Abstract
The purpose of this study was to use stats to statistically examine which team has the “unique tactical style” and which team has the “flexible ability to change tactics based on the characteristics of their opponents” during a season in the W-League as well as which style is more effective, based on the team’s competitive performance. Subjects were the 14 teams that were in the W-League during the 2022-23 season. The game stats used were the seven items referred to as the “Four Factors”. Since the seven items were obtained for offense (own team) and defense (opposing team), a total of 14 items were eventually used. Correspondence analysis was performed on the mean-stats matrix of each team by the game to visually identify the characteristics of the teams. The characteristics of each team’s configuration were operationally defined in terms of “Uniqueness” and “Prominence.” Then, through the interpreted names of its axes, the changes in each team’s game-by-game were examined in terms of the positional relationships of the two-dimensional configuration. As a result, the following findings were obtained: The offensive team types were characterized by “3Ps,” “2Ps,” “Passive offense,” and “Aggressive offense,” while the defensive ones were characterized by “3Ps,” “2Ps,” “Successful defense,” and “Get a free throw.”In league games, which are played by analyzing opponents in advance and with adequate preparation, the superiority of the playing style according to the opponent was demonstrated.
https://ror.org/03t78wx29 
