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The fans in the stadium undoubtedly represent a positive factor that ends up benefiting the local team. This was demonstrated with the resumption of football behind empty doors as a consequence of the pandemic and during this period of time the visiting teams had a higher victory rate.
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The database ProFoorballDB , who collects and issues information, made a study of what the presence and the absence of the public within the stadiums.
According to the study, it was possible to conclude that throughout Europe, where the investigation was carried out, more goals, penalties and victories for visiting teams and consequently, more defeats for local teams.
The research was commissioned to study 11 l countries in Europe where it was concluded that the victories as visitors increased by 2. 15%, the goals of the visitors also increased notably in a 6. 79% , but the most striking figure was the number of penalties charged for visitors with an increase of 19 . 47% .
Other studies have also indicated that footballers lose their intensity in a game behind closed doors since they have the feeling of being in training for what they do not perform to the maximum.
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On In this sense, the Mexican national team will have to play very concentrated to avoid that these statistics could have repercussions before the match against Jamaica, which will be played behind closed doors as a result of a fine after the fans chanted the homophobic scream.