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  • Season 27 Division 2 Stats and Facts

    Arsenal to win the league, human and A.I. agree but could they be an outlier? Not as close at the top as D1, Arsenal has a clear division 1 squad and should get promoted with ease.  Stoke in addition there is solid agreement that the well-balanced team with loads of depths should finish second well…

  • Season 27 Division 1 Stats and Facts

    I say Dortmund should win the league the A.I. says Chelsea (with a big caveat) who is correct. Usual preamble. I work out the average rating in each of the 4 key positions, the lowest player in the top 18 and the average. This calculates a rating the ETOT, This is used to predicted the…

  • A.I. or the human eye? Stats and Facts special.

    It really was a close run thing. I have analysed the difference between my predictions and the A.I. formula. Here are the results per division and the average difference in place per team over all 5 divisions. Division Human A.I. 1 64 68 2 112 112 3 76 78 4 112 118 5 110 102…

  • Season 26 Division 5 Stats and Facts review.

    PSV lead the stats but fall at the first play-off hurdle. Sometimes life is cruel maybe Santos had the advantage of being able to rest their team but a +13 VA and 3.5 PVA shows how close PSV were to getting out of D5. Atalanta were 2nd in the stats but they also failed in…

  • Season 26 Division 4 Stats and Fact review.

    Crowd goes wild in Basel and Newcastle Always a strong team Basel exceeded expectations and won the league and stats on +6VA and +7PVA.  Newcastle also auto promoted had a huge +12 VA and 4.33PVA come 2nd in the stats and 3rd in the league.  Partizan also had a great +8 VA and are still…

  • Season 26 Division 3 Stats and Fact Review.

    Wolfsburg head the stats and the league. Three great VA scores in D3, firstly Wolfsburg predicted to just miss out on the playoffs they won the league in the end quite easily. In the league 2 points separated the next 6 teams.  Sunderland unlucky to lose in the playoffs but a great +7 VA. West…

  • Season 26 Division 2 Stats and Facts Review

    CSKA head the stats with a +13VA and automatic promotion. Hard to take maybe to finish 1st in the league but 6th in the stats but that just highlights the great performances from over sides. CSKA were predicted to just about beat relegation but gained auto promotion in 3rd spot. Cruziero were always a play…

  • Season 26 Division 1 Stats and Facts review.

    Who is better A.I. or the human eye. Usual preamble: At the start of the season clubs were ranked according to the four main positions, average rating and top 18. Then using a secret formula they were ranked, this produces a value added and positional value added which takes into account finishing position , after…

  • Season 26 Division 5 Stats and Facts

    Will a weak keeper hold back stats favourites Napoli. In reality Napoli could sort that out in a heart beat and would be a good head in front of the rest of the chasing pack.  Having a 91 rated attack in D5 is really the nuclear option with no team having any keeper or defence…

  • Season 26 Division 4 Stats and Facts.

    Will Celtic overcome their poor start to be number 1 in the stats. In an ironic twist the top stat team is after 1 game holding up the rest of the table.  Thie main weakness is the keeper but an 88 is fine in D4  a few powerhouse teams do have stronger attacks but a…