## 3 Results  
A total of 15,266 finishing scenarios were analyzed, comprising 4786 goals and 10,480 saves from 1718 matches (Table 1). The match context significantly influenced the outcome, with significant differences observed (\(\chi^{2}<0.001\)) (Table 2). While regular plays accounted for the highest number of scenarios, they were not the most effective in terms of goal scoring. Both regular plays and free kicks showed inhibitory patterns for goals and excitatory patterns for saves. In contrast, penalties, corner kicks, and counterattacks showed significant trends in effectiveness. No significant effects were observed for individual plays and indirect free-kick actions. Figure 1 shows the descriptive analysis of goals and saves across different areas of the goal, revealing a significant relationship between shot direction and success (\(\chi^{2}<0.001\)). Vertically, the areas near the posts (i.e., X1, Y1, Z1, X4, Y4, and Z4) showed excitatory patterns for goals and inhibitory patterns for saves, whereas central areas (i.e., X2, X3, Y2, Y3, Z2, and Z3) showed the opposite. Horizontally, an excitatory pattern for goals (AR = 3.4) and an inhibitory pattern for saves (AR = \(-2.3\)) were observed in the lower section of the goal (i.e., X1, X2, X3, and X4), whereas the opposite (AR = \(-4.0\) and \(2.7\), respectively) was observed in the central section (i.e., Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4). No significant patterns were found in the upper section of the goal. Figure 2 illustrates the goals and saves across field zones, highlighting a clear relationship between shot location and action success (\(\chi^{2}<0.001\)). Excitatory patterns for goals were observed for shots into the six-yard box and its extension into the penalty area (except for boxes DL4, DC5, and DR3). In contrast, excitatory patterns for saves were identified in the lateral zones of the penalty area (except for boxes AL2 and BR2) as well as in at the front of the penalty area. The remaining field zones did not show significant trends. Figure 3 shows a significant relationship between goal zones from the penalty spot and goal success (\(\chi^{2}=0.004\)). Most shots were directed toward the lower corners (X1 and X4), followed by mid-height zones near the post (Y1 and Y4). Although some zones showed different trends, overall, only an excitatory pattern for goals was observed across height levels (i.e., Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4; \(\chi^{2}=0.011\) and AR = 3.0) but not across columns (\(\chi^{2}=0.944\)). Figure 4 illustrates a significant relationship between goal zones from free-kick shots and goal success (\(\chi^{2}=0.003\)), but no such relationships were observed between shot effectiveness and free-kick attempts based on field areas (\(\chi^{2}=0.795\)). An excitatory pattern for goals was exclusively observed from EC3, where shots were more likely to result in goals than saves (AR = 1.9). Most shots were directed toward the upper sections of the goal, with excitatory patterns for goals in the top corners of the goal and excitatory patterns for saves in the inner columns (left: AR = 3.0; right: AR = 2.7). No significant relationship between shot height and goal success was found (\(\chi^{2}=0.55\)), but a strong correlation with columns was observed (\(\chi^{2}<0.001\)), with excitatory patterns for goals identified in zones near the left post (AR = 3.2).