures where both teams have value >= 2 to focus on high-quality matches.

Prediction models — Use value as a numerical feature in goal or outcome prediction pipelines alongside other attack and defense power metrics.