Category: Stats

  • +16 VA ,+8.5 PVA AC Milan top the stats. Champs and 2nd place Villa would normally have headed the stats but Milan’s mighty seasonal rise was too much to beat. Noticable big VA of +7 for Spurs who make the…

    Season 24 Division 2 Stats and Facts review.
  • The best season ever for Leicester , the stats say yes. For the unitiated: The final stats position is calculated from positional value added: That is the value added with final position taken into account. After all if the 8th…

    Season 24 Division 1 Stats and Facts review.
  • With a lot of debate in the GW lately, I present a quick and easy update regarding net transfer spend Div 1. In what I can only describe as eerily similar to real life, Barcelona is the biggest & most…

  • This post comes with the usual caveats: it’s for fun, we’re on the verge of rating updates so this is a point in time look at power rankings. And a shout out to Malcolm on whose data this is based.…

  • AZ are 2 points above the rest , who will be 2nd? AZ should win D5 and even D4, this should be a walk in the park for them. Kiev and Torino look like solid 2nd and 3rd place outfit,…

  • Will Augsburg double bounce? Certainly seems that last the champs from D5 are the clear favourites to win D4. A very strong attack, midfield and plenty of depth should be enough. Zenit are half a point behind but should be…

  • Flamengo lead the way with Everton hoping to make up ground. If an 88 rated keeper is good enough for D3 then Flamengo who strongest attack and midfield in D3 are clear favourites to win the league. Everton maybe a…

  • Genoa lead the stats but will their keeper let them down? More than a whole rating point above their rivals and leaders in 2 of the stats Genoa have 1 flaw. They should still get promoted back to D1 but…

  • Usual blurb for new managers. All data was gathered at the end of the season , new transfer deals might not be included. I work out the likely average rating in each position and the lowest rated player in the…

  • Augsburg rise from the ashes.  +4 VA and a promotion. Always good to see a return to form and that is what Augsburg have achieved just besting real life 2nd place Dynamo Moscow on +7 VA. Atalanta have +13 VA…