A comparative study of the competitive balance of the Spanish and English top football leagues on the basis of sport performance during the four last seasons before the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract The topic of this study has been the examination and comparison competitive balance Spanish English first leagues soccer, called La Liga Santander Barclays Premier League. basis for research project provided by a database sixteen hundred elements, containing data two starting from 2014/2015 season up to 2017/2018 season. When choosing time period study, we intended avoid having deal with impact Covid-19, which is why picked exactly these competition seasons. We have primarily used statistical indicators. In case sports-related data, our inquiries included following: comparing averaging winning percentages per season, furthermore, championship seasons, distribution goals scored conceded and, finally, calculation Herfindahl-Hirschman Index. Although there one aspect investigation according closer optimal, dispersion indicator as well HHI index show that League more balanced two.