Analyzing the Competing Teams’ Match Results in 2012-2013 Season in Turkish Spor Toto Super League Based on Different Parameters

The aim of the study is to evaluate the wins, draws, and defeats in the matches in Turkish Spor Toto Super League in 2012-2013 season based on different parameters that can influence the result. The data as a resource to the study has been obtained from the website tr.matchstudy.com which presents match analyses by using Mathball software with 1,5% error margin rate. The data has been examined statistically by using SPSS 21.0 program and the significance level has been determined as p<0.05. Kruskal Wallis test has been applied for win, draw and defeat data which do not reflect normal distribution. Bonferroni correction has been performed which examines whether there is a difference between groups (p=0.0166). One-way Anova test has been applied for wins, draws and defeats of the data showing normal distribution. The relationship between the parameters that contain significant differences were examined by Tukey test. In the study, it has been seen that there is not a significant difference statistically (p>0.05) when the match scores of the teams such as wins, draws, and defeats are compared with the percentage of ball possession in the attacking field. When the teams’ number of passes are viewed, it has been found out that losing teams accomplished more passes than the winning teams. Yet, these passes were negative ones which create a significant difference (p<0.05). As a result, it has been observed that the scores of the matches played between the teams are effected by the passes accomplished, the ball sent to the penalty area, and the shots to the goal. It has been revealed that losing teams have higher rates in some parameters such as passes and balls sent to the penalty area, but their attempts usually fail. It can be stated that the important point to win the game is not ball possession but to use the ball in a more effective and result-oriented way.