On-Match Impact and Outcomes of Scoring First in Professional European Female Football

Patricia Sánchez-Murillo, Antonio Antúnez, Daniel Rojas-Valverde and Sergio J. Ibáñez
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Patricia Sánchez-Murillo: Research Group in Optimization of Training and Performance Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10005 Cáceres, Spain
Antonio Antúnez: Research Group in Optimization of Training and Performance Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10005 Cáceres, Spain
Daniel Rojas-Valverde: Centro de Investigación y Diagnóstico en Salud y Deporte (CIDISAD), Escuela Ciencias del Movimiento Humano y Calidad de Vida (CIEMHCAVI), Universidad Nacional, 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica
Sergio J. Ibáñez: Research Group in Optimization of Training and Performance Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10005 Cáceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-9

Abstract: Background: Scoring first seems to be a determinant in professional football playing; several factors could influence the development of the match and the outcome. This study aimed to identify which factors could influence scoring first and impact match outcomes in professional European female football. Methods: There were 504 official matches held on 74 match days during the 2018–2019 professional female European football seasons ( Primera Iberdrola , D1 Féminine , and Frauen-Bundesliga ), analysed using a notational and inferential assessment. Results: There was a direct positive relationship ( p < 0.05) between scoring first and winning the match; 75.9% of the winning teams scored first. Moreover, those teams that usually scored first had a better final league classification ( p < 0.05). These relationships were not influenced by home or away conditions. Conclusions: Scoring first is a determinant in the outcomes of professional European female football matches. Physical and tactical training and programming should focus on those variables, leading female teams to score first.

Keywords: women; football; final score; winning; match result; situational variables (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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