Table 3.
Authors, publication years, object of study, and observed events.
| Number | References | Aim of the study | Observed events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almeida et al., 2014 | The match location, status, quality of opposition on regaining possession, and zone of ball recovery. | 28 Matches. Champions League. 2011–2012. |
| 2 | Andrade et al., 2012 | Time of ball possession. | 7 Matches. World 2010. |
| 3 | Ardá et al., 2014 | Characteristics of the corner kicks and proposal of an explanatory model. | 554 corner kicks performed. Along the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. |
| 4 | Armatas and Yiannakos, 2010 | Characteristics of goal scoring patterns. | 64 Matches. World Cup 2006. |
| 5 | Armatas et al., 2009 | Characteristics of the goals scored. | 240 Matches. Greek SuperLeague. 2006–07. |
| 6 | Barbosa et al., 2014 | Offensive game methods, in fast attack. | 12 Matches. Real Madrid 2010–2011. |
| 7 | Barreira et al., 2014 | Evolution the attacking pattern. | 21 national selections: 17 european teams, 3 from South America and 1 from Asian (1982–2010). |
| 8 | Barros et al., 2007 | Distances covered by Brazilian soccer players and compare the results to the European players. | The trajectories of 55 players of First Brazilian Division. |
| 9 | Bradley et al., 2009 | High-intensity running by soccer players. | 28 Matches English Premier League 2005–2006. |
| 10 | Braz and Marcelino, 2013 | Developing models for maintaining ball possession in games. | 64 Matches. 2010 World Cup. |
| 11 | Buraczewski et al., 2013 | Frequency and effectiveness of selected tactical and technical actions by footballers from winning and losing teams. | 8 Matches. Eurocopa 2008. |
| 12 | Buscá Safont-Tria et al., 1996 | Offensive individual tactics in soccer. | Michael Laudrup |
| 13 | Camerino et al., 2012a | Reveal the hidden yet stable structures which underlie the interactive situations that determine the dynamics of play. | 5 National League matches and 5 Champions' League from the 2000–2001 season |
| 14 | Carey et al., 2001 | The pattern of foot use in a sample of 36 players. | 16 teams. 1998 World Cup. |
| 15 | Carling, 2011 | The influence of opposition team formation on physical and skill-related performance. | 45 Matches. French League 1; 2007–2008, 2008–2009, and 2009–2010. |
| 16 | Casáis et al., 2011 | Tactical performance of winning teams and losers. | 380 Matches. Spanish League 2008–2009. |
| 17 | Casal et al., 2014 | The corner kicks and the efficacy. | 124 Matches. 2010 World Cup (64); Eurocopa 2012 (31); Champions League 2010–2011 (29). |
| 18 | Casal et al., 2016 | The efficacy of defensive transitions play in elite football. | 804 Quarterbacks. World Cup 2010. |
| 19 | Casal et al., 2015a | Identify variables the corner kick and propose un model. | 124 Matches. 2010 World Cup (64), Eurocopa 2012 (31), and the Champions League 2010–2011 (29). |
| 20 | Casal et al., 2017 | Possession time the ball and the zone in which it develops, reflected the results the match. | 12 Matches. Eighth-finals, quarterfinals, semifinals and final of the 2016 Eurocopa France. |
| 21 | Casal et al., 2015b | Predict the result of offensive transitions and the variables that intervene in them. | 7 Matches. Eurocopa 2008. |
| 22 | Castañer et al., 2016 | Motor skills used by Lionel Messi. | 103 Goals from Messi. |
| 23 | Castañer et al., 2017 | Play of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. | 181 Goals from Lionel Messi (83) and Cristiano Ronaldo (98). |
| 24 | Castelão et al., 2015 | Evaluate the offensive behaviors. | 647 Matches from 6 national soccer teams participating of the finals on 2006 World Cup and 2004- and 2008-Euro Cup. |
| 25 | Castellano and Hernández-Mendo, 2000 | Transitions in game action. | 10 Matches. 1998 World Cup. |
| 26 | Castellano and Hernández-Mendo, 2002a | Patterns of behavior or stable transitions that exceed the probabilities marked by chance. | 10 Matches. 1998 World Cup. |
| 27 | Castellano and Álvarez, 2013 | Strategic use in the defense of the interaction space. | 6 Matches. Spanish League. 2005-06. |
| 28 | Castellano et al., 2013 | Strategic use in the use of the ball and space. | 6 Matches. Spanish League 2005-06. |
| 29 | Castellano et al., 2011 | Work-rate profile of a team of elite soccer. | 434 Individual samples. Spanish League. 2005–06. |
| 30 | Castellano et al., 2012 | Characteristics statistics between winning, drawing and losing teams. | 177 Matches. 2002 World Cup (59), World 2006 (59) and World 2010 (59). |
| 31 | Castellano et al., 2009 | Team interactions, collaborative strategic behaviors. | 13 Matches of the 1998 World Cup and 9 Matches of the 2004 World Cup. |
