By Mister TRX · Juventus

PSV top of the table in a Dutch 1:2

PSV +12 VA finished top of the real and stats tables this year. They were just ahead of AZ who were predicted to be just ahead of them Third in the stats and with auto promotion were Atalanta who had the highest VA in D5 of + 13. Shaktar still have their playoff hopes alive and a VA of +12 shows they bat well above their weight although this will not scare Sassuolo their opponents who had a great +8 VA. Villareal, Bordeaux on +6 and +9 VA had great seasons and should be proud.

It all went wrong for Fiorentina on -12VA at the wrong end of the pile. Crystal Palace on -13VA are just saved from the lowest spot as Fiorentina should have come 2nd this suffer a greater penalty. Brugge on -10 VA, Twente -9VA and Fenerbache on -9 VA were notable under achievers. The A.I. did slightly better than me. This was largely due to it spotting Torino’s depth weakness as being a fatal flaw.