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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | The Advantage of scoring just before the half-time break—pure myth? Quasi-experimental evidence from european football |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Journal of Sports Economics |
| Publisher | Sage Publications |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 1527-0025 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Number | 5 |
| Page Range | 548 - 565 |
| Date | 2020 |
| Abstract Text | We examine whether the moment just before the half-time break is a particularly good time to score a goal. Using detailed data from the top five European football leagues between the 2013-2014 and 2017-2018 seasons, we exploit the quasi-random occurrence of goals scored just before and just after the half-time break. In the former situation, the game is exogenously interrupted by a break immediately after the goal, whereas in the latter situation, the game continues without interruption. We show that in the case of a goal being scored just before halftime, the scoring team benefits more from the half-time break than the conceding team. |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1177/1527002520913102 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:20961 |
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