Category: Season Predictions and Reviews

+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 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…

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…

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…

Inter a solid 90 team in Division 3, not for much longer! Inter have a team which would be mid table in Division 1 and all but guaranteed promotion in D2. Should be a walk over for them. There is…

Man City to be promoted? Who comes with them. Other than top 18 Man City lead every other category. They would be at least top 10 in Division 1 so anything other than 1st place will be seen as a…

Stats and Facts Will three teams really beast Chelsea? For anyone unsure of how the stats work please read the following: I look at the likely players in the 4 key positions, GK, DEF,MID,ATT. I try to match it to…

PSV head the stats 2nd place in the league. +11 VA is a huge achievement in any league which is why PSV sit above fellow promotes Santos and Napoli who have +9 VA to boot. A cracking performance by Newcastle…

Stuttgart +3.33 PVA head the stats over 3 playoff teams. +9 VA and promotion a just reward for Stuttgart who fought well all season. They sit above Montpellier on +12VA and Fiorentina , who both were relegation fodder early season.…

1 FC Koln , first by name and by stats. A great season for Koln, +11 VA and +12 PVA promoted and well clear of the rest in the stats.  River Plate 2nd in the stats , play off team…