Big data and tactical analysis in elite soccer: future challenges and opportunities for sports science

R Rein, D Memmert - SpringerPlus, 2016 - Springer
Until recently tactical analysis in elite soccer were based on observational data using
variables which discard most contextual information. Analyses of team tactics require …

Match running performance in young soccer players: A systematic review

LH Palucci Vieira, C Carling, FA Barbieri, R Aquino… - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background To date, athletic performance has been extensively assessed in youth soccer
players through laboratory and field testing. Only recently has running performance via time …

Match statistics related to winning in the group stage of 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup

H Liu, MÁ Gomez, C Lago-Peñas… - Journal of sports …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Identifying match statistics that strongly contribute to winning in football matches is a very
important step towards a more predictive and prescriptive performance analysis. The current …

Are current physical match performance metrics in elite soccer fit for purpose or is the adoption of an integrated approach needed?

PS Bradley, JD Ade - International Journal of Sports …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Time–motion analysis is a valuable data-collection technique used to quantify the physical
match performance of elite soccer players. For over 40 years, researchers have adopted a …

Match-to-match variability in high-speed running activity in a professional soccer team

C Carling, P Bradley, A McCall… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated variability in competitive high-speed running performance in an elite
soccer team. A semi-automated tracking system quantified running performance in 12 …

Evaluation of Research Using Computerised Tracking Systems (Amisco® and Prozone®) to Analyse Physical Performance in Elite Soccer: A Systematic Review

J Castellano, D Alvarez-Pastor, PS Bradley - Sports medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background Technology improvements in elite soccer have enabled the performance of
individual players and teams to be analysed in extreme detail. The volume and immediate …

Real time quantification of dangerousity in football using spatiotemporal tracking data

D Link, S Lang, P Seidenschwarz - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
This study describes an approach to quantification of attacking performance in football. Our
procedure determines a quantitative representation of the probability of a goal being scored …

Match running performance during fixture congestion in elite soccer: research issues and future directions

C Carling, W Gregson, A McCall, A Moreira, DP Wong… - Sports Medicine, 2015 - Springer
It has been proposed that match congestion in elite soccer results in residual fatigue and
underperformance in ensuing competition due to insufficient recovery time. In this article …

Integrating physical and tactical factors in football using positional data: A systematic review

JE Teixeira, P Forte, R Ferraz, L Branquinho, AJ Silva… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Background Positional data have been used to capture physical and tactical factors in
football, however current research is now looking to apply spatiotemporal parameters from …

How perceiving additional targets modifies teams' tactical behavior during football small-sided games

B Travassos, B Gonçalves, R Marcelino… - Human movement …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study aimed to measure how the change on targets information modifies teams' tactical
behavior during football small-sided games. 20 male senior professional players divided in …