{"id":6714,"date":"2022-05-11T11:54:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T10:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/?p=6714"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T15:16:11","slug":"why-the-away-goals-rule-should-be-reintroducd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/why-the-away-goals-rule-should-be-reintroducd\/","title":{"rendered":"No away goals, less jeopardy? How the removal of the away goals rule has impacted European competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  thought-leadership-heading '><div class ='av-subheading av-subheading_above  ' style='font-size:15px;'><p>Thought Leadership<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >No away goals, less jeopardy? How the removal of the away goals rule has impacted European competition<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#80808a; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 9<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">MIN READ<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock thought-leadership-author '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Omar Chaudhuri<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>May 11, 2022<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-5407 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5407 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Spurs_CaseStudyHeroImage.jpg\" alt='' title='Spurs_CaseStudyHeroImage' height=\"486\" width=\"996\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Spurs_CaseStudyHeroImage.jpg 996w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Spurs_CaseStudyHeroImage-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Spurs_CaseStudyHeroImage-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Spurs_CaseStudyHeroImage-705x344.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock thought-leadership-share '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Thought Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>Inspired by what you&#8217;re reading? Why not subscribe for regular insights delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock ' ><a href='https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/contact\/news-signup\/'  class='avia-button  avia-color-theme-color   avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-left '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Subscribe<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  '><div class='av-share-box'><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this story<\/h5><ul class='av-share-box-list noLightbox'><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/why-the-away-goals-rule-should-be-reintroducd\/&#038;t=No%20away%20goals%2C%20less%20jeopardy%3F%20How%20the%20removal%20of%20the%20away%20goals%20rule%20has%20impacted%20European%20competition' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=No%20away%20goals%2C%20less%20jeopardy%3F%20How%20the%20removal%20of%20the%20away%20goals%20rule%20has%20impacted%20European%20competition&#038;url=https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/?p=6714' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f1' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Twitter' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href='https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=No%20away%20goals%2C%20less%20jeopardy%3F%20How%20the%20removal%20of%20the%20away%20goals%20rule%20has%20impacted%20European%20competition&#038;url=https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/why-the-away-goals-rule-should-be-reintroducd\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock thought-leadership-main-content '  style='font-size:20px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahead of the UEFA Champions League semi finals, Twenty First Group Chief Intelligence Officer Omar Chaudhuri spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about the away goals rule, which was abolished ahead of the 2021\/22 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the segment, Omar advocated for it to be reinstated, on the basis that it increased jeopardy within knockout ties. You can listen to the segment below.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div id=\"av_player-0\" class=\"av-player av-player-container   avia-builder-el-22  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first avia-playerstyle-minimal avia-playlist-custom-background-color avia-playlist-custom-border-color avia-playlist-hide-cover\"  style=\"background-color:rgba(45,110,234;border-color:rgba(45,110,234;\" ><div class=\"av-player-player-container\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1478\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5-Live-Breakfast-audio-2.mp3'>Why the away goals rule should be reintroduced - BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/5-Live-Breakfast-audio-2.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Why the away goals rule should be reintroduced - BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Omar Chaudhuri discusses the away goals rule on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"4:13\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock thought-leadership-main-content '  style='font-size:20px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to measure the impact that the removal of the away goals rule has had, we\u2019ve analysed some of the numbers emerging from the 2021\/22 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Increased jeopardy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we know, jeopardy is a key component in generating interest and excitement for a competition, and ultimately commercial value. In terms of jeopardy, the away goals rule gave football something that did not exist in any other type of competition: goals that could turn defeat instantly into victory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The away goals rule helped deliver not just the Champions League\u2019s greatest ever moments, but arguably European football\u2019s too. Without the away goals rule we wouldn\u2019t have had the drama of tie-progressing goals like Lucas Moura\u2019s last minute goal for Tottenham Hotspur against Ajax. which took Spurs from the brink of semi-final heart-break to their first ever Champions League final, the incredible scenes in Rome when Kostas Manolas famously headed Roma in front on away goals against Barcelona in 2018 to advance to the semi-finals, or Sergi Roberto\u2019s injury time winner for Barcelona against PSG in 2017; to name a few recent examples.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduced as a tiebreaker, the rule originally ensured that a coin toss was no longer required to separate tied teams. That it might encourage away teams to attack was a secondary benefit, which ultimately never materialised &#8211; away team goalscoring never increased as a result of the rule (nor did it negatively impact home team goals). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-30  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-6715 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6715 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/goals.png\" alt='' title='goals' height=\"430\" width=\"716\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/goals.png 716w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/goals-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/goals-705x423.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock thought-leadership-main-content '  style='font-size:20px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It did, however, have a third benefit: heightened jeopardy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The swing of jeopardy provided by the away goals rule can be illustrated by Real Madrid\u2019s incredible late comeback against Manchester City in this season\u2019s semi finals. While it is impossible to know how the tie may have played out with the rule, TFG\u2019s match probability model shows how much larger the swing delivered by Rodrygo\u2019s brace would have been with the rule in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-38  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-6720 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6720 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swing.png\" alt='' title='swing' height=\"430\" width=\"716\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swing.png 716w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swing-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swing-705x423.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-40  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock thought-leadership-main-content '  style='font-size:20px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the manner and timing of Rodrygo\u2019s double cannot be underestimated, had the second been a tie progressing goal &#8211; rather than a goal that took the tie to extra time &#8211; the levels of drama would have been elevated further, showcasing the extra levels of jeopardy the away goals provided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A new problem?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The removal of the away goals rule has however led to an unintended consequence. Teams that are at home in second leg ties are now benefiting from an additional 30 minutes of home advantage without the away team benefitting from any counterbalance measure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As it happened, the away goals rule proved to be an effective leveller of home advantage in extra time. Between 2003 and 2021, in 239 UEFA club competition matches that went to extra time, home teams progressed in 52% of ties, reflecting a small advantage that is partially driven by seeding (though two teams that are level after 180 minutes are likely to be of similar quality).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in 40 ties this season, the home team has advanced 60% of the time. Excluding penalty shootouts from both figures, home teams have progressed outright via extra time in 35% of ties this season compared to 29% with the away goals rule.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-43  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-44  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-45  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-46  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-6721 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6721 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/progress.png\" alt='' title='progress' height=\"430\" width=\"715\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/progress.png 715w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/progress-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/progress-705x424.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-47  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-49  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock thought-leadership-main-content '  style='font-size:20px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While not enough ties have yet been played to determine whether this is significant, the early evidence points to it now being a small advantage for teams who play the second leg at home &#8211; something that is randomly assigned in the quarters and semi-finals of European competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be interesting to see whether this trend continues over the coming seasons in the continued absence of the away goals rule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to find out more about how the removal of the away goals rule has impacted European football competitions please get in touch with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/contact\/get-in-touch\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omar Chaudhuri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can read an example of our competition intelligence work <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twentyfirstgroup.com\/portfolio-item\/uae-pro-league2030-strategy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-51  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_codeblock  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":5407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,52,33],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>No away goals, less jeopardy? 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