Author: mistertrex

Arsenal top of the league and top of the stats. No one can deny Arsenal are the team of the season in D1. Three places above prediction and finishing above a resurgent Barcelona and Juve. Valencia come 3rd in the…

Top of the stats but not the league? Rubin and Sunderland are the clear stats leaders but the first two games haven’t been kind to them. Kazan and Sunderland are almost two rating points better than most.  Solid all round…

Sao Paulo 2 points above the rest clear favourites The Brazilian team should make light work of the opposition. Strong in all departments , plenty of depth . Should romp to victory.  Twente lack a keeper and 2nd  could flatter…

Leicester lead the pack but other teams have options. Leicester sit 0.7 points above nearest rivals Swansea who are kind of Leicester lite. Partizan are a different prospect in 3rd weaker in most areas but potentially stronger up front.  Similarly…

Three teams should be solid for promotion. Playoffs for the rest? Ajax, Anderlecht and Genoa would sit mid table or better in D1. They are 2 rating points or better above all the rest. Ajax lack a little depth; Anderlecht…

Dawn of a new era will Chelsea be dominant again? Ratings are calculated using a formula based on rankings in GK,MID ,ATT and DEF. The average and top 18 are also taken into account to balance odd formations and  potential…

Some wild results in division 5 with rebuilds a plenty. +14 VA for Malaga and +8 PVA for Koln. Koln are worthy winners of D5 and came in 7 places above expected.  They just lead fellow promoted team Malaga who…

Swans fly high in D4 with Besitkas a Turkish Delight. Two promoted teams lead the stats. Swansea always a promotion favourite over achieved and got top spot in the league and  the stats.  Besitkas have the highest VA on +…

Udinese promoted in second have the highest PVA with Zenit and Celtic showing great VA. As expected division 3 shows more variance than D1 or 2.  Udinese expected the playoffs but got 2nd place and promotion.  They just beat Celtic…

Spurs lead the stats with Dnipro having +13 VA. A much greater level of over and underperformance in division 2. Spurs finish 7 places higher than expected and finish 2nd in the real table but just pip champs Villa in…