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In this project, I am investigating relationships between the goals scored and the times in which they are scored. This coursework will be based around football matches. I will collect all my information from a data sheet which contains all the football games in the English league. I will choose a pattern for the games that I have chosen e.g. I will record the results of every 3 games. I will choose a certain number of matches and make tables and graphs due to the results of these matches.

I have chosen 70 football matches and have analysed each of the results. In those matches there have been goals scored, goals conceded and bookings received. Due to these results, I have made some hypotheses. These hypotheses will relate to the goals scored and the times in which they are scored. The following are my 3 chosen hypotheses and the reasons for why I have chosen these 3 in particular.

My first hypothesis is; the home team will score more goals, than the away team, in the last 30 minutes of the second half than at any other time during the match. I have chosen this hypothesis because, during this time, the home team may want to score a goal that would give them the lead and make the closing stages of the game a lot easier and more comfortable. Also, if the home team already have a goal, they will want to score another goal to totally kill the game off and prevent the opposition from scoring an equaliser and frustrating the home fans.

My second hypothesis is; the away team will mainly score a goal in the last 15 minutes of the first half than at any other time in the match. I have chosen this hypothesis because, during this period of time, the away team will be likely to put on a lot of pressure to the home team in order sneak a goal and take the lead or to get a vital equaliser that could save them 2 points. Also, they may bring on a substitute, maybe an attacking player, to freshen up the team and to try and get a goal so they can make the travelling away fans happy.
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My Final hypothesis is; the most amount of bookings will occur in the second half, than at any other time during the match. The reasons why I have chosen this hypothesis is because if there is already a goal in the match, and it is near the end of the match, the losing team will start to get anxious so they will start to foul the winning team, due to frustration and then the wining team will get hot tempered and start fouling back, therefore players from both teams will end up getting bookings. Also, if both teams ...

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