On Saturday, the teams chasing the title all got their victories, but Sunday was filled with derby games and the glamor match-up between Tottenham and Manchester United. The games ended up in stalemates as Manchester City moved up into a…
On Saturday, the teams chasing the title all got their victories, but Sunday was filled with derby games and the glamor match-up between Tottenham and Manchester United. The games ended up in stalemates as Manchester City moved up into a…
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…
The MLS Draft today and there were a couple of shocks starting at the top with Omar Salgado after everyone was sure Darlington Nagbe or Perry Kitchen would be the first pick of the draft. I decided to tak a…
Here is the last set of statistics I have calculated for the 2010 MLS season. I did not have the possession statistics so I just assumed 50% possession for all of the games. Based on the stats, Real Salt Lake…
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…
The MLS Super Draft takes place tomorrow (Thursday) starting at noon. For those interested, it is being shown on ESPN3, or I presume at least the first round. Instead of giving my own preview, which would simply be an aggregation…
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.…
