| Author(s) | Year | Sample | Data Collection | Key Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carron, Bray and Eys | 2002 | Nine football teams in Canada | GEQ questionnaire and secondary data | Individual attraction to group-task with significant performance link (p<0.05); group-integration-task not significant; both with high effect size (1.94 und 1.16) |
| Szwarc | 2007 | Seven finals European Champions League 1997-2003 | Video analysis | Efficiency of shots (p<0.05) and goalkeeper efficiency (p<0.01) significant higher in the winners; Losers significant more efficient in general defense (p<0.05) such as interrupt of action, intercepting pass with ball |
| Armatas, Yiannakos, Papadopoulou and Skoufas | 2009 | 240 matches in first division of Greece 2006-2007 | Video analysis | 71.4% of the teams that score the first goal win the match |
| Kapidžić, Mejremić, Bilalić and Bečirović | 2010 | 13 matches European Championship 2008 and 12 matches first division Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008-2009 | Secondary data | European Championship: winners score more goals, and more shots on goal within penalty area First division: winners perform more successful passes, shots on goal, goals, throw-in and offensive actions |
| Janković, Leontijević, Pašić and Jelušić | 2011 | 60 matches World Cup 2010 | Secondary data | Winning teams perform more successful attacks (ending with a shot) and passes than losing team and in draws; winners have more ball possession and pass accuracy compared to losers |
| Ruiz-Ruiz, Fradua, Fernandez-Garcia and Zubillaga | 2013 | 64 matches Word Cup 2006 | Video analysis | Winners perform more entries into penalty area as teams in draws and losing teams |
| Broich, Mester, Seifriz and Yue | 2014 | 118 matches first division Germany 2013-2014 | Secondary data | Goal efficiency, shots, passes and ball contacts (in this order) are the most important team parameters for wins |