The Impact of Match Location and Players’ Physical and Technical Activities on Winning in the German Bundesliga

Frontiers in Psychology

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Marek Konefał¹  Paweł Chmura²  Antonio Tessitore³  Tomasz Melcer⁴  Edward Kowalczuk⁵  Jan Chmura¹  Marcin Andrzejewski⁶ 

[1] Department of Biological and Motor Sport Bases, University School of Physical Education in Wrocław;Department of Team Sport Games, University School of Physical Education in Wrocław;Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”;Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology;Football Club Hannover 96;Department of Methodology of Recreation, Poznań University School of Physical Education

关键词: match analysis;    elite football;    high intensity;    seasons;    close matches;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01748

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to examine whether the physical and technical activities of soccer players and match locations can be associated with higher or lower odds of winning matches whose outcome can be described as “close.” The study comprised 7972 individual observations of German Bundesliga players during the 2014/2015 ( n = 2794), 2015/2016 ( n = 2494), and 2016/2017 ( n = 2684) seasons. A selection of “close matches” was made, which were defined as those in which the difference in numbers of scored goals was ≤1. Players’ five pitch positions were considered: central defenders, fullbacks, central midfielders, wide midfielders, and forwards. Data on 12 physical and 10 technical activities performed by players during matches as well as on match location were retrieved from the Impire AG (Germany) match analysis system. The study results show that the odds of winning at home are different for each playing position: from 41.99% for wide midfielders to 91.34% for central midfielders. Another conclusion was that one of the key components of the predictive model for forwards is the percentage of overall distance covered at speeds >24 km/h (7.99%), which is a variable with an increasing trend. The proposed model predicts that each 1% increase in this variable will theoretically be associated with a 4.08% raise of the odds of winning in further seasons. The presented statistical model may be used by trainers to identify players’ physical and technical activities and contextual variables that may significantly affect the match outcome. In addition, it can help to determine the individual training load related to the player’s position on the pitch.

【 授权许可】

CC BY