Assessing an experimental rule change in the pay-offs for soccer league match outcomes using historical data for Ireland
IntroductionThis paper evaluates an experimental rule change trialed in the League of Ireland for one season in the early 1980s, where four points were awarded for an away win, three for a home win, two for an away draw, and one for a home draw.This pay-off structure was designed to incentivize visiting teams to engage Printer Stand in more offensi