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Modelling the potential spread of virus during soccer matches
Nikolas Sten Knudsen1, Manuel Mounir Demetry Thomasen1, Thomas Bull Andersen1
1Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Objective:
In the present study, we model the potential spread of virus during soccer matches.
Methods:
Tracking data from 14 elite soccer matches was used. One player in each match was designated as a virus carrier (called 'infected player') for the purpose of the study. The exposure score (measured in seconds) was calculated as time spent closer than 1.5 m from the infected player or time spent in an exponentially declining zone, where the infected player was positioned earlier.
Results:
The results revealed that, on average, each player was exposed for 87.8 s per match.
Conclusion:
Potential spread of virus during soccer matches was modelled and it revealed that the exposure to a virus during soccer matches is limited.
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