| 32 | Cavalera et al., 2015 | Patterns that show that changes in tertiary performance come out, may be related to changes in primary ones. | 19 Matches. Italian League 2012–2013. |
| 33 | Clemente, 2012 | Performance parameters and characterize the most successful teams. | 208 Matches. 2010 World Cup. |
| 34 | Collet, 2013 | The possession of ball in soccer. | 299 Matches. Premier League, the Italian, French Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Spanish La Liga from 2007–08 to 2009–10, UEFA Champions League (2007–08 to 2009–10) and the Europa League (2009–10). |
| 35 | Di Salvo et al., 2010 | Characteristics the sprinting the different playing positions. | 67 matches. European Champions League and UEFA Cup (2002–2006). |
| 36 | Di Salvo et al., 2007 | The independent and interactive effects of possession strategy. | 30 Matches. Spanish Premier League (20) and Champions League (10). |
| 37 | Di Salvo et al., 2008 | The high intensity running activity completed by elite soccer players. | 62 Goalkeepers. Monitored over 109 matches. English Premier League 2003–2004 to 2005–2006. |
| 38 | Di Salvo et al., 2009 | Compare match performance in professional soccer players. | 563 Matches. English Premier League. |
| 39 | Fleury et al., 2009 | Verify the timing of the scores and gol. | 115 Matches. Brazilian Cup 2007. |
| 40 | Gómez-Ruano et al., 2012 | Soccer statistics that show results related to the area. | 1900 Matches. Spanish League 2003–04 to 2007–08. |
| 41 | Holienka and Farkasovsy, 2017 | One-on-one game situations in football. | 10 Matches. Clasificación the Eslovaquia. |
| 42 | Hughes and Franks, 2005 | Comparing successful and unsuccessful teams. | 64 Matches. World Cup 1990 (Italy) and FIFA World Cup 1994 (USA). |
| 43 | James et al., 2002 | Areas, possession the boll, winning, draw, and losin. | 21 Matches. British professional soccer (12) and European matches (9) |
| 44 | Lago-Ballesteros and Lago-Peñas, 2010 | Identify specific performance indicators. | 380 Matches. Spanish League 2005–2006. |
| 45 | Lago-Peñas and Anguera, 2003 | Interaction between the members of a football team. | 6 matches. Real Club Deportivo de A Coruña, in Spanish League and Champions League (2000–01). |
| 46 | Lago-Peñas and Lago-Ballesteros, 2011 | The profiles high-intensity running. | 380 Matches. Spanish League 2008–2009. |
| 47 | Lago-Peñas and Dellal, 2010 | Game-related statistics allow to discriminate winning, drawing and losing teams. | 380 Matches. Spanish League 2008–2009. |
| 48 | Lago-Peñas and Martín, 2007 | Possession of the ball in soccer. | 170 Matches. Spanish League 2008–2009. |
| 49 | Lago-Peñas and Dellal, 2010 | Identify strengths that can be further developed, and weaknesses that might be improved. | 380 Matches. Spanish League 2008–2009. |
| 50 | Lago-Peñas et al., 2003 | The successful offensive actions in soccer. | Matches. of the Real Club Deportivo de Coruña, 2000–01. |
| 51 | Lago-Peñas et al., 2009 | Effect of the location of the match, the level of the opponent and the score. | 27 Matches. Spanish League 2005–2006. |
| 52 | Lago-Peñas et al., 2010 | Location of the match, level of the opponent, possession of the ball and the score. | 27 Matches. Spanish League, 2005–2006. |
| 53 | Lago-Peñas et al., 2011 | Identify performance indicators. | 288 Matches. Champions League. 2007–2008, 2008–2009, and 2009–2010, |
| 54 | Leite, 2013 | Characteristics statistically the gol. | 772 Matches. 19 Football World Cups from 1930 to 2010. |
| 55 | Losada, 2012 | Relationship between interaction contexts and the zones marked by the position of the ball. | 10 Matches. FC Barcelona (España) 2008–2009. |
| 56 | Machado et al., 2013 | Characteristics the pattern in the play offensive. | 28 Matches. 2010 World cup. |
| 57 | Maneiro et al., 2017a | Statistics of corner kicks. | 31 Matches. Eurocopa 2012. |
| 58 | Maneiro et al., 2017b | Characteristics of corner kicks and proposal of an effective model. | 64 Matches 2014 World cup. |
| 59 | Moraes et al., 2012 | Characteristics of goals. | 1092 goals from Brazilian Football Championship (Serie A), in 2009. |
| 60 | Njororai, 2013 | The pattern and trends of the goals scored | 64 Matches. World 2010. |
| 61 | Novaes de Souza et al., 2012 | Tiempo de incidencia, el origen y el lugar de los goles. | 380 Matches. Brasilian Championship of Football, serie A, year 2008. |
| 62 | Pino et al., 1998 | Defensive action. | 336 off-side situations during the European National Cup in England in 1996. |
| 63 | Planes and Anguera, 2015 | Relevance of different game phases whit boll stopped. | 19 Matches. FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF in Spanish league 2011/ 2012. |
| 64 | Pollard, 2006 | Geographical variations a contributing factor to home advantage. | All Matches from 52 football nations of UEFA. 1998-2003. |
