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Key performance indicators of offensive transitions in elite women’s football: a machine learning and explainability approach

Claudio A. Casal
1
,
José Luis Losada
2
,
Ana M. de Benito Trigueros
3
,
Rubén Maneiro
4
,
Iyán Iván-Baragaño
5

  1. Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain
  2. Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  3. HeQoL Research Group. Department of Physical and Sport Education, University of León, León, Spain
  4. Faculty of Education and Sport, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
  5. Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Biol Sport. 2026; 43: 53–64
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.153309
Online publish date: 2025/08/05
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