THE COMPARISONS OF HOME AND AWAY COMPETITIONS IN TERMS OF SOME PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS: THE CASE OF TURKEY FOOTBALL SUPER LEAGUE
İÇ SAHA VE DEPLASMANDA OYNANAN MÜSABAKALARIN BAZI PERFORMANS PARAMETRELERİ AÇISINDAN KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI: TÜRKİYE FUTBOL SÜPER LİGİ ÖRNEĞİ

Author : Oğuz GÜRKAN
Number of pages : 442-448

Abstract

This study was conducted in order to compare the competitions played in the home and away teams during the 2015-2016 season in terms of some performance parameters of the Super League teams. The data of the study was obtained from www.matchstudy.com, the analysis service using the mathball analysis program. The Mann-Whitney U test was applied to non-parametric tests to determine the difference between the two independent groups. According to the findings, there was a statistically significant difference (p <0.05) between teams in terms of ball possession, team playing distance and positive shot number (p <0.05), and there was a superiority against team competitors have been found. Apart from these parameters, no difference was found between the two groups in terms of successful passes numbers, middle-zone passes rates and unclaimed balls (p> 0.05). As a result, we can say that being a football home advantage gives a lot of advantages to the teams such as fan support, stadium, familiarity with the floor.

Keywords

Soccer, Match Analysis, Home Advantage, Turkey Super League

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