Post Tagged with: "Home Field Advantage"

Analysis / Statistics

Investigating home field advantage in MLS, Part 4a: Aggregate referee bias

by × on August 10, 2017 at 9:45 am × 6 comments

Home field advantage can be staggering in MLS. Chris Sherman breaks down the numbers to see if the referees have anything to do with that.

Analysis / Statistics

Investigating home field advantage in MLS, Part 3: Scheduling and short rest

by × on July 10, 2017 at 9:45 am × 6 comments

Chris Sherman looks at the impact of short rest on performance. He also looks at whether MLS schedules favor home teams with longer rest and if that could impact home field advantage.

Analysis / Statistics

Investigating home field advantage in MLS, Part 2: Crowd Size

by × on May 26, 2017 at 10:30 am × 8 comments

Chris Sherman continues to investigate potential causes for home field advantage in MLS using statistical analysis. This second article demonstrates home field advantage and studies the effect of the size of the home crowd on the home team’s advantage.

Analysis / Statistics

Investigating home field advantage in MLS, Part 1: Traveling distance

by × on April 25, 2017 at 10:00 am × 17 comments

Chris Sherman investigates potential causes for home field advantage in MLS using statistical analysis. The first article demonstrates home field advantage and studies the effect of distance traveled on said advantage.