Stats Analysis: Goals Key in Ligue 1 Relegation Battle
by Andrew Gibney
at miércoles, feb. 1 2012 14:54
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...
Stats Analysis: Europe's Most Successful Dribblers (Revisited)
by Martin Laurence
at viernes, ene. 27 2012 18:09
When one thinks of the best dribblers in Europe names spring to mind such as Messi, Bale, Ribery..... Cohade? WhoScored investigates the most successful dribblers in Europe to have attempted at least 20 forays past opponents to gauge who gets the better of their man with the most regularity, with th...
Stats Analysis: Foul Play - The Lucky and Not So Lucky
by Martin Laurence
at martes, ene. 24 2012 16:59
With tough tackling being clamped down on and perhaps even stamped out to some extent (not by Mario Balotelli), players are going into the referee's little black book more often and do well to avoid cautions.Gone are the days when a footballer could go through an entire career without picking up a b...
Stats Analysis: Premier League's Most Successful Tacklers
by Martin Laurence
at miércoles, ene. 18 2012 14:31
While it takes bravery to commit to tackling as often as some of the players do in the Premier League, there is a real skill to winning the ball more often than not, with WhoScored investigating those players who not only throw themselves into tackles with superb regularity but come away with the ba...
Stats Analysis: Premier League's Top Stoppers
by Martin Laurence
at martes, ene. 17 2012 10:35
When it comes to statistical analysis there are often a number of players who are overlooked - possibly to their relief - but WhoScored has taken the time to look into the efficiency of the rare breed that is goalkeepers! Studying the stoppers to have made more than 5 starts in the Premier League, w...
Stats Analysis: Premier League's Biggest Losers - of Possession
by Paul McKinnon
at viernes, ene. 13 2012 13:33
Serie A Team of the Season Up to Now
by Martin Laurence
at viernes, ene. 6 2012 18:13
Like La Liga in Spain, Italy's Serie A returns to action this weekend, so we take the time to analyse the league's All Star XI up to now based upon WhoScored ratings.As many as 8 sides are represented, indicating the tight nature of a league that reigning champions AC Milan top on goal difference ah...
Statistical Oddities: Five Serie A Surprises
by Adam Digby
at jueves, ene. 5 2012 12:14
With Serie A away on its traditional Winter Break, fans of Italian football are reduced to searching for snippets of information on transfer rumours and training camps as the league builds up to its return this coming weekend. In an attempt to fill the void left by the absence of Calcio (which almos...
La Liga Team of the Season at the Halfway Stage
by Martin Laurence
at miércoles, ene. 4 2012 17:26
After a well-earned winter break, teams from the Serie A and La Liga are readying themselves for action again this weekend so we take the chance to analyse each of the league's best XIs of the season thus far, starting in Spain.It will come as no surprise to learn that the best possible side accordi...