Playing tactics, contextual variables and offensive effectiveness in English Premier League soccer matches. A multilevel analysis

Joaquín González-Rodenas, Rodrigo Aranda-Malaves, Andrés Tudela-Desantes, Félix Nieto, Ferran Usó and Rafael Aranda

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the combined effects of tactical and contextual indicators on achieving offensive penetration and scoring opportunities in English Premier League (EPL) soccer matches. A total of 1971 team possessions from 20 random matches were evaluated by means of multidimensional observation. The EPL matches had a great proportion of fast attacks (36.0%) followed by combinative (29.6%), direct attacks (24.1%) and counterattacks (9.5%). Multilevel logistic regression models revealed that counterattacks (OR = 3.428; 95% CI: 2.004–5.864; P

Date: 2020
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