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Technical-Tactical Performance from Data Providers: A Systematic Review in Regular Football Leagues

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  • Fernando Manuel Otero-Saborido

    (Sports and IT Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain)

  • Rubén D. Aguado-Méndez

    (Sports and IT Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain)

  • Víctor M. Torreblanca-Martínez

    (Sports and IT Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain)

  • José Antonio González-Jurado

    (Sports and IT Department, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain)

Abstract

In recent years, the number of technology companies providing data to football teams has multiplied. At first, the provided information focused more on physical fitness parameters, but today, ever more data is being generated on technical-tactical performance. The objective of this study was to review the studies on technical-tactical variables based on the information offered by data providers from every country’s regular elite league championship. The review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) standards. A total of 31 studies were selected. LaLiga (27.91%) and the Premier League (18.60%) were the most studied competitions. Amisco was the company with the largest number of studies (54.84%). Descriptive studies (58.06%) predominated over comparative (22.58%) and predictive analyses (19.05%). “Style of play”, “contextual variables” (descriptive analysis), and “demarcation” (comparative analysis) were the most used objectives in the 28 studies reviewed.

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  • Fernando Manuel Otero-Saborido & Rubén D. Aguado-Méndez & Víctor M. Torreblanca-Martínez & José Antonio González-Jurado, 2021. "Technical-Tactical Performance from Data Providers: A Systematic Review in Regular Football Leagues," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:18:p:10167-:d:633287
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