Table 3.
Comparisons between home and away teams in the Spanish League. Data are means (±SD).
| All teams | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | Home | 1.66 (1.34)* | 2.29 (1.59)** | 1.75 (1.18)* | 1.41 (1.15)* | 1.19 (1.11) |
| Away | 1.24 (1.17) | 1.74 (1.38) | 1.09 (1.07) | 1.00 (0.99) | 1.11 (1.07) | |
| Total shots | Home | 14.71 (5.16)* | 17.21 (5.16)* | 14.49 (4.89)* | 13.22 (4.50)* | 13.93 (5.24)* |
| Away | 11.83 (4.68) | 13.94 (5.46) | 11.35 (4.60) | 10.40 (3.64) | 11.64 (4.15) | |
| Shots on goal | Home | 5.60 (2.80)* | 6.76 (2.99)* | 5.87 (2.72)* | 4.84 (2.54)* | 4.95 (2.51)** |
| Away | 4.38 (2.39) | 5.53 (2.77) | 4.25 (2.15) | 3.60 (2.08) | 4.14 (2.08) | |
| Attacking moves | Home | 118.74 (12.48)* | 118.75 (10.14)** | 116.75 (15.24) | 117.36 (11.42)** | 122.13 (12.04) |
| Away | 115.96 (12.10) | 115.68 (9.55) | 116.25 (9.51) | 112.43 (15.71) | 119.45 (11.68) | |
| Box moves | Home | 3.91 (2.98)* | 5.69 (3.45)* | 3.79 (2.91)* | 3.02 (2.31) | 3.14 (2.35) |
| Away | 2.90 (2.47) | 4.40 (3.21) | 2.05 (1.70) | 2.39 (1.87) | 2.77 (2.17) | |
| Crosses | Home | 32.29 (9.71)* | 31.83 (9.10)* | 31.74 (9.21)* | 33.20 (9.78)* | 32.37 (10.76)* |
| Away | 25.13 (8.92) | 24.38 (10.83) | 23.87 (7.72) | 26.54 (8.23) | 25.72 (8.46) | |
| Offsides committed | Home | 2.78 (1.92)** | 2.94 (1.97) | 3.12 (1.88) | 2.29 (1.69) | 2.78 (2.07) |
| Away | 2.52 (1.93) | 2.41 (1.61) | 2.85 (2.17) | 2.21 (1.86) | 2.62 (1.99) | |
| Losses of possession | Home | 74.04 (8.50)* | 73.28 (7.96) | 73.09 (6.83)** | 73.58 (9.77) | 76.21 (8.92) |
| Away | 76.06 (8.85) | 75.26 (9.25) | 75.91 (8.67) | 75.17 (8.44) | 77.88 (8.87) | |
| Fouls received | Home | 16.57 (4.46) | 16.98 (4.11) | 17.23 (4.50) | 16.08 (4.72) | 16.00 (4.44) |
| Away | 16.80 (4.52) | 17.23 (4.53) | 16.87 (4.35) | 16.63 (4.53) | 16.45 (4.68) | |
| Assists | Home | 8.94 (3.83)* | 10.53 (3.66)* | 8.59 (3.90)* | 8.41 (3.65)* | 8.25 (3.71) |
| Away | 7.12 (3.26) | 8.09 (3.75) | 6.85 (3.21) | 6.38 (2.72) | 7.15 (3.07) | |
| Passes made | Home | 421.64 (95.31)* | 510.38 (87.17)* | 399.56 (79.57) | 371.02 (67.14)** | 405.59 (82.97) |
| Away | 395.96 (90.56) | 467.32 (96.44) | 384.99 (76.95) | 344.65 (63.35) | 386.89 (76.29) | |
| Successful passes | Home | 309.18 (92.11)* | 401.29 (87.71)* | 290.49 (74.04) | 255.96 (60.25)** | 288.99 (72.11)** |
| Away | 286.72 (87.38) | 361.14 (94.92) | 278.42 (72.24) | 234.44 (56.63) | 272.86 (68.77) | |
| Dribbles made | Home | 24.42 (13.97)** | 32.47 (15.09) | 22.03 (11.56) | 18.55 (10.16) | 24.63 (14.71) |
| Away | 22.02 (13.67) | 28.39 (15.43) | 20.79 (13.08) | 17.55 (10.83) | 21.36 (12.80) | |
| Successful dribbles | Home | 15.85 (9.98)** | 22.13 (11.31)** | 13.33 (7.99) | 11.77 (6.72) | 16.19 (10.07) |
| Away | 14.17 (9.47) | 18.62 (11.04) | 13.22 (9.08) | 10.83 (6.86) | 14.00 (8.86) | |
| Ball possession | Home | 51.58 (7.96)* | 56.84 (7.24)* | 49.74 (7.00)** | 48.91 (6.67)* | 50.83 (8.40)* |
| Away | 48.42 (7.96) | 53.02 (8.82) | 47.26 (7.05) | 45.54 (6.64) | 47.85 (7.25) | |
| Gains of possession | Home | 54.65 (8.71)* | 56.06 (7.92)** | 53.91 (8.98) | 53.06 (8.84)** | 55.59 (8.87) |
| Away | 52.05 (8.66) | 53.28 (8.87) | 51.68 (7.82) | 50.12 (9.08) | 53.12 (8.56) | |
| Fouls committed | Home | 16.80 (4.51) | 15.67 (3.94) | 16.88 (4.33) | 18.60 (4.75) | 16.03 (4.50) |
| Away | 16.57 (4.46) | 15.66 (4.58) | 16.41 (4.15) | 18.09 (4.47) | 16.13 (4.32) | |
| Yellow cards | Home | 2.76 (1.56)** | 2.61 (1.55) | 2.72 (1.51) | 3.07 (1.57) | 2.65 (1.60) |
| Away | 3.06 (1.65) | 2.85 (1.54) | 3.15 (1.84) | 3.22 (1.68) | 3.01 (1.51) | |
| Red cards | Home | .22 (.51) | .15 (.38) | .14 (.35) | .29 (.65) | .28 (.58) |
| Away | .25 (.52) | .25 (.53) | .20 (.43) | .31 (.58) | .23 (.51) | |
| Clearances | Home | 113.11 (17.15) | 108.52 (17.07) | 115.43 (16.85) | 114.63 (16.73) | 113.85 (17.34) |
| Away | 115.20 (18.67) | 112.39 (19.15) | 114.88 (18.86) | 118.16 (18.11) | 115.38 (18.39) |
* p < 0.01.
** p < 0.05.