In the ecological literature, a 'home-field advantage'(HFA) describes the phenomenon where
plant litters are broken down more quickly in their native versus a foreign environment due to …

The fans' importance in sports is acknowledged by the term 'the 12th man', a figurative extra
player for the home team. Sport teams are indeed more successful when they play in front of …

Current trends suggest professional soccer is becoming less aggressive, with England often
argued to have the most aggressive of the top European leagues. The purpose of this study …

Methods: Variables from 305 matches from 2019/2020 Bundesliga season were analyzed.
Normality, mean comparisons, analysis of variance and effect sizes were performed …

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of quality of opposition and match
location on game-related statistics in the Chinese Football Super League (CSL). Seven …

Background. Home field advantage exists in all professional games including professional
football. Studies have revealed persistent home advantage across countries and divisions …

In all professional team sports, the team playing at home derives an advantage, so, the
home advantage is an important factor to consider in the competition sport. The home …

Objective: To measure the impact of restrictions due to COVID on the proportion of matches
won at home, away and draw in professional soccer and rugby union. Materials and …

This research analysed the influence of lockdown and interruption of competitions due to
COVID-19 on different ball possession-related variables. Also, match location and the …

This study aimed to assess the effect of the scoring moment on the conditional probability of
winning or losing a professional soccer match, as well as identified the most influential …