Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy website Borussia Dortmund vs. Legia Warsaw the most exciting UEFA Champions League match of the week, proven by science
november 28, 2016 - Nissan

Borussia Dortmund vs. Legia Warsaw the most exciting UEFA Champions League match of the week, proven by science

Borussia Dortmund vs. Legia Warsaw the most exciting #uefachampionsleague match of the week, proven by science

 

  • Nissan’s Excitement Index formula, created alongside scientists at Loughborough University, calculates Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warsaw’s twelve goal thrilleras this week’s most exciting #uefachampionsleague fixture

 

  • Sporting Clube de Portugal’s narrow 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid C.F. comes in second place

 

  • FC Barcelona currently top the #nissan Excitement Index team table, with the most ‘excitement’ points so far this season, followed by Real Madrid C.F. and FC Bayern Munich

 

Following another thrilling week of #uefachampionsleague football, #nissan, the official global automotive #sponsor of the #competition, has revealed that Borussia Dortmund’s 8-4 victory over Legia Warsaw was the most exciting fixture, according to science.

 

Nissan’s Excitement Index scientific formula, calculates an excitement score based on match stats including: goal(s) scored (and when), involvement of star player(s), booking(s) and fan attendance.

 

Real Madrid C.F.’s 2-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal comes in second place, whilst Juventus’ 3-1 triumph away to Sevilla FC scores third in the #nissan Excitement Index match-day 5 table.

 

NISSAN EXCITEMENT INDEX - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MD5 TABLE:

POSITION

FIXTURE:

EXCITEMENT SCORE:
  
*based on Nissan Excitement Index formula

1

Borussia Dortmund v Legia Warsaw

72.0

2

Sporting Clube de Portugal v Real Madrid C.F.

42.4

3

Sevilla FC v Juventus F.C.

33.0

4

FC Rostov v FC Bayern Munich

32.0

5

Beşiktaş J.K. v S.L. Benfica

28.5

6

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Manchester City F.C.

21.1

7

Celtic F.C. v FC Barcelona

19.5

8

Arsenal FC v Paris Saint-Germain

15.9

9

AS Monaco FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

11.9

10

Leicester City F.C v Club Brugge KV

10.8

11

PFC CSKA Moscow v Bayer 04 Leverkusen

8.3

12

FC Copenhagen v FC Porto

5.5

13

PFC Ludogrets Razgrad v FC Basel

4.9

14

Atlético Madrid v PSV Eindhoven

3.9

15

GNK Dinamo Zagreb v Olympique Lyonnais

2.9

16

S.S.C. Napoli v FC Dynamo Kyiv

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the #uefachampionsleague Group Stages head into their week, FC Barcelona currently top the #nissan Excitement Index Team Table** with an excitement score of 50.5, ahead of second place Real Madrid C.F. (45.1) and FC Bayern Munich (38.7). English sides Manchester City F.C. (28.6) and Arsenal F.C. (26.6) currently sit in fourth and fifth place:

                                                                              

**Nissan Excitement Index - #uefachampionsleague Team Table (Top 7):

POSITION

TEAM:

SEASON EXCITEMENT SCORE:
  
*based on #nissan Excitement Index formula

1

FC Barcelona

50.5

2

Real Madrid C.F.

45.1

3

FC Bayern Munich

38.7

4

Borussia Dortmund

31.6

5

Manchester City

28.6

6

Arsenal

26.6

7

Juventus

23.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last season, in partnership with scientists at Loughborough University, #nissan launched their Excitement Index by conducting live ‘excitement experiments’ on football fans during six #uefachampionsleague matches. Fans were fitted with wearable technology to monitor and gather data, including: heart rate, breathing rate and electro-dermal activity, to examine the physiological effect excitement has on them. This data was then combined with official match statistics from Opta to develop a scientific formula*, now at the heart of the #nissan Excitement Index.

 

To have your say on what got YOU excited this week, you can vote for The #uefachampionsleague ‘Goal of the Week’, engineered by #nissan
http://gotw.uefa.com/eng/uefachampionsleague/nominees