Asymmetries in Football: The Pass-Goal Paradox
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2020-06-24Autor
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-- We investigate the relation between the number of passes made by a football team and the
number of goals. We analyze the 380 matches of a complete season of the Spanish national league
“LaLiga" (2018/2019). We observe how the number of scored goals is positively correlated with the
number of passes made by a team. In this way, teams on the top (bottom) of the ranking at the end
of the season make more (less) passes than the rest of the teams. However, we observe a strong
asymmetry when the analysis is made depending on the part of the match. Interestingly, fewer passes
are made in the second half of a match, while, at the same time, more goals are scored. This paradox
appears in the majority of teams, and it is independent of the number of passes made. These results
confirm that goals in the first half of matches are more “costly” in terms of passes than those scored
in second halves.
Asymmetries in Football: The Pass-Goal Paradox
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2073-8994Palabras Clave
--football; team performance; goals; passes; paradox