Competitive-level and mid-term effects on the magnitude of home advantage in Portuguese futsal

Autor: Carlos H. Almeida, Werlayne S. S. Leite
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. 18:184-194
ISSN: 1474-8185
2474-8668
DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2018.1460967
Popis: The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to analyse the influence of the level of competition (First and Second Divisions) on the magnitude of home advantage (HA) in Portuguese futsal; (2) to examine whether the HA has changed over the recent years in Portugal. Data from 6.558 matches contested in First (n = 2.002) and Second (n = 4.556) Divisions of Portuguese futsal over the last 11 seasons (from 2006–07 to 2016–17) were collected and analysed. The mean values of HA were significantly greater than 50% (p 0.05). Disregarding the competitive level, the HA...
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