Analysis of Goal Scoring During the 2010 FIFA World Cup and

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Capewell-Jay, Joseph
Date
2014Type
Dissertation
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Goal scoring is the primary objective of association football with many performance
indicators combining to achieve the overall goal. Although within performance analysis it is
imperative that a variety of performance indicators are recorded in order for whole
performance to be acknowledged rather than goals to be purely counted (Lanham, 2005).
Therefore the aim of the current study was to analyse combinations of goal scoring
variables. All performance indicators were derived from relevant literature which had
previously analysed such variables in isolation (Hughes and Franks, 2005; Hughes and
Snook, 2006; Smith et al., 2013; Wright et al., 2011). Open play goals from the 2010 World
Cup (n=127) and 2012 European Championships (n=64) and Spain (n=19) (the winners of
both tournaments) were analysed in lapsed-time using Nacsport Elite (Nacsport, Las
Palamas de Gran Canaria) software.
Mann Whitney U tests revealed no significant difference (p>0.05) between the absolute
mean possession time of the World Cup and the European Championships, stages of the
tournaments or between the winners of both tournaments (Spain) against the larger
dataset. In accordance with previous literature more goal scoring possessions originated
from interceptions (29.4% World Cup and 42.2% European Championships). Data mining
was undertaken to evaluate the combination of variables that contributed to a goal scoring
possession Variables were grouped and analysed using Market Basket Analysis
highlighting combinations of variables. During both tournaments possessions less than five
passes, less than five players when possession was gained in the opposition half and
assisted centrally achieved the most significantly supported and greatest strength of
agreement (51 and 0.944 respectively).
A case study of Spain concluded the majority of their goals derived from possessions
longer than ten seconds (52.6%). Contradicting previous literature which suggests
successful teams predominantly score in less than five seconds (Acar et al., 2009) to
highlight differences in research.
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)
SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
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