On-Match Impact and Outcomes of Scoring First in Professional European Female Football
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample
2.2. Variables
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Practical Applications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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League | First Scorer | Result | First Goal Time Point | Local Status | |||||||||
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Won n (%) | Loss n (%) | Draw n (%) | No Goal (%) | 0–15 min n (%) | 16–30 min n (%) | 31–45 min n (%) | 45–60 min n (%) | 61–75 min n (%) | 75–90 min n (%) | Home n (%) | Visit n (%) | ||
Primera Iberdrola | Yes | 174.0 (77.3) | 23.0 (10.2) | 28.0 (12.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 83.0 (36.9) | 44.0 (19.6) | 46.0 (20.4) | 21.0 (9.3) | 20.0 (8.9) | 11.0 (4.9) | 119.0 (52.9) | 106.0 (47.1) |
No | 23.0 (10.2) | 174.0 (77.3) | 28.0 (12.4) | 225.0 (100.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 106.0 (47.1) | 119.0 (52.9) | |
Draw | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 30.0 (100) | 30.0 (100.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 15.0 (50.0) | 15.0 (50.0) | |
D1 Féminine | Yes | 94.0 (75.4) | 13 (10.4) | 18.0 (14.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 45.0 (36.0) | 31.0 (24.8) | 25.0 (20.0) | 9.0 (7.2) | 10.0 (8.0) | 5.0 (4.0) | 69.0 (55.2) | 56.0 (44.8) |
No | 13.0 (10.4) | 94.0 (75.2) | 18.0 (14.4) | 125.0 (100.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 56.0 (44.8) | 69.0 (55.2) | |
Draw | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 14.0 (100.0) | 14.0 (100.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 7.0 (50.0) | 7.0 (50) | |
Frauen-Bundesliga | Yes | 95.0 (74.2) | 10.0 (7.8) | 23.0 (18.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 56.0 (43.8) | 31.0 (24.2) | 20.0 (15.6) | 14.0 (10.9) | 4.0 (3.1) | 3.0 (2.3) | 69.0 (53.9) | 59.0 (46.1) |
No | 10.0 (7.8) | 95.0 (74.2) | 23.0 (18.0) | 128.0 (100.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 59.0 (46.1) | 69.0 (53.9) | |
Draw | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 8.0 (100.0) | 8.0 (100.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 4.0 (50) | 4.0 (50) |
First Scorer | Variable | n Cases | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Typical Deviation |
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Yes | Goals (n) | 478 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
Yellow cards (n) | 478 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
Red cards (n) | 478 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
No | Goals (n) | 478 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Yellow cards (n) | 478 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
Red cards (n) | 478 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.20 | |
No goal | Goals (n) | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Yellow cards (n) | 52 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | |
Red cards (n) | 52 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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Sánchez-Murillo, P.; Antúnez, A.; Rojas-Valverde, D.; Ibáñez, S.J. On-Match Impact and Outcomes of Scoring First in Professional European Female Football. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12009. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212009
Sánchez-Murillo P, Antúnez A, Rojas-Valverde D, Ibáñez SJ. On-Match Impact and Outcomes of Scoring First in Professional European Female Football. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(22):12009. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212009
Chicago/Turabian StyleSánchez-Murillo, Patricia, Antonio Antúnez, Daniel Rojas-Valverde, and Sergio J. Ibáñez. 2021. "On-Match Impact and Outcomes of Scoring First in Professional European Female Football" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 22: 12009. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212009