Author: David Marsden

  • Ten teams are still plausibly in with a chance to go up from D2 with five games left to play: 57 points has been enough in recent seasons to guarantee a playoff place. Realistically, the final two playoff spots are…

  • 46 points are usually required to guarantee avoiding the bottom three and the sack in D2, and this season I expect it will be a few points less. The table now, with five games to play: Werder Bremen are as…

    Division Two Sack Race
  • The top half of D3 with five games to go: With 60 points needed to be sure of a playoff place, the current top four look sure to have that covered. Zagreb looked to be running away with it at…

  • Five games left, this is the bottom of D3: With 45 points needed to be 100% sure to avoid relegation, we can be sure that Gladbach are gone, and their manager Ken jumped two games ago before he was pushed.…

    Division Three Sack Race
  • Levante vs Benfica 1st leg Saturday 25 May, 2nd leg 1 June. River Plate vs Leicester City 1st leg Saturday 25 May, 2nd leg 1 June.

  • Here’s the top of the D4 table with six games to play: With 60 points needed to “guarantee” a playoff place, 67 points for the top three, and 73 for the title, it actually looks like none of the teams…

  • Levante will play Benfica in the two legged final of the Youth Cup after both sides came through their semi-final matches. In the Shield, River Plate will play Leicester City. The draws to determine who plays at home in the…

    Youth Cup and Shield Final Draws
  • The bottom of D4 currently looks like this: 44 points are usually needed to “guarantee” not finishing in the bottom three and getting sacked. (45 points to avoid relegation). With six games to play, Montpellier should feel reasonably secure, but…

    Division Four Sack Race
  • The top of D5 looks like this with six games to play: According to my latest stats, Shakhtar under new manager Dan W can celebrate promotion now, and need only one more point to be sure of the D5 title.…

    D5 Promotion Push
  • The bottom half of D5 looks like this currently: With 18 points left to play for, I can’t see any of the sides from Spartak down getting the 46 points in total that would guarantee avoiding the bottom three and…

    Division Five Sack Race