Illustrating changes in landscapes of passing opportunities along a set of competitive football matches

Abstract This study aims to illustrate the landscape of passing opportunities of a football team across a set of competitive matches. To do so positional data of 5 competitive matches was used to create polygons of pass availability. Passes were divided into three types depending on the hypothetical...

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Main Authors: Luis Ignacio Gómez-Jordana, Rodrigo Amaro e Silva, João Milho, Angel Ric, Pedro Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89184-6