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  • Season 16 Division 4 stats and facts review.

    The 3rd 2nd 1st are 1st 2nd 3rd in the stats. A great season by Fenerbache give them the highest VA in D4 at +11 and PVA at +4 and a promotion spot.  Celtic on the basis of finishing 3 positions above expected are second in the stats with leaders Wolfsburg in 3rd. Sampdoria in…

  • Season 16 Division 3 Stats and facts review.

    Dnipro +15 VA and +8 PVA fantastic achievement. Relegation prospects to 2nd spot , hard to beat really in terms of achievement and a great year by Dnipro.  Augsburg were much the most consistent team of the year and they needed to turn over their last 4 opponents to even win the title by 3…

  • 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…