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The main focus of this paper was to review the available literature on match analysis in adult male football. The most
common research topics were identified, their methodologies described and the evolutionary tendencies of this research
area systematised. A systematic review of Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Knowledge database was
performed according to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines.
The following keywords were used: football and soccer, each one associated with the terms: match analysis, performance
analysis, notational analysis, game analysis, tactical analysis and patterns of play. Of 2732 studies initially identified, only 53
were fully reviewed, and their outcome measures abstracted and analysed. Studies that fit all inclusion criteria were
organised according to their research design as descriptive, comparative or predictive. Results showed that 10 studies
focused predominantly on a description of technical, tactical and physical performance variables. From all comparative
studies, the dependent variables more frequently used were “playing position” and “competitive level”. Even though the
literature stresses the importance of developing predictive models of sports performance, only few studies (n = 8) have
focused on modelling football performance. Situational variables like game location, quality of opposing teams, match
status and match half have been progressively included as object of research, since they seem to work as effective
covariables of football performance. Taking into account the limitations of the reviewed studies, future research should
provide comprehensive operational definitions for the studied variables, use standardised categories and description of
activities and participants, and consider integrating the situational and interactional contexts into the analysis of football
performance.
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soccer Match analysis