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Match Focus: France vs England Stats Study

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jun 11 2012 15:35
Match Focus: France vs England Stats Study Just to wet your appetite ahead of the big match in Group D of Euro 2012 between France and England this evening, as if it were needed, we have put together a few graphics to suggest who may have the upper hand. There is no doubt that France go into the game as favourites, but is that theory justifi...
Categories: Match Focus

Euro 2012 Focus: Golden Boot Contenders

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 8 2012 16:30
Euro 2012 Focus: Golden Boot Contenders It's finally upon us. Euro 2012 kicks off this evening and we, at WhoScored, cannot wait. For all you betting types out there, we thought we'd share a few of our pointers for the tournament's Golden Boot, using stats from the previous season to back up our recommendations.We have selected 5 players ...
Categories: Player Focus

Euro 2012 Focus: Player Stats Leaderboards

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 6 2012 17:36
Euro 2012 Focus: Player Stats Leaderboards With Euro 2012 just days away, we thought we'd give you an idea of the players to look out for in a number of statistical categories before we begin our live coverage, with all the up-to-date figures and frontrunners throughout the tournament. Using last season's stats from each of Europe's top 5 le...
Categories: Player Focus

Euro 2012 Focus: England's Midfield Alternatives

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 1 2012 14:15
Euro 2012 Focus: England's Midfield Alternatives Whether he would have been involved from the off for England at the Euros is up for debate, but there is no doubt that the loss of Frank Lampard through injury will have hit the camp hard. The fact that Gareth Barry, who was forced to pull out of the squad early this week, may have had a better chan...
Categories: Player Focus

Player Focus: Save Success Rate

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, May 24 2012 17:53
Player Focus: Save Success Rate Goalkeepers can often be the most undervalued players in any team, and it is true that a truly great one can be the difference between winning and losing a title or survival from the drop. Therefore, we have decided to analyse those who have been key to their side's respective success this season by...
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Premier League Focus: Most Improved XI

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, May 22 2012 16:58
Premier League Focus: Most Improved XI It is fair to say that there were some real success stories in this year's Premier League, with a number of players outdoing themselves from their previous season's performances to ensure that they starred this time around. There were also a handful that went on to bigger and better things despite i...
Categories: League Focus

Match Focus: Champions League Final

by Martin Laurence at Friday, May 18 2012 11:43
Match Focus: Champions League Final The Champions League final is nearly upon us, with both Chelsea and Bayern to a lesser extent defying the odds in the last round to make it all the way. With the game pre-arranged to be staged at the Allianz Arena, Roberto Di Matteo's side go into the match as underdogs once again, which is perhaps ...
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Euro 2012 Focus: England Squad Selection

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, May 16 2012 17:59
Euro 2012 Focus: England Squad Selection Today Roy Hodgson announced his first ever England squad, which just happened to be the one that would travel to Euro 2012, to a nation that, for once, aren't expecting a great deal. The fact that a slightly pessimistic fanbase may well play into the hands of Hodgson, who himself has had only the pa...
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League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season

by Martin Laurence at Monday, May 14 2012 18:17
League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season We hope to have given all of you Premier League lovers enough time to get your breath back after yesterday's unbelievable events on a day that saw glory snatched from the grasp of United by noisy neighbours City before unveiling our Team of the Season as rated by, well, us.In the race for the Champi...
Categories: League Focus | Player Focus

WhoScored Fantasy Football Tips - Ivanovic, Rosicky & Carroll

by Martin Laurence at Friday, May 11 2012 17:21
WhoScored Fantasy Football Tips - Ivanovic, Rosicky & Carroll Last week we started a new fantasy football tips feature, better late than never, and we carry that on ahead of the most important gameweek of the season. Choices and transfers in this period could win you the league and, more importantly, bragging rights over your friends, so don't take your decisi...
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