Comparison of the Home-Court Performances of Successful and Unsuccessful Teams at Euroleague Before and After Covıd-19 Pandemic

Year 2022, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 31 - 40, 05.12.2022

Tugay Durmuş , Mehmet Gülü

Abstract

Home advantage is defined as teams having a higher chance of winning in games played at home and is an often researched topic in team sports and basketball. Some situations, such as fan support, away team travel and environment familiarity, can increase home teams' chances of winning while playing at home. Having a higher winning rate at home games is one of the important determinants of the season-long success of the teams. This study aimed to compare home game performances of Euroleague’s successful and unsuccessful home teams, while they play in front of the fans in 2018-2019 season, and they play without fans in 2020-2021 season. Results of our study have similar findings with literature: Higher wins, higher points per game, lower loses and lower turnovers for home teams while they play in front of home crowds in the Euroleague. Our study showed a great impact of fans on home team’s performance in Euroleague but further research is needed to understand other dimensions of home advantage in basketball.

Keywords

home advantage, basektball, fan support

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