2nd Place Villa just beat champs Leicester to the stats crown. Dominant they were but Leicester were beaten stats wise by Villa who had a great VA of 7 , though the top VA was Udinese who just missed out on the playoffs after being relegation candidates. Espanyol, Werder and AC Milan had a good…

Benfica with a PVA of 2.67 with a great 3rd place overall and VA of 7 lead the stats. For those who don’t know the end of season rating is calculated from the Value Added i.e. how high above your predicted position you finish and the position you finish in, this gives  you the positional…

Sao Paulo predicted to double bounce with relegated Sporting and Augsburg predicted to return to D2. The top 3 all offer something a bit different , Sao Paulo the best keeper and Midfield. Sporting lack depth but are potent in attack.  Augsburg weaker at the back but can match anyone up top. Swansea can threaten…

Genoa top of the stats, will they be top of the table. With only 1 player beneath 90 in their starting XI Genoa should romp to the title.  Relegated Everton and promoted Leicester should be a strong challenge sitting in the 224 range, which is worth noting is the minimum to survive in the higher…

AZ Predicted to double bounce with a rapid rise to D3. AZ perhaps have a weakness in their keeper but otherwise are a strong side.  Chievo will challenge them in second. Sunderland have a great balance about their side and they should make up  the top 3. Sassuolo will hope to at least make the…

Rubin , Lazio and Spartak should be the promoted teams next season. Lazio should be able to overwhelm most teams defences easily enough but lack depth. Rubin look a more balanced team and like Spartak have enough depth to cope. Lyon have a good defence/ offence combo. Relegated Brugge and Villareal should make the playoffs.…

Chelsea to claim back title? Champs to finish 2nd, how will promoted teams do? For the uninitiated. I work out the average rating for GK,Def,Mid,Att , the lowest rated top 18 player ( excluding 2nd/3rd keeper ) and apply a magic formula. I use some “ common “ sense in making logical changes if players…

AZ lead the stats and win the league +10VA and +11PVA. Playoff bound PSV have the highest VA on +14 and are 2nd in the stats. Big shout outs for Lokomotive on +7 VA, Boca +5 and Athletic club +7  and Fiorentina on +8 VA all great performances. All those good scores must mean an…

Napoli +13VA and +3.5PVA lead the stats. Lille in 3rd get automatic promotion and 2nd in the stats , with Fenerbahce with an amazing +11 VA make the playoffs and 3rd place in the stats.  CSKA and Bordeaux managed great performances this year.  Sao Paulo did what they needed to, winning the leagues as favourites.…

Third time is a charm as the winners of D3 lead the stats. Wolfsburg the champs top PVA. Looking at the playoff spot as the season started but at seasons end on top of the pile +5 VA +6PVA for Wolfsburg. Feyenoord had the highest VA on 8 just missing out on the playoffs. River…