A tactical comparison of the 4-2-3-1 and 3-5-2 formation in soccer: A theory-oriented, experimental approach based on positional data in an 11 vs. 11 game set-up
Fig 2
Schematic of three performance indicators: Effective Playing Space (EPS) which is the convex hull of the players (A), Player Length per Width (PLpW) (), determined as the ratio of team length B to team width C, and Team Separateness as the average distance between the attackers and their respective closest defender (D).