I model a scoring situation that arises frequently during soccer matches. The Nash equilibrium solution is shown to be broadly consistent with the conventional wisdom of experts. Data on goals scored over an entire season in Italy’s soccer league provide statistical support for a prediction of the model’s Nash equilibrium.
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Paper provided by Iowa State University, Department of Economics in its series Staff General Research Papers with number
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Length: Date of creation: 04 May 2005 Date of revision: Publication status: Published in Economics Letters, December 2004, Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 365-371. Handle: RePEc:isu:genres:12312
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