In-match penalty kick analysis of the 2009/10 to 2018/19 English Premier League competition

Michael Horn, Simon de Waal and Wilbur Kraak

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2021, vol. 21, issue 1, 139-155

Abstract: The in match penalty kick may be a decisive event in a match, as well as an opportunity to progress in a knockout competition or ultimately the final standings of a competition. The aims of the current study were to conduct a video-based performance analysis of in-match penalty kicks in the English Premier League (EPL) between the 2009/10 and 2018/19 seasons to identify the relationship between selected situational (match location, match status and match period), technical (penalty taker’s footedness), and performance indicators (shot direction) and in-match penalty kick outcomes and directions. All the in-match penalty kicks (N = 952) that took place in the EPL were analysed using Nacsport video analysis software. In-match penalty kick direction, specifically vertical direction, significantly influenced in-match penalty kick outcomes (p

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2020.1855052

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