Factors associated with goals and goal scoring opportunities in professional soccer

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 439-449

  Wright, Craig ^a   Atkins, Steve ^a   Polman, Remco ^b   Jones, Bryan ^a   Sargeson, Lee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Sport Science Medical Department at Bolton Wanderers Football Club   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Goals attempts; Logistic regression; Performance indicators; Possessions; Set plays; Transitions in play

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916937499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14748185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2011.11868563     Document Type: Article

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