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ANALYSIS OF THE TURKISH FOOTBALL SUPER LEAGUE OVER FIVE SEASONS FROM A TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL PERSPECTIVE

Oğuz Gürkan(YOZGAT BOZOK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR YÜKSEKOKULU)0000-0001-5886-4758
Recep Sürhat Müniroğlu(ANKARA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SPORTS SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)0000-0003-1250-5420
Pages
19–40
Publication Date
2026-03-28
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In conclusion, it has been determined that the goal parameters, shot parameters and playing with the ball in the attack zone variables in the super league are very important for winning the matches.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The present study aims to analyze football matches in Turkish Super League from a technical, tactical and statistical perspective.
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Key Findings & Data:It focuses on all matches played in 2015/2016-2016/2017-2017/2018-2018/2019 and 2019/2020 football seasons in Turkey.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, it has been determined that the goal parameters, shot parameters and playing with the ball in the attack zone variables in the super league are very important for winning the matches.
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⚙️Variables:Futbol · maç analizi · istatistiksel analiz

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The present study aims to analyze football matches in Turkish Super League from a technical, tactical and statistical perspective. It focuses on all matches played in 2015/2016-2016/2017-2017/2018-2018/2019 and 2019/2020 football seasons in Turkey. The data were obtained from MathBall, a football match analysis program, and official website of Turkish Football Federation. In each season, 306 football matches are played in Turkish Super League. Thus, a total of 1530 matches which were played in five consecutive seasons were analyzed. The data obtained from the study were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 package program based on mean values, frequency, standard deviation and percentages. Normality assumptions were analyzed to see whether the obtained data displayed a normal distribution, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for the comparison of three groups (football games resulting in wins, defeats and draws) in normally distributed data. On the other hand, Kruskal-Wallis H test, which is a non-parametric test, was used to analyze abnormally distributed data. There were also statistically significant differences between football teams who won, lost or drew in a match in terms of goals, shots, shots on target, blocked shots, tackling percentages, header percentages, ball steals, duration ball possession, ball possession percentage, playing with the ball in the midfield, passes in the attacking zone, playing with passing the ball to the rival‟s penalty box, unattended balls, fouls, yellow and red cards (p<0,05). In conclusion, it has been determined that the goal parameters, shot parameters and playing with the ball in the attack zone variables in the super league are very important for winning the matches.

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Bu çalışma Türkiye futbol süper liginde oynanan maçları bazı teknik, taktik ve istatistiksel açıdan analiz etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışmada süper ligde 2015/2016-2016/2017-2017/2018-2018/2019 ve 2019/2020 sezonlarında oynanan maçların (toplam 5 sezon) analizi yapılmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen veriler MathBall maç analiz programından ve Türkiye futbol federasyonunun resmî web sayfasından elde edilmiştir. Süper ligde her sezon 306 maç oynanmış ve belirtilen toplam 5 sezonda 1530 maçın analizi yapılmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen tüm veriler SPSS 22.0 paket programına kaydedilmiş olup, verilerin ortalama, frekans, standart sapma ve yüzde değerleri hesaplanarak değerlendirilmiştir. Verilerin normal dağılım gösterip göstermediğini tespit etmek için normallik varsayımları incelenmiş olup, normal dağılım gösteren verilerde galibiyet, mağlubiyet ve beraberlik ile sonuçlanan müsabakaların karşılaştırılmasında, tek yönlü varyans analizi (One way anova), normal dağılım göstermeyen verilerde ise, nonparametrik testlerden Kruskal-Wallis H testi uygulanmıştır. Süper ligde 5 sezonun ortalamasına bakıldığında, maçlardan galibiyet, mağlubiyet ve beraberlikle ayrılan takımlar arasında, gol, şut, isabetli şut, şut engelleme, ikili mücadele kazanma yüzdesi, hava topu kazanma yüzdesi, top kapma, topla oynama süresi, topa sahip olma yüzdesi, orta alanda topla oynama, hücum bölgesinde pas, rakip ceza alanında topla oynama, sahipsiz top, faul, sarı kart ve kırmızı kart parametreleri açısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık tespit edilmiştir (p<0,05). Sonuç olarak, süper ligde gol parametreleri, şut parametreleri ve hücum bölgesinde topla oynama değişkenlerinin maçlardan galibiyet ile ayrılmak için oldukça önemli oldukları tespit edilmiştir.

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Gürkan, O., Müniroğlu, R. S. (2026). ANALYSIS OF THE TURKISH FOOTBALL SUPER LEAGUE OVER FIVE SEASONS FROM A TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL PERSPECTIVE. SPORMETRE Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 24 Sayı: 1, 19–40. https://doi.org/10.33689/spormetre.1606810

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