why are football matches “at home” or as “visitors” treated like an advantage or disadvantage?

Question

is there any way in which this fact could affect a match by itself?

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Answer 1

In international cricket, the home nation is responsible for the production and curation of the pitch, which often leads to pitches that heavily favour the home team. For example, Indian pitches are generally dustier with less grass which favours spin bowlers, of which Indian batsmen are some of the best players in the world.

Australian conditions generally favour pace bowling. The Australian pace attack is considered one of the best in the world.