An eight-season analysis of the teams' performance in the Spanish LaLiga according to the final league ranking
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Spanish LaLiga team performance analysis reveals stable play in top and bottom groups, but a decline in the Lower-Middle group. This soccer data highlights evolving team strategies and performance metrics over eight seasons.
Area Of Science
- Sports Science
- Football Analytics
- Performance Analysis
Background
- Understanding team performance dynamics is crucial in professional football.
- Previous research has explored various metrics, but a longitudinal analysis across league rankings is less common.
- The Spanish LaLiga provides a consistent dataset for evaluating performance trends.
Purpose Of The Study
- To analyze the performance of Spanish LaLiga teams based on final league ranking over eight seasons (2011-12 to 2018-19).
- To identify performance trends and differences between teams grouped by league position: Europe, Upper-Middle, Lower-Middle, and Relegation.
- To establish reference values for team performance characteristics within each group.
Main Methods
- Collective observations of 5,518 Spanish LaLiga matches were analyzed.
- Teams were categorized into four groups based on final league standing.
- Key performance indicators (KPIs) including Passes, Shots, Goals, Corners, Fouls, Width, Length, Height, Goalkeeper-Defender distance (GkDef), Total Distance (TD), and accumulated points were recorded.
Main Results
- Top-ranked 'Europe' teams exhibited lower Length and GkDef values in later seasons.
- 'Upper-Middle' teams also showed decreased Length values.
- 'Lower-Middle' teams demonstrated fewer Shots, and lower Length, GkDef, and TD values over time, indicating a performance decline, while 'Relegation' teams showed minimal seasonal variation.
Conclusions
- Teams in the Europe, Upper-Middle, and Relegation groups displayed relatively stable performance trajectories.
- The Lower-Middle group experienced a discernible worsening of performance across multiple dimensions.
- The study provides valuable reference data for characterizing team performance based on league positioning.
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