Table 4
Standardized coefficients from the discriminant analysis of the game statistics between home and away teams in the Spanish Football League.
Game statistics variable
Function
All teams
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Goals scored
.363
*
.635
*
.438
*
.307
*
-.015
Total shots
.082
-.131
.349
*
.227
.251
Shots on goal
.060
-.407
*
-.018
.200
.180
Attacking moves
.110
.613
*
-.116
.194
.042
Box moves
.098
.044
.365
*
-.090
-.052
Crosses
.657
*
.480
*
.712
*
.443
*
.596
*
Offsides committed
.186
.400
*
.164
.087
.172
Losses of possession
-.503
*
-.331
*
-.340
-.591
*
-.702
*
Fouls received
-.145
-.153
-.091
-.488
*
-.092
Assists
.027
.526
*
-.247
.009
-.510
*
Passes made
1.474
*
1.432
*
1.709
*
1.632
*
-.396
*
Successful passes
-1.482
*
-.858
*
-1.709
*
-1.328
*
.007
Dribbles made
.228
-.611
*
1.018
*
-.050
.283
Successful dribbles
-.295
.604
*
-1.161
*
-.144
-.073
Ball possession
-.207
-.691
*
-.088
-.115
.190
Gains of possession
.414
*
.001
.151
.413
*
.912
*
Fouls committed
.331
*
.347
*
.341
*
.396
*
.195
Yellow Cards
-.183
*
-.029
-.200
-.114
-.385
*
Red Cards
-.161
-.059
.213
.253
.326
*
Clearances
-.091
-.313
*
.199
-.118
-.312
*
Eigenvalue
.274
.348
.650
.374
.261
Wilks’ Lambda
.785
.742
.606
.728
.793
Canonical Correlation
.463
.508
.628
.522
.455
Chi-square
180.859
53.154
89.104
56.558
41.305
Df
20
20
20
20
20
Significance
.00
.00
.00
.00
.003
% of Variance
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Reclassification, %
70.8
72.1
77.9
71.6
67.4
*SC discriminant value ≥|.30|