Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of Variables included in the study: Average per season over the 10 seasons (2012–2013 to 2021–2022) in the First Division of La Liga (38 Match days per Season).

Accurate passes

14,739.83 ± 3321.972

14,184.72

15,294.93

Offsides

83.22 ± 17.00

80.38

86.06

Attacking challenges won

1405.87 ± 194.21

1373.42

1438.33

Passes

17,949.23 ± 3206.11

17,413.48

18,484.97

Attacks – center

802.97 ± 120.59

782.82

823.12

Penalties

6.24 ± 2.71

5.78

6.69

Attacks—left flank

1038.17 ± 119.52

1018.20

1058.15

Percentage of accurate crosses

25.60 ± 2.92

25.12

26.09

Attacks—right flank

1068.22 ± 118.99

1048.33

1088.10

Percentage of accurate passes

81.53 ± 3.93

80.87

82.19

Attacks with shots—center

97.77 ± 29.934

92.77

102.78

Percentage of challenges in attack won

46.27 ± 2.82

45.79

46.74

Attacks with shots—left flank

92.88 ± 22.79

89.07

96.69

Percentage of efficiency for attacks through the central zone

12.11 ± 2.68

11.65

12.54

Attacks with shots—right flank

91.27 ± 20.85

87.79

94.76

Percentage of efficiency for attacks through the left flank

8.94 ± 1.89

8.62

9.25

Attacks with shots—Set pieces attacks

111.25 ± 17.98

108.24

114.25

Percentage of efficiency for attacks through the right flank

8.55 ± 1.82

8.23

8.86

Average duration of ball possession (sec)

14.81 ± 2.51

14.37

15.22

Percentage of efficiency for corner attacks

29.67 ± 4.33

28.94

30.39

Ball possession percentage

49.84 ± 5.65

48.89

50.78

Percentage of efficiency for counterattacks

14.52 ± 3.20

13.99

15.06

Ball possessions quantity

4006.23 ± 212.69

3970.69

4041.77

Percentage of efficiency for free-kick attacks

34.33 ± 7.99

32.99

35.67

Chances

187.03 ± 51.19

178.34

195.23

Percentage of efficiency for positional attacks

8.75 ± 1.91

8.43

9.07

Chances percentage

26.61 ± 4.36

25.87

27.32

Percentage of efficiency for set-piece attacks

31.47 ± 3.78

30.84

32.11

Corner attacks

179.82 ± 29.45

174.90

184.74

Percentage of efficiency for throw-in attacks

16.30 ± 10.11

14.61

17.99

Corners

179.81 ± 29.70

174.83

184.76

Percentage of penalties scored

75.90 ± 19.19

72.70

79.11

Counter-attacks

527.40 ± 80.29

513.98

540.82

Percentage of shots on target

39.17 ± 3.47

38.59

39.75

Counter-attacks with a shot

76.01 ± 17.28

73.12

78.90

Percentage of successful dribbles

57.44 ± 3.84

56.80

58.08

Crosses

502.24 ± 104.77

484.73

519.75

Percentage scored free kick shots

5.351 ± 4.61

4.57

6.12

Crosses accurate

129.37 ± 34.17

123.66

135.08

Positional attacks

2381.91 ± 171.93

2353.24

2410.70

Dribbles

1016.35 ± 197.84

983.29

1049.40

Positional attacks with shots

209.28 ± 50.88

200.78

217.78

Entrances to the final third

1495.15 ± 187.25

1463.86

1526.44

Set pieces attacks

354.92 ± 50.74

346.44

363.40

Entrances to the opposition half

2343.03 ± 213.09

2307.42

2378.64

Shots

416.79 ± 73.23

404.55

429.03

Entrance to the penalty box

552.82 ± 119.30

532.88

572.75

Shots on post / bar

9.94 ± 3.96

9.23

10.56

Free-kick attacks

138.82 ± 34.02

133.13

144.50

Shots on target

163.98 ± 38.29

157.58

170.38

Free-kick shots

20.35 ± 9.39

18.78

21.92

Shots wide

152.81 ± 24.54

148.71

156.91

Goals

50.05 ± 17.09

47.19

52.90

Successful dribbles

587.84 ± 143.88

563.79

611.88

Lost balls

2701.01 ± 186.51

2669.84

2732.18

Throw-in attacks

28.92 ± 23.73

24.96

32.89

Lost balls in own half

537.32 ± 70.35

525.56

549.07