The tightest division so far, a 9-way tie for first spot?
A quick excuse for 3 or 4 months down the line. There are only 3.4 points from first to last, so literally any team could win the league, some are just a bit more favoured than others.
The top 3 do sit a little above the rest, Augsburg look a well-balanced team with tons of depth which should lend well to no surprises. Lille have a stronger keeper but a weaker defence which could be a concern with some of the strong attacks in this league. CSKA sit in third and will be waiting for their keeper to rise otherwise they would have been in second spot. The next 5 clubs are separated by .4 points. Ajax top and tale with little depth, they will need luck on their side. Monaco may fancy their chances more with that good attack and keeper combo with added depth on the side.
Santo and Torino go down to 87 rating in their top 18, Torino in particular look to be a great cup prospect. Unlike other divisions it doesn’t fall off a cliff but as 219 will be needed to survive in the next division those should be the promoted teams.
217.7 was the rough cut off for relegation. This leaves 7 contenders from St-Etienne down in peril. Of those teams St-Etienne have a weaker keeper which will cost them. PSV lack depth, like their Dutch cousins how will they prosper as the season continues. Atalanta have the best Attack / Keeper combo, that is usually a good move. Sevilla and Montpellier have plenty of depth, Fiorentina and Napoli have decent balanced teams. If I were to pick 4 teams away from the stats It would be Napoli (midfield weakness) St Etienne (Keeper weakness) PSV (no depth) (Atalanta weak defence) who will struggle the most.
Division 4 is 0.5 points weaker than last season but as previously mentioned much more tightly packed.
| GK | DEF | MID | ATT | Top18 | Ave | ETOT | Pre | |
| FC Augsburg | 89.0 | 88.0 | 88.2 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 88.2 | 219.93 | 1 |
| Lille OSC | 90.0 | 87.3 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 88.2 | 219.81 | 2 |
| CSKA Moskva | 86.0 | 87.8 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 87.5 | 219.73 | 3 |
| Club Brugge KV | 88.0 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 87.6 | 219.41 | 4 |
| Ajax | 89.0 | 87.5 | 88.6 | 89.0 | 82.0 | 87.2 | 219.25 | 5 |
| AS Monaco | 89.0 | 86.8 | 88.6 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 87.9 | 219.13 | 6 |
| Olympiacos | 88.0 | 87.5 | 88.0 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 87.7 | 219.13 | 7 |
| Santos FC | 88.0 | 87.8 | 88.3 | 88.0 | 87.0 | 87.8 | 219.00 | 8 |
| Torino | 89.0 | 87.3 | 88.2 | 88.0 | 87.0 | 87.9 | 218.68 | 9 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 88.0 | 86.8 | 88.2 | 89.0 | 83.0 | 87.0 | 218.33 | 10 |
| AS Roma | 87.0 | 88.3 | 87.2 | 88.0 | 85.0 | 87.1 | 218.20 | 11 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 88.0 | 87.0 | 87.6 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.3 | 217.76 | 12 |
| Lokomotiv Moskva | 88.0 | 87.0 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 83.0 | 86.8 | 217.72 | 13 |
| AS Saint-Etienne | 87.0 | 87.3 | 87.2 | 88.0 | 85.0 | 86.9 | 217.40 | 14 |
| PSV | 88.0 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 89.0 | 82.0 | 86.5 | 217.09 | 15 |
| SEVILLA | 88.0 | 86.8 | 87.6 | 87.0 | 86.0 | 87.1 | 216.91 | 16 |
| Montpellier HSC | 88.0 | 87.0 | 87.2 | 87.0 | 86.0 | 87.0 | 216.79 | 17 |
| ACF Fiorentina | 88.0 | 87.0 | 87.2 | 87.0 | 85.0 | 86.8 | 216.67 | 18 |
| SSC Napoli | 88.0 | 87.0 | 86.8 | 87.5 | 85.0 | 86.9 | 216.64 | 19 |
| Atalanta BC | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.2 | 88.0 | 85.0 | 86.8 | 216.52 | 20 |


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