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The purpose of this study is to verify if in knock-out competitions the team that plays the second game in its stadium would have an advantage using data from the Brazil Cup. When considering the championship in general there is evidence that the home team wins the match in approximately 63% of the matches, a significant advantage. However, in the confrontations that were decided by the away goals rule or the penalty shoot-out, the home team wins percentage is 20% lower, indicating that these criteria level the odds of both teams.
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This page is a summary of: Home advantage and away goals rule: An analysis from Brazil Cup, Journal of Sports Analytics, February 2020, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/jsa-200370.
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