AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORNER KICK NUMBERS AND FOOTBALL OUTCOMES

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Ashimolowo, T. (2018). AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORNER KICK NUMBERS AND FOOTBALL OUTCOMES. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

Corner kicks are arguably important during match play, but questions remain about the impact of corner kicks on match outcomes. This study analyzes the relevance of corner kicks numbers and their importance to match outcomes, then compares this result with that of shots on target and free kicks. In total, 7368 matches played in the English Premier League, French Ligue 1, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, Spanish La Liga, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup are analyzed using the Multinomial logistic regression (MLR). The study finds that both the number of corner kicks and shots on target are significantly associated with the outcome of football games while free kick numbers are not. Also, from the results of the MLR analysis, the study finds that the winning team tends to play more shots accurately while the losing team tends to be awarded more corners during the game. The findings thereby support Riquelme’s (2012) contention that match status affects the number of corners in a match and also Collert’s (2012) claim that there is a significant relationship between shooting efficiency and overall team success. The findings also disagree with Gordon et al’s (2013) argument that corner kicks numbers are statistically useless in soccer games.

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Author

Ashimolowo, Toyosi

Title

AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORNER KICK NUMBERS AND FOOTBALL OUTCOMES

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1 online resource (45 pages) : PDF

Date

2018

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Corner kicks are arguably important during match play, but questions remain about the impact of corner kicks on match outcomes. This study analyzes the relevance of corner kicks numbers and their importance to match outcomes, then compares this result with that of shots on target and free kicks. In total, 7368 matches played in the English Premier League, French Ligue 1, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, Spanish La Liga, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup are analyzed using the Multinomial logistic regression (MLR). The study finds that both the number of corner kicks and shots on target are significantly associated with the outcome of football games while free kick numbers are not. Also, from the results of the MLR analysis, the study finds that the winning team tends to play more shots accurately while the losing team tends to be awarded more corners during the game. The findings thereby support Riquelme’s (2012) contention that match status affects the number of corners in a match and also Collert’s (2012) claim that there is a significant relationship between shooting efficiency and overall team success. The findings also disagree with Gordon et al’s (2013) argument that corner kicks numbers are statistically useless in soccer games.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

Economics
Regression analysis

Degree

M.S.

Keywords

Multinomial Logisitc Regression

Subject Area

Economics

Advisor(s)

Depken, Craig

Committee Members

McCregor, Rob
Amato, Ted

Degree Note

Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018.

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