Calculating Home Advantage in the First Decade of the 21th Century UEFA Soccer Leagues

Home advantage has been studied in different sports, establishing its existence and its possible causes. This article analyzes the home advantage in soccer leagues of UEFA countries in the first part of the 21st century. The sample of 52 countries monitored during a period of 10 years allows us to s...

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Published in:Journal of human kinetics 2013, Vol.38, p.141-150
Main Authors: García, Miguel Saavedra, Aguilar, Oscar Gutiérrez, Marques, Paulo Sa, Tobío, Gabriel Torres, Fernández Romero, Juan J
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