How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?

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Main Author: Paixão, Paulo
Publication Date: 2015
Other Authors: Sampaio, Jaime, Almeida, Carlos, Duarte, Ricardo
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of match status (winning, losing or drawing) on the length of passing sequences of toplevel soccer teams. A total of 20 matches of the knockout phase of the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League were analysed. The sample consisted of 222 passing sequences leading to shooting opportunities performed by the four semi-finalists teams (FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC). These passing sequences were selected to reflect how each team tended to break the balance with the opposing teams to reach the goal (symmetry-breaking process). The passing sequences were measured by the number of passes performed until the shot and their respective durations, according to the match status. Results revealed that teams used preferentially long passing sequences when they were losing or drawing, and short passing sequences when they were winning. Besides, these top-level European teams tended to differently adapt the length of their passing sequences according to the evolving score-line, which suggests the existence of a team’s signature of play.
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spelling How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?Notational analysisSituational variablesTeam performanceUEFA Champions LeagueSoccerThe purpose of this study was to identify the effect of match status (winning, losing or drawing) on the length of passing sequences of toplevel soccer teams. A total of 20 matches of the knockout phase of the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League were analysed. The sample consisted of 222 passing sequences leading to shooting opportunities performed by the four semi-finalists teams (FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC). These passing sequences were selected to reflect how each team tended to break the balance with the opposing teams to reach the goal (symmetry-breaking process). The passing sequences were measured by the number of passes performed until the shot and their respective durations, according to the match status. Results revealed that teams used preferentially long passing sequences when they were losing or drawing, and short passing sequences when they were winning. Besides, these top-level European teams tended to differently adapt the length of their passing sequences according to the evolving score-line, which suggests the existence of a team’s signature of play.Taylor and Francis Group2022-09-06T11:54:47Z2015-01-01T00:00:00Z2015info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12207/5601eng2474-8668https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2015.11868789Paixão, PauloSampaio, JaimeAlmeida, CarlosDuarte, RicardoPaixão, Pauloinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-04-24T11:58:10Zoai:repositorio.ipbeja.pt:20.500.12207/5601Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T06:33:19.658133Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?
title How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?
spellingShingle How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?
Paixão, Paulo
Notational analysis
Situational variables
Team performance
UEFA Champions League
Soccer
title_short How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?
title_full How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?
title_fullStr How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?
title_full_unstemmed How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?
title_sort How does match status affects the passing sequences of top-level European soccer teams?
author Paixão, Paulo
author_facet Paixão, Paulo
Sampaio, Jaime
Almeida, Carlos
Duarte, Ricardo
author_role author
author2 Sampaio, Jaime
Almeida, Carlos
Duarte, Ricardo
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Paixão, Paulo
Sampaio, Jaime
Almeida, Carlos
Duarte, Ricardo
Paixão, Paulo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Notational analysis
Situational variables
Team performance
UEFA Champions League
Soccer
topic Notational analysis
Situational variables
Team performance
UEFA Champions League
Soccer
description The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of match status (winning, losing or drawing) on the length of passing sequences of toplevel soccer teams. A total of 20 matches of the knockout phase of the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League were analysed. The sample consisted of 222 passing sequences leading to shooting opportunities performed by the four semi-finalists teams (FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC). These passing sequences were selected to reflect how each team tended to break the balance with the opposing teams to reach the goal (symmetry-breaking process). The passing sequences were measured by the number of passes performed until the shot and their respective durations, according to the match status. Results revealed that teams used preferentially long passing sequences when they were losing or drawing, and short passing sequences when they were winning. Besides, these top-level European teams tended to differently adapt the length of their passing sequences according to the evolving score-line, which suggests the existence of a team’s signature of play.
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