## 3 Results
Furthermore, own goals conceded were significantly lower in winning teams (M = 0.05, SD = 0.21) compared to losing teams (M = 0.23, SD = 0.43) (H = 6.033, \(p\) = 0.049, \(\eta^{2}\) = 0.08497). While saves, saves from direct free kicks, and saves from penalties did not show significant differences, the overall trends suggest that better defensive performance, indicated by fewer goals conceded and more clean sheets, is associated with higher chances of winning. The analysis also showed non-significant differences in metrics such as claims, high claims, low claims, and punches made, implying these may not be strong indicators of match outcomes. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Variable**} & **Win (\(n\) = 22)** & **Draw (\(n\) = 28)** & **Lose (\(n\) = 22)** & **H** & \(p\) & \(\eta^{2}\) \\ \cline{2-7}  & **M \(\pm\) SD** & **M \(\pm\) SD** & **M \(\pm\) SD** & & & \\ \hline Balls recovered & 38.91 \(\pm\) 5.27 & 38.46 \(\pm\) 6.46 & 34.23 \(\pm\) 7.52 & 6.430 & 0.040 \({}^{\star}\) & 0.091 \\ Blocks & 3.27 \(\pm\) 2.14 & 3.68 \(\pm\) 2.53 & 4.05 \(\pm\) 1.91 & 1.462 & 0.482 & 0.021 \\ Penalties conceded & 0.05 \(\pm\) 0.21 & 0.18 \(\pm\) 0.39 & 0.14 \(\pm\) 0.35 & 2.005 & 0.367 & 0.028 \\ Tackles & 13.36 \(\pm\) 4.76 & 13.32 \(\pm\) 3.94 & 14.23 \(\pm\) 4.32 & 0.460 & 0.794 & 0.006 \\ Tackles won & 5.59 \(\pm\) 3.79 & 4.82 \(\pm\) 2.72 & 5.27 \(\pm\) 2.49 & 0.242 & 0.886 & 0.003 \\ Tackles lost & 7.77 \(\pm\) 2.39 & 8.50 \(\pm\) 2.95 & 8.95 \(\pm\) 3.46 & 1.703 & 0.427 & 0.024 \\ Clearances completed & 14.73 \(\pm\) 5.43 & 16.11 \(\pm\) 8.76 & 14.68 \(\pm\) 6.94 & 0.118 & 0.942 & 0.002 \\ Clearances attempted & 18.41 \(\pm\) 7.04 & 20.07 \(\pm\) 9.61 & 19.00 \(\pm\) 8.05 & 0.192 & 0.908 & 0.003 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} Note: M \(\pm\) SD—mean \(\pm\) standard deviation, H—Kruskal–Wallis H statistic, \(p\)—\(p\)–value, \(\eta^{2}\)—eta squared. \({}^{\star}\) Win \(\
eq\) lose (\(p\) < 0.05).  
\end{table} 
Table 4: Defensive metrics and their impact on match outcomes. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Variable**} & **Win (\(n\) = 22)** & **Draw (\(n\) = 28)** & **Lose (\(n\) = 22)** & **H** & \(p\) & \(\eta^{2}\) \\ \cline{2-7}  & **M \(\pm\) SD** & **M \(\pm\) SD** & **M \(\pm\) SD** & & & \\ \hline Goals conceded & 0.50 \(\pm\) 0.60 & 0.79 \(\pm\) 0.57 & 2.18 \(\pm\) 1.01 & 34.584 & 0.001 \({}^{\star}\) & 0.487 \\ Own goals conceded & 0.05 \(\pm\) 0.21 & 0.04 \(\pm\) 0.19 & 0.23 \(\pm\) 0.43 & 6.033 & 0.049 & 0.085 \\ Clean sheets & 0.55 \(\pm\) 0.51 & 0.29 \(\pm\) 0.46 & 0.00 \(\pm\) 0.00 & 16.101 & 0.001 \({}^{\star}\)\(\ddagger\) & 0.227 \\ Saves & 2.68 \(\pm\) 1.94 & 3.32 \(\pm\) 2.09 & 3.68 \(\pm\) 1.99 & 1.753 & 0.416 & 0.025 \\ Saves from direct free kicks & 0.18 \(\pm\) 0.40 & 0.07 \(\pm\) 0.26 & 0.09 \(\pm\) 0.29 & 1.628 & 0.443 & 0.023 \\ Saves from penalties & 0.05 \(\pm\) 0.21 & 0.04 \(\pm\) 0.19 & 0.00 \(\pm\) 0.00 & 0.935 & 0.626 & 0.013 \\ Claims & 2.86 \(\pm\) 1.73 & 2.14 \(\pm\) 1.84 & 2.09 \(\pm\) 1.23 & 3.119 & 0.210 & 0.044 \\ High claims & 1.41 \(\pm\) 1.05 & 0.96 \(\pm\) 1.20 & 1.14 \(\pm\) 1.04 & 3.034 & 0.219 & 0.043 \\ Low claims & 1.45 \(\pm\) 1.22 & 1.14 \(\pm\) 1.21 & 0.95 \(\pm\) 0.95 & 1.978 & 0.372 & 0.028 \\ Punches made & 0.45 \(\pm\) 0.67 & 0.79 \(\pm\) 1.03 & 0.55 \(\pm\) 0.67 & 1.254 & 0.534 & 0.018 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} Note: M \(\pm\) SD—mean \(\pm\) standard deviation, H—Kruskal–Wallis H statistic, \(p\)—\(p\)–value, \(\eta^{2}\)—eta squared. \({}^{\star}\) Win \(\
eq\) lose (\(p\) < 0.05); \(\ddagger\) twin \(\
eq\) draw (\(p\) < 0.05).  
\end{table} 
Table 5: Goalkeeping metrics and their impact on match outcomes. The analysis of disciplinary metrics indicated no significant differences across match outcomes for yellow cards, red cards, fouls committed, fouls committed in the defensive third, and fouls committed in own half, as shown in Table 6.  
The logistic regression model was applied to predict the outcome of soccer matches as either a win or no-win (draw/lose).