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…
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.…
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…
This is a little late for December, but here are the statistics through January 9th for France’s Ligue 1. As far as some trends, it does seem possession is the most telling statistic as the top offensive and defensive effectiveness…
FIFA announced their awards for 2010 including the FIFA Ballon D’or that combined the Ballon D’or and FIFA World Player Of The Year awards into a single award. Here is a complete list of the winners. FIFA Ballon D’or: Lionel…
