Soccer is dominated by game indicators that can influence the performance of teams and
their players. Therefore, this study analyzed the influence of game indicators on the partial …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, European elite football (aka soccer) leagues played the
remaining season 2019/20 without or strongly limited attendance of supporters (ie,“ghost …

Home advantage and referee bias are two sport factors that have been widely studied in the
football (ie, soccer) context. However, the mediating effect of spectators on these factors is …

The home advantage (HA) is a robust phenomenon in soccer whereby the home team wins
more games and scores more goals than the away team. Similarly, away disadvantage (AD) …

Home advantage (HA) and referee bias are two important phenomena in football (soccer)
and are frequently investigated by researchers. This study focused on analyzing HA and …

The present study aims to explore the socio-cultural predictors (SCp) effects in home
advantage (HA) in European men's and women's national football leagues. A total of 69,223 …

Background This study analyzed how Video Assistant Referee (VAR), introduced to improve
the accuracy of referee decisions in football, changes the magnitude and direction of home …

This article explores the presence of home advantage concerning both team performance
and referee decisions in major women's soccer leagues. Specifically, we investigate …

The home advantage (HA) effect has been mainly demonstrated and studied in men's
competitions. Meanwhile, the impact of HA in women's sports is less established and …

Home advantage (HA) is used as a concept that means teams win more matches and score
more goals than their opponents on their home field. Similarly, away disadvantage (AD) can …