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Salah pips Messi to spot in latest stat-themed European XI

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Mar 25 2020 11:12
Salah pips Messi to spot in latest stat-themed European XI In the latest in our series of stat-themed XIs we reveal a lineup of the players to have attempted the most shots by playing position across Europe's top five leagues this season.In the interest of fairness - having done the same for our key pass XI - we're excluding set pieces, so in this instance ...
Categories: Best XI

Ronaldo misses out on #7 in best 1-11 shirt number lineup

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Mar 23 2020 17:26
Ronaldo misses out on #7 in best 1-11 shirt number lineup Teamsheet announcements over tannoys at football matches aren't what they used to be. Gone are the days when players are reeled off from 1 to 11 in terms of their squad numbers. In fact, your lucky to get past the third player in a starting lineup before reaching some ridiculously obscure numbers, a...
Categories: Best XI

Sancho and Ronaldo fall well short of ultimate dribble XI

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Mar 16 2020 14:54
Sancho and Ronaldo fall well short of ultimate dribble XI Following our Stats XI series opener taking key passes into account, today's sequel focuses on successful dribbles, building a lineup of the players to have completed the most in Europe's top five leagues this season.There are, once again, some big name omissions in the likes of Jadon Sancho and Cri...
Categories: Best XI

Alexander-Arnold and Messi miss out on Europe's most creative XI!

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Mar 13 2020 17:48
Alexander-Arnold and Messi miss out on Europe's most creative XI! With Europe's top five leagues forced out of action by the Coronavirus outbreak, we're reflecting on the season so far with a new series of statistic-based XIs. The first in the series takes a look at key passes - as voted by our Twitter followers - while we took the decision to exclude set pieces f...
Categories: Best XI

Champions League Golden Boot Race: Can anyone catch Lewandowski?

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Feb 17 2020 12:30
Champions League Golden Boot Race: Can anyone catch Lewandowski? Robert Lewandowski's four-goal haul in Bayern Munich's 6-0 win at FK Crvena Zvezda in November ensured he finished the Champions League group stage top scorer for the second season running. With 10 goals to his name, the Pole will hope to maintain his scoring run as Bayern seek their first Champions...
Categories: Featured

Revealed: Ronaldo and Messi are not most prolific goalscorers in Europe

by Josh Wright at Wednesday, Jan 29 2020 16:27
Revealed: Ronaldo and Messi are not most prolific goalscorers in Europe Here we run through the top-10 most prolific goalscorers in Europe's top 5 leagues this season. Players must have made at least 10 appearances in their respective league to be eligible. 10. Mauro Icardi (PSG) - One goal every 107.7 minutes of action Mauro Icardi's loan switch from Inter to Paris Sai...
Categories: REVEALED

Revealed: Which teams elite strikers fare worst against featuring Messi, Rashford and Neymar

by Josh Wright at Friday, Jan 10 2020 13:37
Revealed: Which teams elite strikers fare worst against featuring Messi, Rashford and Neymar A lot is often made of a striker having a particular good goalscoring record against a certain opponent or set of teams. Jamie Vardy, for example, has a terrific record against the Premier League's established top-six. Of his most favoured opponents, so to speak, the top three are Arsenal (9 goals),...
Categories: REVEALED

LaLiga Team of the Month: League leaders Barcelona dominate Messi-led XI

by Josh Wright at Monday, Jan 6 2020 13:04
LaLiga Team of the Month: League leaders Barcelona dominate Messi-led XI Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI in LaLiga from the month of December 2019, with additional information about their Football Index share prices. Players must have made at least three appearances over the month to make the team. Goalkeeper: Unai Simon (Athletic Club) - 7.27 ratingFootb...
Categories: Featured

LaLiga midway roundup: Messi king but Real Madrid edge Barcelona in team of the season

by Josh Wright at Friday, Dec 27 2019 11:12
LaLiga midway roundup: Messi king but Real Madrid edge Barcelona in team of the season Now the winter break is upon us in LaLiga, we have the ideal opportunity to take stock of the season so far in Spain. As well as revealing our LaLiga Team of the Season at the midway point (10+ appearances), we also take a broader reflection on the division, assessing the best and worst aspects, we ...
Categories: Featured

New qualifier closes gap to Messi in final 2019 player form rankings

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Dec 23 2019 16:09
New qualifier closes gap to Messi in final 2019 player form rankings Another week of player form rankings, another week on top spot for Lionel Messi, but in the final leaderboard of the calendar year one new qualifier has closed the gap to the Argentine significantly.The Barcelona star retains pole position following a goal in a 4-1 win over Deportivo but his rating ...
Categories: Form Guide