Match Outcomes Archives - Football Innovation Hub

23 Jun What If Rhythm Is Everything? How Ball Circulation and Recovery Speed Explain Success in LALIGA

Posted at 12:53h in Research

This study from the Football Intelligence Department at LALIGA, using Mediacoach data from the 2024/25 season, reveals how two underused metrics—ball circulation rhythm (passes per minute in possession) and ball recovery rhythm (recoveries per minute out of possession)—strongly correlate with team success. Teams that dominated...

06 Nov More Actions Don’t Always Mean Better Results: What Professional Football Coaches Need to Know

Posted at 13:30h in Research

Football is a game of intensity, effort, and quick decisions. Many coaches believe that keeping their teams active throughout every moment of the match increases their chances of winning. However, an in-depth analysis of actions taken by football teams during matches reveals that this isn't...

02 Jul Analysis of Positional Areas and Match Outcomes in the 2023/24 LALIGA EA Sports Season

Posted at 12:29h in Research

This study investigates the relationship between the area occupied by football teams during offensive and defensive phases and their match outcomes in the 2023/24 LALIGA EA Sports season. Our analysis reveals that teams with a larger area in the offensive phase and a smaller area...

24 Jun Do Past Successes Guarantee Future Victories in Football?

Posted at 10:56h in Research

In this study, we investigate the predictive power of historical performance metrics on the outcomes of future football matches. Specifically, we analyze offensive and defensive efficiencies, accumulated goal differences, and previous wins to determine if past successes can reliably predict future victories. Our findings reveal...

19 Jun Investigating the Relationship Between Duel Wins and Match Outcomes in Football: An Analysis of the 2023/24 LALIGA EA Sports Season

Posted at 12:12h in Research

In football, it is often believed that teams winning more duels on the field are more likely to win the match. This study investigates this hypothesis by analyzing data from the 2023/24 LALIGA EA Sports season. Using multinomial logistic regression and other statistical methods, we...

14 Jun Impact of Physical Performance Decline in the Last Quarter on Match Outcomes in LaLiga EA Sports 2023/24 Season

Posted at 12:43h in Research

This study investigates whether a decline in physical performance during the last quarter of football matches significantly impacts the match outcomes. Using data from the LaLiga EA Sports 2023/24 season, we analyzed the physical performance of teams segmented by quarters of time and correlated it...