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Home advantage in Gaelic football: the effect of divisional status, season and team ability

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  • Lee Rooney
  • Rodney Kennedy

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Evidence suggests that home advantage (HA) is present when home teams win over 50% of home games played. This study investigated the effect of divisional status, season and team ability on HA within Gealic football. The sample included 1973 matches from 32 teams over a 9-season period. HA was calculated based on the number of points gained at home conveyed as a percentage of total points gained (Pollard and Pollard, 2005). A linear regression analysis was utilised to control for ability by adjusting HA (Pollard and Gómez, 2007). In this study, HA (57.4%) is present and significantly greater (P < 0.001) than the null value of 50%. HA within Gaelic football is comparable to other team-based sports. Despite a decline with the last decade, HA has stabilised and remains above the proposed 50%. Team ability would appear to have a significant influence (P < 0.05) on HA, while season and divisional status does not. Future research should investigate further causes of HA (i.e. crowd, travel and familiarity) including their impact (if any) on HA within Gaelic games.

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  • Lee Rooney & Rodney Kennedy, 2018. "Home advantage in Gaelic football: the effect of divisional status, season and team ability," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(6), pages 917-925, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:18:y:2018:i:6:p:917-925
    DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2018.1528523
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    1. Seungwhan Chun & Sang Soo Park, 2021. "Home Advantage in Skeleton: Familiarity versus Crowd Support," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 22(1), pages 3-26, January.
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