The aim of the current study was to examine the importance of scoring the first goal on the
match outcome in football and to determine if this influence depends on the minute in which …

The aim of the current study was to identify how the performances of home and away teams
evolve during the first half of matches and to investigate whether or not the home advantage …

Home advantage as it relates to team performance at football was examined in Superleague
Greece using nine seasons of game-by-game performance data, a total of 2160 matches …

In all professional team sports, the team playing at home derives an advantage, so, the
home advantage is an important factor to consider in the competition sport. The home …

Home advantage is known to play an important role in the outcome of professional soccer
games and to vary considerably worldwide. In the Turkish Super League over the last 12 …

Although the existence of the home advantage is well known in soccer, the reasons and
causes of this advantage are far from clear. In a competitive league with a balanced …

Knowledge of success factors in professional football is critical. However, the identification of
the success factors primarily focused on English and Spanish leagues. In this paper, three …

This study examines the effect of the points system on home advantage in the two top
Spanish professional football divisions between the 1980–1981 and 2006–2007 seasons …

The aim of this study was to explore the impact of scoring first on the final match outcome
and teams' performance in women's professional football competition. Data from all matches …

The home advantage effect was investigated at a team and player level in Union of
European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League football using in-depth …