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A sample of 68 games and 1,694 offensive sequences from the Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, English Premier League, and Champions League were analyzed using \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> and logistic regression analyses. Results revealed that counterattacks (odds ratio [OR] = 1.44; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.13\u20131.83; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01) and fast attacks (OR = 1.43; 95% CI: 1.11\u20131.85; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01) increased the success of an offensive sequence by 40% compared with positional attacks. The chance of an offensive sequence ending effectively in games from the Spanish, Italian, and English Leagues were higher than that in the Champions League. Offensive sequences that started in the preoffensive or offensive zones were more successful than those started in the defensive zones. An increase of 1 second in the offensive sequence duration and an extra pass resulted in a decrease of 2% (OR = 0.98; 95% CI: 0.98\u20130.99; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001) and 7% (OR = 0.93; 95% CI: 0.91\u20130.96; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), respectively, in the probability of its success. 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