Incertitude du résultat et demande du public : l`intensité compétitive intra-match comme variable clé
(Outcome uncertainty and public demand: intra-match competitive intensity as key variable)
In the literature, competitive balance (CB) concept is envisaged through three levels: on the end of a match before its kick-off, at the end of a season and on several seasons (Szymanski, 2003). The subject of this article is to propose a fourth dimension: intra-match CB. Besides the used approach incorporates fluctuations of the state of the score. This contribution completes CB by competitive intensity (CI) concept. Football Champions League 1955-2008 is the analysed case via a method which tackles all the played fixtures (3 889 matches). The results show a regular improvement of CI for each match taken individually. In contextualising (taking into account of placing and/or score of the first leg), progress is more marked.
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| Notations: | sport games technical and natural sciences |
| Tagging: | Champions League |
| Published in: | Science et motricité |
| Language: | French English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1051/sm/2009011 |
| Issue: | 71 |
| Pages: | 65-69 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |