Table 2 Correlation between the team offensive variables selected and the goals scored.

Accurate passes

0.760*

 < 0.001

Offsides

0.578*

 < 0.001

Attacking challenges won

 − 0.011

0.897

Passes

0.759*

 < 0.001

Attacks – center

0.502*

 < 0.001

Penalties

0.363*

 < 0.001

Attacks—left flank

0.065

0.446

Percentage of accurate crosses

0.048

0.574

Attacks—right flank

-0.098

0.249

Percentage of accurate passes

0.647*

 < 0.001

Attacks with shots—center

0.804*

 < 0.001

Percentage of challenges in attack won

0.540*

 < 0.001

Attacks with shots—left flank

0.592*

 < 0.001

Percentage of efficiency for attacks through the central zone

0.698*

 < 0.001

Attacks with shots—right flank

0.594*

 < 0.001

Percentage of efficiency for attacks through the left flank

0.620*

 < 0.001

Attacks with shots—Set pieces attacks

0.307*

 < 0.001

Percentage of efficiency for attacks through the right flank

0.688*

 < 0.001

Average duration of ball possession (sec)

0.696*

 < 0.001

Percentage of efficiency for corner attacks

− 0.076

0.37

Ball possession percentage

0.697*

 < 0.001

Percentage of efficiency for counterattacks

0.672*

 < 0.001

Chances

0.871*

 < 0.001

Percentage of efficiency for free-kick attacks

0.672*

 < 0.001

Chances percentage

0.511*

 < 0.001

Percentage of efficiency for positional attacks

0.755*

 < 0.001

Corner attacks

0.585*

 < 0.001

Percentage of efficiency for set-piece attacks

0.537*

 < 0.001

Corners

0.591*

 < 0.001

Percentage of efficiency for throw-in attacks

 − 0.137

0.107

Counter-attacks

 − 0.165

0.051

Percentage of penalties scored

0.089

0.295

Counter-attacks with a shot

0.521*

 < 0.001

Percentage of shots on target

0.636*

 < 0.001

Crosses

 − 0.15

0.078

Percentage of successful dribbles

0.500*

 < 0.001

Crosses accurate

 − 0.09

0.293

Percentage scored free kick shots

0.151

0.077

Dribbles

0.534*

 < 0.001

Positional attacks

0.406*

 < 0.001

Entrance to the penalty box

0.852*

 < 0.001

Positional attacks with shots

0.818*

 < 0.001

Entrances to the final third

0.670*

 < 0.001

Set pieces attacks

 − 0.104

0.221

Entrances to the opposition half

0.431*

 < 0.001

Shots

0.807*

 < 0.001

Free-kick attacks

 − 0.411*

 < 0.001

Shots on post / bar

0.636*

 < 0.001

Free-kick shots

0.505*

 < 0.001

Shots on target

0.898*

 < 0.001

Lost balls

 − 0.492*

 < 0.001

Shots wide

0.487*

 < 0.001

Lost balls in own half

 − 0.113

0.182

Successful dribbles

0.585*

 < 0.001

Offsides

0.578*

 < 0.001

Throw-in attacks

 − 0.416*

 < 0.001

Passes

0.759*

 < 0.001