Given the proven influence of crowd noise upon referees in an experimental setting ( Nevill et al. , 1999 , 2002a ) , team games should be associated with significant home advantage .
Perhaps not as much as artistic event groups .
Given the proven influence of crowd noise upon referees in an experimental setting ( Nevill et al. , 1999 , 2002a ) , team games should be associated with significant home advantage , although perhaps not as much as artistic event groups .