Season 26 Division 5 Stats and Facts review.


PSV lead the stats but fall at the first play-off hurdle.

Sometimes life is cruel maybe Santos had the advantage of being able to rest their team but a +13 VA and 3.5 PVA shows how close PSV wee to getting out of D5.

Atalanta were 2nd in the stats but they also failed in the first leg of the play offs to Chievo. Celta not in any kind of play off but a +10 VA shows the improvements the previous boss put in place. Notable shout out to Monaco with 3rd place and promotion, Independiente and Napoli who did all they could from a strong position.

Holding up the other 5 divisions are Brugge, should have been 2nd, came 14th with -12VA, Rubin had a worse VA on -14 but from a slightly lower initial base which is why their PVA is less bad. Torino, Villareal and Marseille on – 7 VA failed to make the progress they could have done.

So human eye or A.I., A.I. had Celta finishing higher than I did but over egged Spartak, Villareal and Kazan.

I will do a number crunch tomorrow to see who won the battle of the stats.

 GKDEFMIDATTTop18AveETOTPreFINVAPVA
PSV87.086.886.287.082.085.8215.19174133.50
Atalanta BC87.086.087.087.085.086.4215.5914592.00
Celta Vigo89.086.085.887.084.086.4214.75188101.38
Chievo Verona86.087.387.687.085.086.6216.9513671.33
AS Monaco88.087.889.088.086.087.8219.486331.33
Independiente88.088.389.489.086.088.1220.853211.00
SSC Napoli85.088.589.491.086.088.0221.991101.00
Stuttgart85.083.584.085.078.083.1208.81201550.40
Athletic Club85.085.887.687.084.085.9215.51151230.33
Spartak Moskva89.087.887.488.085.087.4218.2011920.33
Santos FC87.087.387.888.085.087.0217.888710.29
Girondins Bordeaux86.084.087.286.083.085.2213.14191810.11
SS Lazio88.086.387.488.085.086.9216.881213-10.00
FC Twente85.086.886.088.078.084.8214.961620-4-0.15
AZ Alkmaar88.087.388.288.085.087.3218.32710-3-0.20
Torino88.087.587.289.085.087.3218.371017-7-0.35
Villarreal CF87.086.887.288.086.087.0217.12916-7-0.38
Olympique Marseille88.089.387.889.086.088.0220.37411-7-0.55
Rubin Kazan86.087.388.289.085.087.1218.73519-14-0.68
Club Brugge KV89.088.588.090.084.087.9220.46214-12-0.79
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    Statistics are important, but they don’t define a season on their own, and they certainly don’t explain Chievo’s promotion.

    At the start of the campaign, Chievo were widely tipped to finish in the bottom three. Instead, they built a clear tactical identity around their limitations, strengthened where possible, and managed a balanced squad to remain competitive throughout the season.

    Winning a four-team play-off and eliminating statistically stronger teams like Atalanta is not down to luck. Likewise, suggestions that the outcome was shaped mainly by Santos not resting players shift focus away from what Chievo actually did right. Managing fitness, momentum and resources is part of the game, and Chievo executed this better when it mattered most.

    This promotion was earned on the pitch. Chievo exceeded expectations and were one of the standout stories of the season.

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