Home-field effect and team performance

Carmichael, F; Thomas, D

Abstract

This article discusses the home-field effect in professional team sports and provides further evidence of home advantage in association football as played in the English Premier League. Utilizing play data it employs match-based production function to investigate the home-field effect on within-match performance by home and away teams.

Citation

Carmichael, F., & Thomas, D. (2005). Home-field effect and team performance. Journal of Sports Economics, 6(3), 264-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002504266154

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2005
• Deposit Date: Oct 16, 2007
• Journal: Journal of Sports Economics
• Print ISSN: 1527-0025
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 264-281
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002504266154