Soccer gentrification, how money is making the game more predictable | Coffeesodes 34

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Episode Synopsis

This coffeesode discusses a research that used network science to analyze 88,000 soccer matches across 11 major European leagues over 26 years. The study revealed a significant increase in soccers predictability, particularly in wealthier leagues, correlated with growing inequality between teams. Furthermore, the discussion reveals that home-field advantage is demonstrably decreasing. The discussion proposes future research to explore the impact of monetization on this trend.

Reference-
Maimone VM, Yasseri T. 2021 Football is becoming more predictable; network analysis of 88 thousand matches in 11 major
leagues. R. Soc. Open Sci. 8: 210617.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210617

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