The German Bundesliga returned from its winter break this weekend and the opening game on Friday featured Borussia Dortmund, the runaway leaders at the halfway point, visiting Bayer Leverkusen, who were tied with Mainz for second place. Bayer may have…
It is a derby weekend with four derbies in England this weekend. The Merseyside derby is the highlight of the weekend as Dalglish searches for his first win on his return to Liverpool. Here is a look at all of…
There are quite a few derbies in England this weekend with three of them on Sunday headlined by the Merseyside derby. Germany also gets back to action with a match-up of the top two teams. Here is a look at…
Here are the statistics for the offensive and defensive effectiveness for the Premier League. Manchester United do seem to be the dominant team with strong defense and offense while also having some of the better possession in the league. Team…
Here is a look at Spain’s statistics for effectiveness. Barcelona and Real Madrid are obviously the strongest here and they do it mainly with possession, but they are still brutally efficient at the attacking end while maintaining possession. Feel free…
Here is the third set of statistics for Germany’s Bundesliga. Bayern Munich have some of the best possession numbers in all of Europe, but their inability to score efficiently has them struggling. Furthermore, their defense has not been that great.…
Here is the second installment of the statistics for games through this past weekend in Serie A. As expected, possession remains an important statistic for determining at the top. It does seem to pinpoint Inter’s struggles being at both ends…
The draw for the Fourth Round of the FA Cup is out an there are some interesting match-ups with Everton vs. Chelsea the top game of the round. Here is a complete list of the match-ups which will take place…
The return of Kenny Dalglish went about as badly as one could have imagined. They conceded a penalty, albeit a very very soft one, that saw them behind after only two minutes. However, the game was ended as a contest…
The big news before the FA Cup started today was the exit of Roy Hodgson as manager of Liverpool. The exit comes after a terrible run including a 3-1 loss to Blackburn in the midweek. Kenny Dalglish takes over as…
