Basel top of stats in D4, Stoke get the best VA,  Atalanta, Boca and Partizan disappoint their fans. Most people thought Monaco were odds on favourites to win D4 including me, while they came 2nd , Basel stormed to victory.  Stoke got a great +8 VA, with 2nd spot Levante gettng a creditable + 5,…

Liege and Hellas battled it out for the title and for the stats in D3, Saint Etienne,  Leicester and Southampton fail to perform. Liege no one would argue were a cut above in D3 with a +34 GD almost a goal a game better than their opponents. They get the PVA award but Hellas in…

Ajax deserved champions of D2,  Zenit and Galatasaray get an honourable mention . Milan and Valencia the biggest dissapointments. Promoted as champions , the well deserved Ajax team overcame close rivals Atletico and Genoa , who despite a medicore VA ,did what it took to go up. Zenit and Galatasaray should have been in the…

SC Internacional or Bayern the true champs of D1? Arsenal and Barcelona well below expectations. First of all the health warning. This is all based on number crunching, it take no accounts of trading, tactics, how the team was when you had it etc. VA = difference between where you finished and where you should…

Division 5 stats and fact. Season 8. Bremen and Dynamo defy the odds. Baggies and Santos favourites.  For obvious reasons there is a distinct tail off in ratings when you hit D5. There is no through traffic, mainly down and then up again, at least in theory. West Brom are lucky to have a 90…

Division 4 season 8  stats and facts. Monaco to go up , should do!  Espanyol should lead rest of pack. Monaco are the best team in Division 4 and would also be equally highly ranked in Division 3. Anything other than a convincing title performance would be calculated by all as an abject failing by…

Division 3 season 8 stats and facts. Current top 8 have 7/8 best attacking lines in D3 enough said or is there and alternative. Well yes!. The top 5 are also 5 out of the 7 highest ranked teams and the top 8 only has only one side ranked lower than 9 and nothing less…

Division 2 season 8 stats and facts. 2 Italian teams lead the pack and 2 more are set to be relegated. Official health warning. This is a purely statistical analysis of the teams in division 2.  While I may add a comment or two to make a good read, this in no way reflects on…

Top 3 closer than previous years,  Everton off to a great start. It’s always hard to bet against any team that can put out an average of 95 in attack and no main stat less than 93.  So let’s look at the weakness of the top few sides. Barcelona the one weakness is depth, they…

Season 7 Division 5 value added. 3 Playoff teams sit high in the PVA,  Montpellier lead both categories. Only in D5 could the winner of the league be 7th in PVA.  With no relegation it is possible to throw caution to the wind and that is what Montpellier did , charging into a playoff spot. …