Anti-time-wasting rules send shots soaring and 2026 Brasileirao breaks from the historic average
The rules against time-wasting have sent shot averages in the 2026 Brasileirao soaring. According to Bruno Imaizumi's study, eight of the ten rounds played under the new rules were above the per-round maximum of the previous 13 championships.
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As regras contra o antijogo transformaram o Brasileirão de 2026 em outra competição, muito mais ofensiva. Até a aplicação das novas normas, a média de finalizações deste ano seguia o mesmo padrão dos anos anteriores; depois que elas passaram a valer, a média por rodada subiu para um patamar inédito, bem acima do histórico registrado desde 2013, quando começou a coleta de dados da Série A.
O estudo é do economista Bruno Imaizumi, parceiro do Gato Mestre. Nas dez rodadas já disputadas sob as novas regras, oito ficaram acima do máximo de finalizações registrado em cada rodada nos 13 campeonatos anteriores.
Na comparação com a média de finalizações por rodada, as marcas deste ano ficam completamente fora do que se via nos anos anteriores, o que sustenta a conclusão de que a mudança de regra alterou de forma mensurável o comportamento dos times no ataque.
[Nota do editor: o material original apoia a análise em gráfico comparativo entre a média do ano, a média histórica e o momento de entrada das novas regras.]
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