It was another exciting day in the Champions League as Barcelona secured a 5-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk. Manchester United ended its poor run at Stamford Bridge as they won 1-0 behind a Wayne Rooney goal but were lucky with…
The quarterfinals had two surprising results as Real Madrid dominated Tottenham while Schalke took a big advantage by winning at the San Siro. Here are some observations from the two games today. Real Madrid 4, Tottenham 0 The early Crouch…
This is a big time for MLS as they try to send a team to the final of the CONCACAF Champions League. Both first legs were won by the home teams, but they aren’t insurmountable leads, so there is everything…
The quarterfinals start up this week and on Tuesday there are to big games as Inter host German side Schalke. In the other game, Tottenham head to Madrid against a Real Madrid side that has struggled with injuries. Here is…
Here is a brief recap of the weekend’s games in the top European Leagues and MLS. England: West Ham 2-4 Manchester United Birmingham 2-1 Bolton Everton 2-2 Aston Villa Newcastle 4-1 Wolverhampton Stoke City 1-1 Chelsea West Bromwich Albion 2-1…
Here is the final installment of the effectivness statistics where I have a look at the Premier League’s numbers. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%) Off Avg Def Avg Off Std Dev Def Std Dev Arsenal 1.1308 0.9833 58.0811…
Here is a look at the statistics from the Spanish league. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%) Off Avg Def Avg Off Std Dev Def Std Dev Almeria 1.0886 1.03 48.2414 0.9646 1.1679 0.2482 0.23 Athletic Bilbao 1.1734 0.9159…
Here is a look at the Bundesliga’s effectiveness Statistics. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%) Off Avg Def Avg Off Std Dev Def Std Dev Bayer Leverkusen 1.0363 0.9805 53.9259 1.1504 0.9298 0.2037 0.3283 Bayern Munich 1.058 1.2278 63.1714…
Here is the look at the effectiveness statistics for the Serie A through the run by the end of March. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%) Off Avg Def Avg Off Std Dev Def Std Dev AC Milan 0.9707…
