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  • Season 16 Division 2 Stats and facts review.

    A.C.Milan to of the stats , just above Bremen due to higher VA. A very rare PVA tie was separated by the superior +7 VA of A.C. Milan as the top 2 teams in the table were also top of the stats. Perhaps the stats were skewed by the Internacional affair as they could have…

  • Season 16 Division 1 Stats and facts review

    Hertha are the kind of the stats with a PVA of +2 , just over taking the champs Barcelona. Few notes I calculate the stats leaders on PVA , positional value added. Value added is simply how much above or below a team finishes statistically from its predicted ( pre ) position. Positional value added…

  • Season 16 Division 5 Stats and facts

    Swansea and Sao Paulo lead the pack. Swansea are a power house team in D4 and should romp home at least to promotion.  Sao Paulo likewise while a point lower are 1 rating point ahead of the rest.  Spartak the only other team 219 plus are strong in midfield and attack but weaker at the…

  • Season 16 Division 4 Stats and Facts

    CSKA or Wolfsburg for the title Lille and Besitkas for the 3rd spot? While having no position solid above 90 CSKA still just lead the stats over Wolfsburg who are stronger in defence and midfield but weaker in attack. Lille go for the classic strong keeper / striker combo that works so well in the…

  • Season 16 Division 3 Stats and Facts.

    Four teams battle out for 3 places all of whom can hit 90 plus in attack. It always remains a good gamble that with weakening keeper / defence combo that a decent attack will unlock a win for your team.  Sporting perhaps have the best defence / attack balance which they gain while losing some…

  • Season 16 Division 2 stats and facts.

    Internacional, Levante ,Southampton for the automatic slot with a raft of teams for the playoffs. Alarmingly no team who could get promoted from D2 would finish outside the relegation zone in D1, so D2 teams have a hard job in balancing promotion and squad improvement. Internacional are a solid 90 and have good depth, clear…

  • Season 16 Division 1 Stats and Facts

    Can top team Barcelona hold off rivals Chelsea and Porto. Barcelona have the best attack ,defence and joint best keeper. If they have a weaker point it could be slightly less depth than some rivals and depending on formation a weaker midfield.     Chelsea can match them in goal and beat them in midfield. These two…

  • D5 Season 15 Stats and facts review.

    The winner takes it all with Bordeaux taking 1st in the stats and the league. +8 VA , +9 PVA,  the perfect combo to win the league, with West Ham in 2nd on +14 VA and 3rd place Leicester on +9 VA. In fact the top 5 side in the stats were the top 5…

  • D4 Season 15 Stats and facts review.

    Crystal Palace +5 PVA the stats leaders. Zagreb may have won the league but not the battle of the stats as Palace who also had +9 VA pushed them close.  Celta and Lokomotiv Moscow had +11 and +12 VA making them 2nd and 3rd in the PVA charts, notable +8 VA for PSV and +9…

  • D3 Season 15 Stats and facts review.

    Galatasaray top the stats in 2nd spot. Some great over performance in D3. Galatasaray in 2nd with a VA of +9 and a PVA of +5.00 are the well deserved stats leaders.  Relegation favoured Dnipro made the playoffs and 2nd spot in the stats table and an incredible +16 VA. River Plate 3rd in real…