Effect of the absence of the crowd in the two main divisions of Brazilian championship

  • Tadeu Rosetti Bordigon Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  • Antonio Ribeiro Neto Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Keywords: Football, COVID-19, Home advantage, Perfomance analysis

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare these markers during gamis in the two divisions of the Brazilian Championship before and during the pandemic. Retropective study Where the technical performance data of the 2019 and 2020 season rounds of the Brazilian Champioship first and second division. The technical data analyzed were number of draws, number of victories, number of goals, yellow cards, red cards, shots, shots on goal, penalties, fouls, percentage of correct passes, percentage of ball possession and number of games in which all substitutions were used. The statistics were performed using the independent t-Test, adopting the value of p<0.05 as the statistical difference. In the first division, the principals teams reduced the number of shots, shots on goal, tackles and substitutions made and the number of fouls and for the visitors the number of fouls increased and the number of substitutions decreased. In Serie B, the principals team increased the number of sending offs, shots and substitutions and the visitors decreased the number of yellow cards, substitutions and the number of correct passes increased.

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Published
2022-11-13
How to Cite
Bordigon, T. R., & Ribeiro Neto, A. (2022). Effect of the absence of the crowd in the two main divisions of Brazilian championship. RBFF - Brazilian Journal of Futsal and Football, 14(58), 270-274. Retrieved from https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/1262
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Scientific Articles - Original