Perceptions of Football Analysts Goal-Scoring Opportunity Predictions: A Qualitative Case Study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to understand the way tactical football analysts perceive the general match analysis issues and to analyze their tactical interpretation of the predictive models of conceded goal-scoring opportunities. Nine tactical analysts responded to the semi-structured interviews that included a general section on the match analysis and a specific one on the results of a study on goal-scoring opportunities conceded by a Spanish La Liga team. Following their transcription, the interviews were codified into categories by the two researchers using Atlas Ti® software. Subsequently, frequency count and co-occurrence analysis were performed based on the encodings. The content analysis reflected that analysts play a crucial role in the analysis of their own team and that of the opponent, the

SUBMITTER: Aguado-Mendez RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8450592 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature