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. 2010 Jun 1;9(2):288–293.

Table 2.

Differences between winning, drawing and losing teams in game statistics from the Spanish soccer league 2008-2009.

Variable Winner Drawer Loser P1
Value
M SD Median M SD Median M SD Median
Variables related to goals scored
Total shots 14.4 5.1 14.0 13.6 5.2 13.0 11.9 4.8 12.0 .000
Shots on goal 6.6 2.8 6.0 5.1 2.7 5.0 4.2 2.4 4.0 .000
Effectiveness 46.2 15.7 44.4 37.5 15.4 38.3 37.6 31.3 35.3 .000
Variables related to offense
Assists 8.6 3.7 8.0 8.4 3.7 8.0 7.3 3.6 7.0 .000
Crosses 27.4 9.4 26.0 29.8 10.6 29.0 29.4 10.1 28.0 .004
Offsides committed 2.9 1.9 3.0 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.4 1.9 2.0 .001
Fouls received 16.7 4.2 17.0 16.7 5.3 17.0 16.8 4.7 17.0 .874
Corners 5.2 2.9 5.0 5.5 2.8 5.0 5.3 2.9 5.0 .387
Ball posession 50.6 8.4 50.0 50.0 8.2 50.0 49.2 7.9 50.0 .339
Variables related to defence
Crosses against 29.4 10.1 28.0 29.8 10.6 29.0 27.4 9.4 26.0 .004
Offsides received 2.4 1.9 2.0 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.9 1.9 3.0 .001
Fouls committed 16.8 4.6 17.0 16.7 5.3 17.0 16.7 4.2 17.0 .822
Corners against 5.3 2.9 5.0 5.5 2.8 5.0 5.2 2.9 5.0 .387
Yellow cards 2.8 1.6 3.0 2.9 8.2 3.0 3.1 1.7 3.0 .291
Red cards .19 .58 .0 .20 10.6 .0 .35 .68 .0 .000
Contextual variable
Venue .39 .49 .0 .50 1.98 .5 .61 .49 1.0 .000

1Kruskal Wallis H.