Analysis of the home advantage and their variations by team level in the main european football leagues

  • Iago Cambre Anon Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa-MG, Brasil
  • Cristiano Torezzan Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Limeira-SP, Brasil
  • Alcides José Scaglia Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Limeira-SP, Brasil
Keywords: Home advantage, Departure locatión, Performance analysis, Football

Abstract

This study aims to identify the presence of the advantage of acting as principal in different leagues in Europe, analyzing the impacts present in the teams in each level within the competitions. For its accomplishment were collected the results of the matches, field command of the participating teams and the final classifications of the championships during 9 seasons in 5 leagues. In order to determine the advantage of being a client, the percentage of points obtained using a favorable field command and the total number of points obtained was used, which is identified if the result is greater than 50%. For the comparison between the different levels, the chi-square test was applied. As a result found, the presence of the advantage in all the competitions is observed, being found indices between 58.4% and 61%. Among the analyzes comparing the categories, significant statistical differences were observed in Category 1 in all competitions and in Category 5 in 4 of them, with the exception of the German Championship. Based on the results, it is concluded that there is an advantage in being the principal in the main European leagues, with the drop being the positive indicator for the improvement of the result obtained in the competitions.

Author Biographies

Iago Cambre Anon, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa-MG, Brasil

NUPEF (Núcleo de Pesquisa e Estudos em Futebol)

Cristiano Torezzan, Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Limeira-SP, Brasil

Laboratório de Pesquisa Operacional

Alcides José Scaglia, Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Limeira-SP, Brasil

Laboratório de Estudos em Pedagogia do Esporte

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Published
2019-02-17
How to Cite
Anon, I. C., Torezzan, C., & Scaglia, A. J. (2019). Analysis of the home advantage and their variations by team level in the main european football leagues. RBFF - Brazilian Journal of Futsal and Football, 11(43), 179-184. Retrieved from https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/736
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Vol. 11 No. 43 (2019)
Section
Scientific Articles - Original

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