## 3 Results
### Performance Indicators Comparison Between Match Outcomes
(**B**) Build up opposed: Number of build-up plays under opposition pressure. (**C**) Progression: Successful forward progression actions. (**D**) Final third: Number of plays occurring in attacking final third. (**E**) Long ball: Frequency of long ball attempts. (**F**) Attacking transition: Actions during transitions to attack. (**G**) Counter attack: Incidence of counter-attacking plays. (**H**) Set piece: Occurrence of set-piece situations. Symbols indicate statistically significant differences (\(p\) < 0.05): @ Win \(\
eq\) Lose, # Win \(\
eq\) Draw. Significant differences by match outcome were also indicated in possession related variables such as final third (\(\chi^{2}(2)=6.14\), \(p=0.046\), \(\epsilon^{2}=0.065\)). Median values increased from 12.00 in losses to 17.00 in wins. Mean values and 95% confidence intervals were as follows: 13.86 \(\pm\) 6.00%, 95% CI [11.79, 15.93] for losses; 16.54 \(\pm\) 10.90%, 95% CI [12.13, 20.95] for draws; and 19.34 \(\pm\) 10.40%, 95% CI [15.82, 22.87] for wins. Post hoc Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Figner pairwise comparisons revealed that wins exceeded losses (W = 3.56, \(p=0.032\)), with no difference between wins and draws (\(p=0.343\)). Long ball differed significantly among match outcomes, \(\chi^{2}(2)=8.56\), \(p=0.014\), with a moderate effect size (\(\epsilon^{2}=0.090\)). Post hoc Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Figner pairwise comparisons revealed that winning teams recorded significantly fewer long balls than losses (W = \(-4.03\), \(p=0.012\)), with no difference between wins and draws (\(p=0.334\)). Specifically, winning teams showed significantly fewer long ball occurrences (mean = 2.60, 95% CI [1.73, 3.48], median = 2.00, IQR = 3.00, SD = 2.55) compared to losing teams (mean = 4.43, 95% CI [3.30, 5.56], median = 4.00, IQR = 3.00, SD = 3.30). Draws presented intermediate values (mean = 3.42, 95% CI [2.27, 4.57], median = 2.50, IQR = 3.75, SD = 2.85). Attacking transition also differed significantly, \(\chi^{2}(2)=7.54\), \(p=0.023\), \(\epsilon^{2}=0.079\). Attacking transition was significantly lower in wins versus losses (W = \(-3.78\), \(p=0.021\)), but did not differ between wins and draws (\(p=0.193\)), with winning teams showing reduced occurrences (mean = 12.57, 95% CI [10.89, 14.25], median = 11.00, IQR = 6.50, SD = 4.88) relative to losses (mean = 15.74, 95% CI [13.97, 17.52], median = 15.00, IQR = 8.00, SD = 5.18). Draws had intermediate values (mean = 14.50, 95% CI [12.47, 16.54], median = 14.00, IQR = 6.75, SD = 5.04). Counter attack and set piece did not differ significantly across match outcomes (\(p=0.131\) and \(p=0.087\), respectively). For counter attack, losing teams had a median of 2.00, a mean of 2.23 (95% CI [1.75, 2.71]), a standard deviation of 1.40, and an interquartile range (IQR) of 2.00. Drawing teams showed a median of 2.00, a mean of 1.81 (95% CI [1.37, 2.25]), a standard deviation of 1.10, and an IQR of 1.00. Winning teams had a median of 1.00, a mean of 1.63 (95% CI [1.21, 2.05]), a standard deviation of 1.22, and an IQR of 1.00. Regarding set piece, losing teams recorded a median of 6.00, a mean of 6.31 (95% CI [5.68, 6.95]), a standard deviation of 1.86, and an IQR of 2.50. Drawing teams had a median of 6.00, a mean of 6.58 (95% CI [5.74, 7.41]), a standard deviation of 2.06, and an IQR of 2.50. Winning teams showed a median of 6.00, a mean of 5.63 (95% CI [5.01, 6.25]), a standard deviation of 1.82, and an IQR of 2.00. High press (%) differed significantly among match outcomes (Figure 7), \(\chi^{2}(2)=9.85\), \(p=0.007\), with a moderate effect size (\(\epsilon^{2}=0.104\)). Post hoc comparisons revealed that winning teams exhibited significantly higher high press values than draws (\(p=0.040\)) and losses (\(p=0.012\)). Descriptively, means and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were 5.14 [4.16, 6.13] for losses (median = 5.00, IQR = 4.00, SD = 2.87), 4.65 [3.56, 5.74] for draws (median = 4.50, IQR = 4.50, SD = 2.70), and 7.40 [6.04, 8.76] for wins (median = 7.00, IQR = 4.50, SD = 3.96).