Table 4

Pearson Correlation between Overall Performance Index (total weighted) in TOPSTATS and market value of players with more than 800 minutes played in La Liga and Premier League 2019-20.


Spanish La Liga 2019-20
Matchdays 1-27
English Premier League 2019-20
Matchdays 1-29
Goalkeepers  (r = .60; p = .002; n = 23)(r = .52; p = .012; n = 23)
Centre defences (r = .36; p = .004; n = 62)(r = .43; p = .000; n = 70)
Right backs(r = .36; p = .043; n = 32)(r = .58; p = .000; n = 34)
Left backs(r = .17; p = .323; n = 36)(r = .50; p = .002; n = 35)
Defensive centre midfielders(r = .67; p = .001; n = 20)(r = .43; p = .027; n = 26)
Box-to-box midfielders(r = .17; p = .168; n = 71)(r = .06; p = .628; n = 65)
Creative midfielders(r = .41; p = .000; n = 78)(r = .48; p = .000; n = 51)
Right wide midfielders(r = -.11; p = .577; n = 30)(r = .21; p = .300; n = 27)
Left wide midfielders(r = -.04; p = .803; n = 43)(r = .18; p = .425; n = 21)
Right wings(r = .80; p = .000; n = 24)(r = .63; p = .001; n = 25)
Left wings(r = .64; p = .001; n = 23)(r = .68; p = .000; n = 24)
Strikers(r = .54; p = .000; n = 51)(r = .67; p = .000; n = 47)