WBA top of the league and top of the stats. Seen that headline before. Well as Arsenal did in D1 , WBA did the same but more so in D2. +4 VA and +5 PVA a dominant season.  Third place Hertha and 5th place Udinese share the best VA on + 13 with Hoffenheim not…

Arsenal top of the league and top of the stats. No one can deny Arsenal are the team of the season in D1. Three places above prediction and finishing above a resurgent Barcelona and Juve. Valencia come 3rd in the stats table , a creditable 5 places above prediction which was matched by Spurs. Mid…

Top of the stats but not the league? Rubin and Sunderland are the clear stats leaders but the first two games haven’t been kind to them. Kazan and Sunderland are almost two rating points better than most.  Solid all round teams, that should be able to double bounce with ease .  When you consider the…

Sao Paulo 2 points above the rest clear favourites The Brazilian team should make light work of the opposition. Strong in all departments , plenty of depth . Should romp to victory.  Twente lack a keeper and 2nd  could flatter them but not if they make a great signing , maybe cash in some depth, …

Leicester lead the pack but other teams have options. Leicester sit 0.7 points above nearest rivals Swansea who are kind of Leicester lite. Partizan are a different prospect in 3rd weaker in most areas but potentially stronger up front.  Similarly for Schake, weaker in defence and midfield but with the strong keeper, attacker combo. Maybe…

Three teams should be solid for promotion. Playoffs for the rest? Ajax, Anderlecht and Genoa would sit mid table or better in D1. They are 2 rating points or better above all the rest. Ajax lack a little depth; Anderlecht are full of depth but are perhaps a keeper away from greatness. Genoa are the…

Dawn of a new era will Chelsea be dominant again? Ratings are calculated using a formula based on rankings in GK,MID ,ATT and DEF. The average and top 18 are also taken into account to balance odd formations and  potential injuries. This gives the ETOT, with Pre being the predicted position. Hard to see past…

Some wild results in division 5 with rebuilds a plenty. +14 VA for Malaga and +8 PVA for Koln. Koln are worthy winners of D5 and came in 7 places above expected.  They just lead fellow promoted team Malaga who may have had the performance of the year.  Independiente had +10 VA in 9th from…

Swans fly high in D4 with Besitkas a Turkish Delight. Two promoted teams lead the stats. Swansea always a promotion favourite over achieved and got top spot in the league and  the stats.  Besitkas have the highest VA on + 7 , just above Bordeaux on +6 who just miss out on the playoffs. A…

Udinese promoted in second have the highest PVA with Zenit and Celtic showing great VA. As expected division 3 shows more variance than D1 or 2.  Udinese expected the playoffs but got 2nd place and promotion.  They just beat Celtic who had the 2nd best VA of +8, with +11 VA Zenit just missing out…