Three teams have +8 VA PSV in 5th , Lyon who defied the releagtion fears and likewise Lokomotive but it is PSV who have the best PVA Sporting hit rock bottom in both categories. Levante and Sunderland have a low PVA and VA.

Anderlecht the 2nd place team are the best for PVA this season. A great season all round.  Zenit in 8th have the highest VA but this is no consolation for missing the playoff spot.  Inter pip them to that and have the only other notable +VA. Lerkeusen and relegated Seville have the lowest VA with…

A great 6th place finish give Genoa the best value added and pva.  Benfica, Atletico and Roma also had great seasons with high VA and PVA. Tottenham , Arsenal and PSG prop up the table with Spurs narrowly avoiding relegation.

Division 5 Season 9 stats and facts. Independiente favourites , can Stuttgart and Az hang on? A few weeks down the line from normal and some but not all of the favoured teams sit near to the predicted position. River Plate, Rubin , Independiente, doing as  they should others less so. Independiente are a cut…

Division 4 Season 9 stats and facts. Will Boca leave the rest of the division open mouthed , can Montpellier avoid the inevitable relegation threat. In reality 3 teams should be fighting it out for the top 3 places. Boca have a strong attack and midfield, with strength in depth. Villa try the good attack,…

Division 3 season 9 stats and facts. Monaco , Hamburg and Espanyol hard to see who could challenge them, except that PSV, Lazio and Spartak already are.. There are 3 clear leaders statistically in this Division that is the melting pot of all 5 division leagues.  Monaco should walk it , but that was said…

Division 2 season 9 stats and facts. Who is going to finish second in D2 ?, well that is what the stats are asking.   Ronaldo at Milan pushes them well above any other side,  they can be confident in screening the weaker defence and in any case would hope to simply outscore the opposition.…

Division 1 Season 9 stats and facts. Usual suspects lead the stats, things look tough for some of the promoted sides. First of all , this is a purely statistical look at the ratings within the league. I have to use human input to work out which players are likely to be picked and where…

Bremen 2nd candidate for team of the year. +14VA +15PVA, Feyenord also +10 with promoted Montpellier +7. Division 5 is always a mad bad world. Bremen always had a good keeper for the division and a strong midfield, but a few crafty late season buys pushed him over the line. West Brom -6/-0.71 and more…