Table 1 Match-related performance indicators
From: The influence of removing home advantage on the Chinese Football Super League
Goals scored performance-related parameters: operational definition | |
Goal | The number of times a goal has been scored when the entire ball has crossed the goal line, between the goal posts and under the crossbar, provided the shooting team has not committed a foul |
Penalty | Player fouled within the penalty box leading to a penalty kick |
Shot | An attempt to score a goal, made with any (legal) part of the body, either on or off target |
Shot on target | An attempt to score a goal, which required intervention to stop the ball going in or resulted in a goal/shot that would have gone in without diversion |
Shot from outside box | A shot from outside the penalty area |
Shot on target from outside box | A shot on target from outside the penalty area |
Shot from inside box | A shot inside the penalty area |
Shot on target from inside box | A shot on target inside the penalty area |
Free kick | Number of free kicks awarded |
Free kick in front field | Number of free kicks awarded on the opponent's half of the pitch |
Corner kick | Ball goes out of play for a corner kick |
Breakthrough | The number of times the ball handler successfully got rid of an opposing player after dribbling past that player |
Offence performance-related parameters: operational definition | |
Possession (%) | The duration when a team takes over the ball from the opposing team without any clear interruption as a proportion of total duration when the ball was in play |
Pass | An intentional played ball from one player to another |
Pass accuracy (%) | Successful passes as a proportion of the total passes |
Key pass | The final pass assisting a shot (without scoring) |
Pass in the attacking third | Number of passes of the ball (possessed by the attacking team) in the 35 m area of the opponent's half of the pitch |
Pass accuracy (%) in the attacking third | Number of successful passes of the ball (possessed by the attacking team) as a proportion of the total passes in the 35 m area of the opponent's half of the pitch |
Cross | Balls sent into the central area of the box from a wide position of the attacking third |
Defence performance-related parameters: operational definition | |
Tackle | The action of gaining possession from an opposition player who is in possession of the ball |
Interception | A player intercepts a pass between oppositions and prevents the opponent receiving the ball |
Clearance | A player kicks or hits the ball away from the goal of his or her own team without a precise target |
Foul | Any infringement that is penalised as foul play by a referee |
Yellow card | A player is shown a yellow card by the referee |
Red card | A player is sanctioned a red card by the referee |
Block pass | Number of blocked passes completed |
Block shot | Number of blocked shots completed |
Situational Variables performance-related parameters: operational definition | |
Match location (ML) | The competition venue is for the participating teams to play the game, which is divided into home, away and neutral |
Team strength (TS) | Strength of the participating team. TS is evaluated using standardized team market value by the beginning of the season. 16 teams’ market value was converted into the relative strength of the team using the standard score (Z-score) in statistics |
Quality of opposition (QO) | Strength of the opponent. QO is evaluated using standardized team market value by the beginning of the season. 16 teams’ market value was converted into the relative strength of the team using the standard score (Z-score) in statistics |