European soccer matches have become predictable, study finds. Salary caps might help
After analyzing some 88,000 European soccer matches, scientists say games have become more predictable over time and hypothesize that salary caps could help revive the surprise.
by Gus Contreras
Dec 17, 2021
1 minute
Soccer games that make you sit on the edge of your seat may be a thing of the past, according to new scientific research.
After analyzing 26 years worth of European soccer matches, in 11 the games have become more predictable over time â and the home field advantage has vanished. The work appears in the journal .
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