Chelsea the highest ranked team just above Porto, is balance the key to all things?
How it all work. I calculate the average rating in the four main positions, the top 18 and the average. A formula calculates the ETOT which is the ranking each team gets based on each position. If for any reason the lowest ranked top 18 player is much lower than anyone else I adjust that using common sense so as not to skew the results.
The only thing Chelsea lack is depth. It would be possible for 2 or 3 injuries to break them down sufficiently for others to challenge. Porto, Barca and Hellas have a strong attacking line but too often the rip each other apart leaving Chelsea unscathed. Hellas have great depth but an 89 keeper doesn’t cut it in D1.
Juventus have the top and tail approach of great keeper and attack, a few players of the highest quality in midfield and they could challenge once more. Leicester joins them in the strongest lead pack again a well balanced
What about relegation prospects? Last year under 224 meant a 75% chance of relegation. So there are 4 clear favourites. Espanyol not really built for D1 will struggle at all levels. Internacional do have a strong keeper and more depth. CSKA did so well last season to stay up but this season it will be even tougher. Man City will be 100% reliant on their tough keeper. Hamburg are the only other team close to 224 but they are now much more balanced and have great depth, this could leave Cologne vulnerable with a few injuries.
The A.I. has also made its own ranking and it does closely agree with me. Berlin and Arsenal are predicted to swap places but all the others are + or – 1 at most.
| GK | DEF | MID | ATT | Top18 | Ave | ETOT | Pre | A.I. | |
| Chelsea | 94.0 | 93.8 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 82.0 | 91.6 | 232.42 | 1 | 1 |
| Dortmund | 93.0 | 92.5 | 93.4 | 95.0 | 87.0 | 92.2 | 232.07 | 2 | 2 |
| FC Porto | 92.0 | 92.8 | 93.2 | 94.0 | 87.0 | 91.8 | 231.34 | 3 | 3 |
| Barcelona | 92.0 | 92.3 | 92.2 | 96.0 | 85.0 | 91.5 | 231.20 | 4 | 5 |
| Hellas Verona | 89.0 | 92.0 | 92.8 | 95.0 | 89.0 | 91.6 | 230.95 | 5 | 4 |
| Juventus | 95.0 | 91.8 | 91.6 | 93.0 | 88.0 | 91.9 | 229.09 | 6 | 6 |
| Leicester City | 91.0 | 91.0 | 93.2 | 93.0 | 86.0 | 90.8 | 229.05 | 7 | 8 |
| Levante UD | 91.0 | 92.0 | 92.6 | 91.0 | 85.0 | 90.3 | 227.95 | 8 | 7 |
| Bayern | 92.0 | 90.8 | 91.2 | 93.0 | 88.0 | 91.0 | 227.61 | 9 | 10 |
| Sporting CP | 90.0 | 90.5 | 92.8 | 92.0 | 86.0 | 90.3 | 227.56 | 10 | 9 |
| H. Berlin | 92.0 | 89.8 | 90.8 | 94.0 | 87.0 | 90.7 | 227.02 | 11 | 13 |
| São Paulo FC | 91.0 | 90.0 | 91.4 | 92.0 | 87.0 | 90.3 | 226.28 | 12 | 12 |
| Arsenal | 91.0 | 90.8 | 91.6 | 91.0 | 85.0 | 89.9 | 226.15 | 13 | 11 |
| Aston Villa | 89.0 | 90.3 | 90.2 | 93.0 | 87.0 | 89.9 | 225.93 | 14 | 14 |
| Cologne | 92.0 | 89.0 | 91.4 | 92.0 | 83.0 | 89.5 | 225.12 | 15 | 16 |
| Hamburg | 90.0 | 89.5 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 87.0 | 89.7 | 224.79 | 16 | 15 |
| Manchester City | 93.0 | 88.5 | 89.8 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 89.3 | 222.50 | 17 | 17 |
| CSKA Moskva | 90.0 | 89.0 | 89.0 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 88.4 | 221.25 | 18 | 19 |
| SC Internacional | 91.0 | 89.3 | 89.2 | 88.0 | 86.0 | 88.7 | 221.20 | 19 | 18 |
| RCD Espanyol | 88.0 | 88.0 | 89.6 | 88.0 | 85.0 | 87.7 | 220.04 | 20 | 20 |
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