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Competitive-level and mid-term effects on the magnitude of home advantage in Portuguese futsal

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  • Werlayne S. S. Leite
  • Carlos H. Almeida

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The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to analyse the influence of the level of competition (First and Second Divisions) on the magnitude of home advantage (HA) in Portuguese futsal; (2) to examine whether the HA has changed over the recent years in Portugal. Data from 6.558 matches contested in First (n = 2.002) and Second (n = 4.556) Divisions of Portuguese futsal over the last 11 seasons (from 2006–07 to 2016–17) were collected and analysed. The mean values of HA were significantly greater than 50% (p < 0.001) in both divisions: First Division (57.86%); Second Division (55.77%). A paired t-test revealed the HA was significantly higher in the First Division compared to the Second one (p = 0.034; very large size effect: r = 0.614). Besides, Pearson’s correlation measures showed a significant negative relationship between HA and time in the First Division (p = 0.015); however, the same temporal trend was not verified in the Second Division (p > 0.05). Disregarding the competitive level, the HA has not significantly declined in Portuguese futsal over the last decade. Further research is recommended to examine if other national futsal leagues, and different competitive levels, are suffering similar temporal fluctuations in the phenomenon of HA.

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  • Werlayne S. S. Leite & Carlos H. Almeida, 2018. "Competitive-level and mid-term effects on the magnitude of home advantage in Portuguese futsal," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 184-194, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:18:y:2018:i:1:p:184-194
    DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2018.1460967
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