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Match Analysis: Chelsea Hoping to Dent United's Title Hopes

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Feb 3 2012 17:16
Match Analysis: Chelsea Hoping to Dent United's Title Hopes It’s Super Sunday this weekend, but not quite as we know it. In years gone by, Chelsea and Man United would be virtually neck-and-neck at this point, but with Andre Villas-Boas’ side lagging 12 points behind their rivals, there perhaps isn’t the usual level of anticipation.Neverthe...

Team Focus: Purple Patch - Fiorentina's Surprising Defence

by Adam Digby at Friday, Feb 3 2012 15:34
Team Focus: Purple Patch - Fiorentina's Surprising Defence When looking at Fiorentina from afar, good news is seemingly hard to find. For a club with a history as storied as theirs, Viola heroes such as Giancarlo Antognoni, Gabriel Batistuta and Manuel Rui Costa have never felt so far away. The club appear to be the living embodiment of Murphy's Law; the ow...
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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets

by Ed Malyon at Friday, Feb 3 2012 10:59
WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets Wigan vs Everton - PreviewIt may not be the headline game from the Premier League this weekend but the one that provides the most interesting betting opportunities sees Everton make the short trip to the DW Stadium. The hosts are currently on the worst winless streak in the league (eight games), and...
Categories: WhoScored Tipster

Stats Analysis: Passing Differences - Attacking Intent

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Feb 2 2012 17:43
Stats Analysis: Passing Differences - Attacking Intent Much is often made of wasteful play or a lack of ambition in central midfield. The likes of Michael Carrick and Gareth Barry amongst others are habitually criticised for a deficiency in the attacking threat they provide, and thus their worth in the teams they play for. WhoScored.com has therefore de...
Categories: Player Focus

Stats Analysis: Teams Whose Games Lack Goals

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Feb 2 2012 16:29
Stats Analysis: Teams Whose Games Lack Goals Having analysed Europe's most entertaining sides to watch in terms of goals per game (both scored and conceded), WhoScored has decided to take a look at the other side of the coin and the teams whose games have been considerably less goal-filled.While the entertainment of a game does not solely bala...
Categories: League Focus | Team Focus

Stats Analysis: Goals Key in Ligue 1 Relegation Battle

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Feb 1 2012 14:54
Stats Analysis: Goals Key in Ligue 1 Relegation Battle Last season the relegation places in Ligue 1 weren't decided until the last day of the season. On that day no fewer than seven clubs could have made the drop to Ligue 2. Even Monaco who finished the season in 18th place could have finished 10th if results had gone their way. This season it looks lik...
Categories: League Focus | Player Focus | Team Focus

Team Focus: Dortmund Making Strong Defence of Bundesliga Crown

by Ross Dunbar at Wednesday, Feb 1 2012 11:56
Team Focus: Dortmund Making Strong Defence of Bundesliga Crown German champions Borussia Dortmund are on a rich vein of form in the Bundesliga at the moment, having gone 13 games without losing since they surrendered a 1-0 lead against Hannover in the last five minutes to lose 2-1, back in October.It’s an impressive record which has cemented their place i...
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Team Focus: Barca's Away Day Blues

by Kieran Canning at Tuesday, Jan 31 2012 16:20
Team Focus: Barca's Away Day Blues Barcelona’s latest failure on the road this weekend in the 0-0 draw with Villarreal saw them fall seven points behind Real Madrid and even with 18 games to go the task of replicating Johann Cruyff’s dream team’s achievement of four successful titles already appears beyond them.So w...
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Stats Analysis: The Entertainers - Goals per Game

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jan 31 2012 15:12
Stats Analysis: The Entertainers - Goals per Game Having recently entered the second half of the season we feel it is a good time to ascertain Europe's top entertainers from each of the top 5 leagues and the best grounds to visit for guaranteed goalmouth action. We have taken into account the sides that not only score the most goals, but also conce...
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Match Analysis: Inter, Barca & Rennes Streaks End

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Jan 30 2012 14:44
Match Analysis: Inter, Barca & Rennes Streaks End Lecce, Villarreal and Marseille are the headline-makers as WhoScored takes our regular early-week look at those significant streaks that have been brought to an end over the past weekend. Lecce’s shock home win over Inter saw the visitors fail to pick up the three points for the first time in ...
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