Table 2 The number and effectiveness of the goalkeeper’s saves.

From: Performance analysis in won and lost matches and the predictors of goal difference and match outcome in Women’s Handball European Championship 2022

Variables

Win

Lose

Result

ES

M ± SD

M ± SD

Number of saves

ALL

12.00 ± 3.12

9.66 ± 2.70

t(1, 86) = 3.69; p = .000

d = 0.79

FB

0.5 ± 0.93

0.64 ± 0.69

U = 812.00; Z = -1.13; p = .257

η2 = 0.02

BT

1.00 ± 1.18

0.80 ± 1.00

U = 866.50; Z = 0.84; p = .399

η2 = 0.01

6 m

1.9 ± 1.50

1.64 ± 1.43

U = 862.00; Z = 0.88; p = .379

η2 = 0.01

W

4.1 ± 2.14

2.89 ± 2.01

t(1, 86) = 2.72; p = .008

d = 0.58

9 m

3.80 ± 2.19

3.18 ± 2.23

U = 815.50; Z = 1.27; p = .205

η2 = 0.02

7 m

0.7 ± 0.71

0.44 ± 0.73

U = 747.00; Z = 1.69; p = .092

η2 = 0.03

Effectiveness of the save

ALL

33.70 ± 7.88

24.75 ± 6.03

t(1, 86) = 5.98; p = .000

d = 1.27

FB

21.85 ± 31.49

21.31 ± 26.63

U = 689.50; Z = -0.52; p = .603

η2 = 0.00

BT

22.45 ± 22.29

14.93 ± 21.13

U = 574.50; Z = 1.85; p = .064

η2 = 0.04

6 m

33.53 ± 22.30

22.91 ± 19.07

U = 708.00; Z = 2.18; p = .030

η2 = 0.05

W

37.39 ± 18.50

27.63 ± 15.19

t(1, 86) = 2.70; p = .008

d = 0.58

9 m

49.95 ± 21.92

37.82 ± 24.10

U = 681.00; Z = 2.39; p = .017

η2 = 0.06

7 m

21.58 ± 24.34

10.05 ± 15.25

U = 644.50; Z = 2.32; p = .034

η2 = 0.05

  1. ALL  general saves, FB  fast break, BT  breakthrough, 6 m  6 m, W  wing, 9 m  9 m, 7 m 7 m (penalty), ES  effect size.