Leverage: What Is It and Who’s Got It?
In soccer, a single goal has enormous value. In fact, we can put a number on that value. I've written about this before in posts on the most common scores in soccer or posts about the point value of goals. In a game where over 50% of matches involve fewer than 3 goals, and the most common score line is a goal difference of 1 (rather than 3 or 4), being ahead or behind is a big deal.
Soccer Quantified @ Apr 3, 2011 10:08 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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