The Effects of Ball Recovery Times on Match Results in Football

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 11 - 20, 30.03.2025

Önder Şemşek , Anıl Cırıkoğlu , Göksel Yıkmış

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the ball recovery times of the teams in the Turkish Super League. The population of the research consists of football teams taking part in the 2021-2022 season of the Turkish Super League. The sample of the research consists of the teams that finished the league in the first 4 and last 4 places in the 21-22 season. For the analysis of the research, a total of 2 matches of the 8 football teams in the sample were selected by lottery method, 1 match in which they won and 1 match in which they lost. The relationship between the ball recovery times and the number of goals scored and conceded, ball possession rate, total number of shots, goal expectation and number of corners were examined using the video analysis method, and comparisons were made between the variables according to the match result. Also, the relationship between these five parameters and the ball recovery times and why the teams finished the league in the top 4 or the bottom 4 was also discussed. In the research findings, it is seen that there is a significant negative relationship between the ball recovery times and the number of goals scored, total number of shots, ball possession percentages, goal expectations and points received by the teams. Moreover, the findings show that the ball recovery times of the teams that won the match was much lower than the teams that lost the match. On the other hand, there is a significant positive relationship between the ball recovery times and the number of goals they concede. In addition, no statistically significant relationship was found between the ball recovery times and the number of corners taken by the teams. In conclusion, this research reveals that recovering the ball back faster is an important parameter for winning a match in football.

Keywords

Football, Match analysis, Ball recovery, Ball recovery time, Match winning-losing

Ethical Statement

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