Arbeitspapier
Home advantage in European international soccer: Which dimension of distance matters?
We investigate whether the home advantage in soccer differs by various dimensions of distance between the (regions of the) home and away teams: geographical distance, climatic differences, cultural distance, and disparities in economic prosperity. To this end, we analyse 2,012 recent matches played in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. We find that when the home team plays at a higher altitude, they benefit substantially more from their home advantage. Every 100 meters of altitude difference is associated with an increase in expected probability to win the match, as the home team, by 1.1 percentage points.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: GLO Discussion Paper ; No. 314
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
Other Special Topics: General
- Thema
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Soccer
home advantage
cultural distance
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Van Damme, Nils
Baert, Stijn
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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Maastricht
- (wann)
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2019
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Van Damme, Nils
- Baert, Stijn
- Global Labor Organization (GLO)
Entstanden
- 2019