| Author(s) | Date | Sample | Data Collection | Key Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes and Franks | 2005 | 52 matches World Cup 1990 | Secondary data | Variable of interest is goal scored; successful teams are better in converting possession into shots on goal; for possession with more than 8 passes there is a significant (p<0.05) better chance for successful teams to create a shooting opportunity; shots necessary for a goal increased with more passes per possession |
| Clemente | 2012 | 208 matches World Cup 2010 | Secondary data | Variable of interest is continuance in tournament; teams with more matches score more goals per match, through open play, from within the penalty area, and play more passes |
| Delgado-Bordonau, Domenech-Monforte, Guzmán and Mendez-Villanueva | 2013 | 56 matches World Cup 2010 | Secondary data | Variable of interest is continuance in tournament; successful teams score more goals, perform more shots, have better efficiency, conceded less goals per match, conceded less shots; during group stage, teams scoring the first goal had a 66.7% chance to win (81.3% for knockout stage) |
| Bekris, Gioldasis, Gissis, Komsis and Alipasali | 2014 | 64 matches European Leagues 2013-2014 | Video analysis | Variable of interest is goal difference; wide range results: winners have better performance in duels (aerial and overall), ball possession, passes, shots, shot accuracy, shots on goal; comparison of wide range with short range winners: wide range winners perform more passes, shots, and have a higher passing accuracy and more shots on goal |
| Yue, Broich and Mester | 2014 | 74 matches in first division Germany 2011 | Secondary data | Variable of interest is goal difference; in matches with a goal difference of 2 and more or with 3 and more the most important factors are efficiency, shots, passes and ball contacts (in this order); correlation of this four factors with number of goals shows the same result |
| Hoppe, Slomka, Baumgart, Weber and Freiwald | 2015 | 306 matches in first division Germany 2012/13 | Secondary data | Variable of interest is points accumulated; total distance with ball possession only significant predictor for final points accumulated (p<0.01) |