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GAME-RELATED STATISTICS THAT DISCRIMINATED WINNING, DRAWING AND LOSING TEAMS FROM THE SPANISH SOCCER LEAGUE |
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Carlos Lago-Peñas1  ,
Joaquín Lago-Ballesteros1, Alexandre Dellal2 and Maite
Gómez3 |
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1Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain, 2University of Sports Sciences, Strasbourg, France and National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia, 3Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, European University of Madrid, Spain |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2010) 9, 288 - 293 |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| The aim of the present study was to analyze men's football competitions,
trying to identify which game-related statistics allow to discriminate winning,
drawing and losing teams. The sample used corresponded to 380 games from
the 2008-2009 season of the Spanish Men's Professional League. The game-related
statistics gathered were: total shots, shots on goal, effectiveness, assists,
crosses, offsides commited and received, corners, ball possession, crosses
against, fouls committed and received, corners against, yellow and red cards,
and venue. An univariate (t-test) and multivariate (discriminant) analysis
of data was done. The results showed that winning teams had averages that
were significantly higher for the following game statistics: total shots
(p < 0.001), shots on goal (p < 0.01), effectiveness (p < 0.01),
assists (p < 0.01), offsides committed (p < 0.01) and crosses against
(p < 0.01). Losing teams had significantly higher averages in the variable
crosses (p < 0.01), offsides received (p < 0. 01) and red cards (p
< 0.01). Discriminant analysis allowed to conclude the following: the
variables that discriminate between winning, drawing and losing teams were
the total shots, shots on goal, crosses, crosses against, ball possession
and venue. Coaches and players should be aware for these different profiles
in order to increase knowledge about game cognitive and motor solicitation
and, therefore, to evaluate specificity at the time of practice and game
planning.
Key words: Association football, game-related statistics, discriminant
analysis, match analysis. |
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