A tight division with any 1 of 14 possible promotion candidates.

Boca and Partizan should be firm favourites for automatic promotions. Both would do well 1 or 2 divisions higher up. Boca have a potent attack but the all round approach of Partizan is serving well at the moment.

After that we are looking at any team as far down as Dynamo Kiev as possibles for the 3rd place or a playoff spot.

Stoke would be favourites for the auto spot in 3rd place .  Koln need to sort out their keeper, if they could they would surely overall Stoke into 3rd.

Villa and St Etienne are interesting prospects Villa play the attack and gk strength approach while Sg Etienne have great strength in depth.

Spartak look like relegation favourites,  Fiorentina , Sporting , Bremen all have their problems and have not started well. while Malaga initially are doing better.