Three teams should be solid for promotion. Playoffs for the rest?
Ajax, Anderlecht and Genoa would sit mid table or better in D1. They are 2 rating points or better above all the rest. Ajax lack a little depth; Anderlecht are full of depth but are perhaps a keeper away from greatness. Genoa are the midfield maestros.
This leaves the chasing pack feeding off the scraps. WBA and PSG have a potent attack, with PSG also having a decent keeper, they could give the top 3 a run for their money. Leverkusen and Liverpool are more balanced. Southampton lack a decent keeper but should they find, one could finish way above 8th spot. As for my side Augsburg, good upfront but the defence still lets us down a little.
Looks like 224 is needed to survive in D1 so really only the top 5 should aim for promotion without substantive improvement.
In the lower reaches relegation was set just under 221 last seasons. Dnipro look even more detached than last season, I think it has to be the end of them now. Hertha has a good midfield and that should be enough. Udinese have very little threat up the front, while Hoffenheim are vulnerable at the back and Milan also lack a midfield threat.
Good cup run, AC Milan may be up for that but Anderlecht could do a rare D2 and cup double
Division 2 is around .3 rating points stronger than last season , which is perspective would men 3 players in most sides who were 89’s are now 90s
| GK | DEF | MID | ATT | Top18 | Ave | ETOT | Pre | |
| Ajax | 92.0 | 90.5 | 91.3 | 92.5 | 85.0 | 90.3 | 226.77 | 1 |
| RSC Anderlecht | 89.0 | 90.3 | 92.0 | 91.5 | 89.0 | 90.4 | 226.64 | 2 |
| Genoa CFC | 92.0 | 90.5 | 92.3 | 90.0 | 86.0 | 90.2 | 226.06 | 3 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 89.0 | 90.5 | 90.6 | 90.0 | 86.0 | 89.2 | 224.38 | 4 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 89.0 | 89.5 | 89.8 | 92.0 | 87.0 | 89.5 | 224.32 | 5 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 91.0 | 88.8 | 89.5 | 92.0 | 87.0 | 89.7 | 223.76 | 6 |
| Liverpool | 90.0 | 89.8 | 90.3 | 89.5 | 87.0 | 89.3 | 223.42 | 7 |
| Southampton | 87.0 | 89.5 | 90.3 | 90.0 | 86.0 | 88.6 | 223.06 | 8 |
| FC AUGSBURG | 89.0 | 88.5 | 89.8 | 90.5 | 87.0 | 89.0 | 222.55 | 9 |
| Flamengo | 88.0 | 89.8 | 89.3 | 89.5 | 86.0 | 88.5 | 222.26 | 10 |
| Sporting CP | 88.0 | 89.8 | 89.0 | 90.5 | 82.0 | 87.9 | 222.23 | 11 |
| Werder Bremen | 89.0 | 89.0 | 89.3 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 88.5 | 221.98 | 12 |
| Stoke City | 89.0 | 88.0 | 90.3 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 88.3 | 221.33 | 13 |
| Manchester United | 88.0 | 89.0 | 88.8 | 90.0 | 83.0 | 87.8 | 221.22 | 14 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 89.0 | 88.3 | 89.3 | 89.5 | 86.0 | 88.4 | 221.18 | 15 |
| Hertha BSC | 89.0 | 87.3 | 90.0 | 89.5 | 86.0 | 88.4 | 220.98 | 16 |
| AC Milan | 89.0 | 88.5 | 88.8 | 88.5 | 87.0 | 88.4 | 220.45 | 17 |
| Udinese Calcio | 88.0 | 89.3 | 88.8 | 87.5 | 86.0 | 87.9 | 220.16 | 18 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 88.0 | 87.3 | 88.5 | 88.5 | 86.0 | 87.7 | 219.01 | 19 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 87.0 | 86.8 | 87.3 | 87.5 | 86.0 | 86.9 | 216.84 | 20 |
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