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Analysis Of Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness Stats

This is a closer look at the statistics trying to match the statistics with the performances on the field and in the table. France The statistics show that finishing is key as all of the top teams have the top

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Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness For European Leagues

This is the first installment of the offensive and defensive effectiveness for Ligue 1, La Liga, EPL, Bundesliga, and Serie A this season. As the first update of the season, here is a recap of how it is calculated. There

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2011-12 Bundesliga Preview

This is coming a bit late as the season is already two weeks old, but better late than never. Here is a quick run down of what I predict for the upcoming season in the Bundesliga. Relegation Last season it

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Bundesliga: End Of Season Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

The Bundesliga season was all about Borussia Dortmund who dominated, but they don’t appear as dominant in the statistics. Defensively, they were the top of the league, but offensively, Munich were far and away the strongest team in the league.

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Bundesliga: End Of Season Awards

The Bundesliga season ended this weekend, and it is time to take a look back at the season and give out some awards for the season and take a look back at the predictions that were made before the season.

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Weekend Watch List: Arsenal-United Headline The Weekend

England have some big games that could finally determine the winner of the Premier League, but here is a look at the rest of the top games from this weekend. Arsenal vs. Manchester United (Sunday 9 am, FSC) Arsenal have

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Weekend Round-Up

It was an interesting Easter weekend as most of the top sides all won in the race for the titles. Here is a rundown of the results from this weekend. England: Manchester United 1-0 Everton Aston Villa 1-1 Stoke City

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European League Recap

Here is a brief rundown of the results from the top 5 European leagues over the weekend. England: Birmingham 2-0 Sunderland Blackpool 1-3 Wigan Athletic Everton 2-0 Blackburn West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Chelsea West Ham 1-2 Aston Villa Arsenal 1-1

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Weekend Watch List: Valenica Derby And More

There are a couple of big games with the Valencia derby between Valencia and Villarreal being the headliner of the weekend. Here is a run down of the top 5 games from this weekend. Valencia vs. Villarreal (Sunday 3 pm,

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Weekend Action Recap

Here is a brief recap of the weekend’s games in the top European Leagues and MLS. England: West Ham 2-4 Manchester United Birmingham 2-1 Bolton Everton 2-2 Aston Villa Newcastle 4-1 Wolverhampton Stoke City 1-1 Chelsea West Bromwich Albion 2-1

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