Table 4.
Standardized coefficients from the discriminant analysis of match statistics for winning, drawing and losing teams from the whole sample of matches played in the last three World Cups
| Variables | Function 1 | Function 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | .36* | −.37* |
| Shots off target | .06 | .05 |
| Shots on target | .62* | .65* |
| Ball possession (%) | .23 | −.03 |
| Off sides committed | .09 | .04 |
| Fouls received | .20 | .02 |
| Corners | .10 | .09 |
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| Total shots received | −.37* | .37* |
| Shots off target received | −.07 | .04 |
| Shots on target received | −.56* | .66* |
| Off sides received | −.09 | .13 |
| Fouls committed | −.18 | −.05 |
| Corners against | −.10 | .01 |
| Yellow cards | −.06 | .19 |
| Red cards | −.23 | .01 |
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| Eigenvalue | 0.83 | 0.08 |
| Wilks’ lambda | 0.50 | 0.93 |
| Canonical correlation | 0.67 | 0.27 |
| Chi-squared | 236.43 | 26.32 |
| Significance | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| % of variance | 91.4 | 8.6 |
*
SC discriminant value ≥.30