Will Inter double bounce? Interestingly Inter are the only promoted or relegated club to feature in the play off positions or better.  They should be mid table D1 and winning as champions is the minimum the fans expect. Second in the stats are Sporting good attack and keeper, pehaps defence is the only weakness.  Internacional…

Many years in the making Lazio top the stats, can the now walk the walk… The Lazio fans won’t accept any more excuses, they now have a well-balanced team ranked above any other in the league. AZ have the most potent attack in the league and they will combine that with a good midfield to…

Shaktar +11 VA and +12 PVA win the title. It would be hard to deny that Shaktar have the performance of the year in D5, fellow promoted teams Boca and Rubin sit 2nd and 3rd in the stats. 4 more teams have +6 VA, Basel, Villareal, Newcastle and Athletic club showing great managerial talent.  Lower…

Fiorentina +16 VA lead the stats in the wildest division of them all. Division 4 was incredibly tight at the start and this has led to some mad VA and PVA. Fiorentina top of the stats and 2nd in the league with a PVA of +8.50 lead league winners Brugge who were 3 places above…

Swans sail away majestically with 1st in league best VA and PVA in division. Always a strong favourite to over perform with a lethal attack Swansea never the less finished 6 places above expected. Playoff bound palace 2nd in the stats with a VA of +6 are ranked just above Zagreb who came in 2nd…

+14 VA Milan top the stats A team that was a relegation favourite gets auto promotion is a great success story. 5 pts clear of 4th and a well-deserved promotion for AC Milan. Man City may feel that they did all they could and won the league with room to spare in the end but…

All Hail Hellas. For those new to the league VA = Value added , how many places above your predicted position your club finishes. PVA = Positional value added, which takes into account where you finished. The top of the table leaves you little room to get a good PVA in D1. Hellas finished 1…

Crazy! The best team in D5 would be the best team in D4. Not completely clear of the rest but Independiente would top D4 if they were in it. No weaknesses and would expect to pop 2 or 3 against most teams,  anything other than promotion is a flop this year. Bordeaux approach the 220…

The tightest division so far, a 9-way tie for first spot? A quick excuse for 3 or 4 months down the line. There are only 3.4 points from first to last, so literally any team could win the league, some are just a bit more favoured than others. The top 3 do sit a little…