LaLiga EA Sports It is the second of the 22 played in Europe where the most minutes are added on average in matches with 12.9, surpassed only by the 14 minutes of extra time accumulated in the top category of Portuguese football.
The two Iberian competitions are the only ones that exceed 12 minutes of average length of confrontations, as the following is the Romanian league with 11.9. The Polish league with 11.4 and the Danish league with 11.3 complete the top-5 in this section, according to ‘BeSoccer’ figures.
As for the clubs in the Spanish first division, Getafe is the one that has played the most minutes this season, and the second in the continent behind Porto, which reached a total of 849; with an average of 16.1 added minutes between the two halves. Almería comes next with 14.9 and Granada with 14.8.
When looking at the teams’ statistics as home and away, Cádiz has played the most minutes at home in first halves with 51.5 and Getafe in the second half with 56. At home Barcelona lead in both halves, with 52.3 in first and 55.5 in the second.
These figures are explained to a certain extent because the match on the first day between Getafe and Barcelona is the second on European soil with the most total minutes with 117 (56 in the first half and 61 in the second) and Almería – Granada on matchday 8 is sixth with 113 minutes (56 in the first half and 57 in the second.
France, the one that adds the least of the ‘big’ leagues
Regarding the rest of the major leagues, the English Premier League is sixth in this classification with 11.2 minutes. Italian Serie A follows immediately below with 10.6. The German Bundesliga also appears in ninth place with 10.3 minutes and the French Ligue 1 in thirteenth place with 9.2.
For its part, the top Slovak category is in last place with an average of 7.4 minutes added. It is dominated by the Swiss league (8.3), the Turkish league (8.6), the Serbian league (8.7) and the Greek and Scottish leagues (both with 8.8).
TEAMS WITH THE LARGEST TIMES
1. Porto (PER): 106.6
2. Getafe (ESP): 106.1
3. Estoril (PER): 105.9
4. Tottenham (ENG): 105.9
5. Vizela (PER): 105.7
6. Arouca (PER): 105.7
7. Nottingham Forest (ENG): 105.1
8. LKS Lodz (POL): 105.1
9. Almeria (ESP): 104.9
10. Pomegranate (ESP): 104.9
LONGER MATCHES
1. Poland: LKS Lódz-Jagiellonia Bialystok: 118 minutes
2. Spain: Getafe-FC Barcelona: 117 minutes
3. Portugal: Porto-Arouca: 116 minutes
4. Denmark: Aarhus-Lyngby: 115 minutes
5. Poland: Widzew Lodz-LKS Lódz: 114 minutes.
Source: La Verdad
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