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Does Saprissa's artificial pitch give them a greater home advantage?

Most people would say that CD Saprissa's artificial turf gives them a significant home advantage. But Saprissa's stadium has always been intimidating to visiting teams in the days when it still had a grass surface. Assuming everything else equal, how significant is the difference in match results from the grass pitch and artificial pitch eras?

Read the full article at HexagonalBlog.

HexagonalBlog @ Mar 11, 2011 3:20 PM EDT | Blog Profile

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