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European soccer matches have become predictable, study finds. Salary caps might help

After analyzing some 88,000 European soccer matches, scientists say games have become more predictable over time and hypothesize that salary caps could help revive the surprise.
Scientists say that underdog wins, like when Leicester City beat 5000-to-1 odds against them to take the 2016 Premier League, may be a thing of the past as matches become more predictable.

Soccer games that make you sit on the edge of your seat may be a thing of the past, according to new scientific research.

After analyzing 26 years worth of European soccer matches, in 11 the games have become more predictable over time — and the home field advantage has vanished. The work appears in the journal .

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