
Abstract
In soccer knockout ties which are played in a two-legged format the team having the return match at home is usually seen as advantaged. For checking this common belief, we analyzed matches of the UEFA Champions League knockout phase since 1995. It is shown that the observed differences in frequencies of winning between teams first playing away and those which are first playing at home can be completely explained by their performances on the group stage and - more importantly - by the teams' general strength.
Item Type: | Paper |
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Keywords: | Home Field Advantage, Knockout Matches, Logit Model, UEFA Champions League |
Faculties: | Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics > Statistics > Technical Reports |
Subjects: | 500 Science > 510 Mathematics |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-11483-1 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 11483 |
Date Deposited: | 23. Apr 2010, 12:16 |
Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020, 12:52 |