The advantage of scoring just before the half-time break - pure myth? Quasi-experimental evidence from European football
(Der Vorteil, kurz vor der Halbzeitpause ein Tor zu schießen - reiner Mythos? Quasi-experimentelle Beweise aus dem europäischen Fussball)
We examine whether the moment just before the half-time break is a particularly good time to score a goal. Using detailed data from the top five European football leagues between the 2013-2014 and 2017-2018 seasons, we exploit the quasi-random occurrence of goals scored just before and just after the half-time break. In the former situation, the game is exogenously interrupted by a break immediately after the goal, whereas in the latter situation, the game continues without interruption. We show that in the case of a goal being scored just before halftime, the scoring team benefits more from the half-time break than the conceding team.
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| Notationen: | Organisationen und Veranstaltungen Leitung und Organisation Spielsportarten |
| Tagging: | Halbzeit |
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Sports Economics |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2020
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| Online-Zugang: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002520913102 |
| Jahrgang: | 21 |
| Heft: | 5 |
| Seiten: | 548-565 |
| Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
| Level: | hoch |