Possession as a performance indicator in soccer.

By P. Jones, Nic James, S. Mellalieu. 2004

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Effects of starting score-line, game location, and quality of opposition in basketball quarter score (2010, background): “The authors reasoned that a greater effort was made to regain possession by a team when losing (needing a goal to avoid defeat) than a team when winning (Jones et al., 2004).”
Influence of contextual variables on styles of play in soccer (2018, background): “…with previous studies that showed that ball possession by teams increased when losing and decreased when winning and drawing (Bradley et al., 2014; Jones et al., 2004; Lago, 2009; Lago & Martin, 2007) and that winning teams can take advantage of direct play and counterattack (Garcia-Rubio, Gomez,…”
Identifying keys to win in the Chinese professional soccer league (2016, result): “Previous authors showed that, both in national leagues (Bradley et al., 2014; Jones et al., 2004; Lago-Peñas and Dellal, 2010) and international championships (Collet, 2013), successful teams maintained a higher percentage of ball possession than unsuccessful teams, which is agreed by our results.”
Game style in soccer: what is it and can we quantify it? (2016, background): “…example, a ‘maintain possession’ strategy may involve more slow play with defensive movements, less risk when passing, and greater emphasis on re-gaining possession relative to teams who might place less importance on this strategy (Grehaigne et al., 2002; Jones et al., 2004; Wright et al., 2011).”