| 65 | Ramos and Oliveira, 2008 | Characteristics all the goals. | All goals accomplished during EuroCup 2004. |
| 66 | Rampinini et al., 2007 | The influence of the opposing team, seasonal variations and the influence of first half activity the time. | 34 official soccer Matches: 6 UEFA European Champions League Matches, 3 National Cup games, and 25 National League Matches. |
| 67 | Ric et al., 2016 | Tactical patterns and the timescales of variables. | 20 professional male soccer. |
| 68 | Sainz de Baranda and López-Riquelme, 2012 | The corner kicks and the effect in the match. | 64 Matches. 2006 World cup. |
| 69 | Sáinz de Baranda et al., 2011 | The corner kicks and the efficacy. | 64 Matches. 2006 World cup. |
| 70 | Sánchez et al., 2009 | Change in point system on home advantage. | 27 Seasons from 1980-1981 to 2006-2007, with 86 professional Spanish football teams from the First and Second Divisions. |
| 71 | Sánchez-Flores et al., 2012 | The transcendence of the corner kick. | 333 Corner throws in 35 Matches 1994 World Cup, 2010 World Cup, 2008 UEFA EURO, 2012 UEFA EURO and 2011 America Cup. |
| 72 | Santos et al., 2016 | The amplitude of circulation of the ball and its variations of the corridor. | 7 Matches. 2010 World cup. |
| 73 | Sarmento et al., 2011 | Demonstrate the potential of the software THÈME 5.0, in the actions of counter-attack of the FC Barcelona. | 12 Matches. 2009/2010 of FC Barcelona. |
| 74 | Sarmento et al., 2017 | Examined the influence of tactical and situational variables on offensive sequences during elite football matches. | 68 Matches. Spanish la Liga (n = 20 and 568), Italian Serie A (n = 12 and 199), German Bundesliga (n = 12 and 328), English Premier League (n = 12 and 269) and the Champions League (n = 12 and 330). |
| 75 | Scoulding et al., 2004 | Characteristics of the Passes | 6 Matches. 2002. World Cup. |
| 76 | Sgrò et al., 2016 | Possession strategy, pitch location, and game period on the offensive actions performed by the winning teams. | 31 Matches. Eurocopa 2012. |
| 77 | Sgrò et al., 2015 | The scoring opportunities and offensive and defensive strategies. | 16 Matches. Eurocopa 2012. |
| 78 | Shafizadeh et al., 2013 | Characteristics of performance in successive matches for élite soccer teams from Europe. | 38 Matches. Eurocopa 2012. |
| 79 | Siegle and Lames, 2012 | Game interruptions of league soccer and the tactical. | 16 Matches. Bundesliga. |
| 80 | Silva et al., 2009 | Technical indicators that determine the performance of the teams. | All Matches. Brazilian Soccer Championship League 2008. |
| 81 | Silva et al., 2005 | The behavioral patterns of the offensive process in soccer. | 11 Matches. 2002 World cup. |
| 82 | Soroka, 2014 | Compare the effectiveness of footballers. | 31 Matches. Eurocopa and Champions League. 2012. |
| 83 | Stanculescu et al., 2014 | Statistically significant parameters on the evolution soccer matches. | 54 Matches: Rumanía 1ª Liga (20), Eurocopa (16), Champions League (18). |
| 84 | Szwarc, 2008 | Simplified model of one-to-one play in soccer. | 6 Matches. 2006 World cup. |
| 85 | Taylor et al., 2008 | Match location, quality of opposition, and match status. | 40 Matches of the 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 professional British football team. |
| 86 | Tenga et al., 2010a | Offensive effectiveness, such as scoring opportunities and shots at goal. | 26 Matches. Spanish League 2005–2006. |
| 87 | Tenga et al., 2010b | Tactics on goal scoring by assessing opponent interactions. | 163 Matches. Norwegian League 2004. |
| 88 | Thomas et al., 2006 | Points system on home, advantage, tarjetas, penaltys | Red cards, yellow cards, and penalties of games played during the 2000–01, 2001–02, and 2002–03. |
| 89 | Tierney et al., 2016. | Movement patterns across the 5 most common playing formations. | 11 Matches. 2014–2015 Football League season in England |
| 90 | Vigne et al., 2010 | Profile of players in a top-class team. | 30 home matches of a top-level Italian professional club in the 200-2005 season |
| 91 | Vogelbein et al., 2014 | The time required to recover ball possession–which was operationalized as defensive reaction time. | 306 Matches. Bundesliga. 2010–2011. |
| 92 | Wallace and Norton, 2014 | Framework of potential causative mechanisms for patterns of play. | 1966 World cup. 2010 World cup. |
| 93 | Yiannakos and Armatas, 2006 | Reveal the hidden yet stable structures which underlie the interactive situations that determine the actions of attack in play. | 32 Matches. Eurocopa and Champions League. 2006–2007. |
| 94 | Zurloni et al., 2014 | Characteristics of goals. | 19 Matches of the Italian League and Champions League. 2012–2013. |