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The alternative Premier League tables | Possession, Chances Created, Shot Accuracy

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Ok so Manchester United won the Premier League, comfortably. There’s no denying the other teams just weren’t good enough, or weren’t consistent enough to seriously put up a challenge. But what got me thinking whilst trawling through all the stats, was what would the league table look like if it was sorted by different categories? [...]

The alternative Premier League tables | Possession, Chances Created, Shot Accuracy

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Premier League Managerial Changes: Do They Guarantee Success? Stats

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The twenty Premier League teams for next season are very close to being finalised, with the final place being decided this weekend in a £120m game between Crystal Palace & Watford.  Both clubs have had new managers in the last 10 months and both are (almost) reaping the rewards. This means that 15 of the [...]

Premier League Managerial Changes: Do They Guarantee Success? Stats

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Who is the best Premier League right-back? | Stats Comparison

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When you’re sitting in the pub with your mates, picking your favourites of the Premier League, the one position that has to be the hardest to choose a winner for is the right-back. It is not in any way as easy as left-back, with Ashley Cole usually taking that spot, and Leighton Baines coming through [...]

Who is the best Premier League right-back? | Stats Comparison

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The Premier League Shockers – How common are the shocking upsets?

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Ok, so Landry was talking about the ‘other’ type of football, however the sentiment remains true for ‘real’ football.  One of the most beautiful things about the beautiful game is the potential for a freak, unexpected result.  An incredible, unbelievable result. There’s nothing that neutral football fans enjoy more than seeing an underdog grabbing a [...]

The Premier League Shockers – How common are the shocking upsets?

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Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

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Stamford Bridge hosted Spurs this week where once again Benitez made his usual rotation, changing three players for this game compared to the XI starting at Old Trafford few days ago. Lampard gave way to Cahill, who slotted alongside Ivanovic in defence – Luiz was therefore pushed in midfield. Hazard returned to the starting XI [...]

Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

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Juan Mata vs Gareth Bale Stats | Chelsea Vs Spurs Preview

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Wednesday night sees what could well be the decisive match in the Premier League’s fascinating race for the Champions League spots. Tottenham finished two places above Chelsea last season but had to make do with Europa League football after the Blues’ Champions League triumph in Munich. This season the two have been locked in a [...]

Juan Mata vs Gareth Bale Stats | Chelsea Vs Spurs Preview

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Top Counter Attacking Teams This Season | Opta Stats Analysis

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Teams that can hit you on the counter attack at any moment are incredibly hard to defend against, especially when speed merchants such as Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott are running at your defence. So which teams have impressed in the counter attack and …

The Future England Left-Back | Stats Comparison: Gibbs, Bertrand, Shaw & Rose

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Ashley Cole has dominated the England left-back spot for many years, first breaking into the team against Albania in 2001, back when Sven was in charge. Wayne Bridge provided a little competition from 2002 until his last appearance in 2009. Since then we’ve seen Leighton Baines come into his own at Everton, being linked with [...]

The Future England Left-Back | Stats Comparison: Gibbs, Bertrand, Shaw & Rose

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Who are the Comeback Kings in 12/13? | Premier League Stats Analysis

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Manchester United are well-known for making a comeback and Arsenal have scored more goals in the last 10 minutes of matches than any other team this season, but which teams out of the top 7 have actually been the best at coming from behind this season?…

Who is the Player of the Year? Suarez, Bale, RVP & Mata Stats

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There has been a lot of debate with regards to the Player of the Year for the 2012/13 season and with the debate in mind we thought we’d put together a brief statistical analysis of the players being mentioned and their form this season. We’ve predominantly used goals scored and clear-cut chances as the two [...]

Who is the Player of the Year? Suarez, Bale, RVP & Mata Stats

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Are Referees biased towards the Home Team? | EPL Stats Analysis

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Research has been conducted looking into whether referee’s are biased towards certain teams or individuals. Manchester United tend to have a reputation from rival supporters for ‘Fergie time’, gaining more penalties than other teams at home, especially with Howard Webb. Marouane Fellaini even stated that referee’s were biased towards English players following his head butt [...]

Are Referees biased towards the Home Team? | EPL Stats Analysis

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Premier League Top Players So Far | Goal Scorers, Chance Creators, Assists, Possession Wins

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Welcome to our monthly edition of the Premier League’s Top Players. With only 8 games left for the majority of the sides it’s a good time to look at where players are and see what players could achieve. As always you can use the buttons at the bottom of the page to navigate or use [...]

Premier League Top Players So Far | Goal Scorers, Chance Creators, Assists, Possession Wins

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Who Will Finish in the Premier League Top 4? | Predictions using Stats Analysis

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With a quarter of the season remaining the title race looks to be sewn up. Manchester United will need to throw away a lot of points to not regain their Premier League crown and City look comfortable in second. Finishing 3rd or 4th then and qualification for the Champion’s League will perhaps offer the most [...]

Who Will Finish in the Premier League Top 4? | Predictions using Stats Analysis

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How efficient is your team at crossing? Premier League Crossing Stats

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With the Premier League now entering the last 10 games of the season it is the perfect time to use statistics to draw conclusions about why your team produced success/failure. Last week my focus was on chance conversion rate. This week the focus is on crossing accuracy. The table directly below portrays the total crosses performed [...]

How efficient is your team at crossing? Premier League Crossing Stats

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How well does your team convert chances? Premier League Stats Comparison

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Of course, I don’t need to tell you that the more chances a team creates the more likely they are of scoring. But do the teams creating the most chances score the most goals? The stats below show the chance conversion rate for each individual team. Not surprisingly, top of the league Manchester United also [...]

How well does your team convert chances? Premier League Stats Comparison

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The best centre back in the Premier League | Top 10 Stats Comparison

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My analysis today is to analyse which player is the best centre back in Premier League so far this season by comparing their statistics this season. To compare the best centre-backs in the Premier League I have taken the two most prominent centre backs of each of the top 10 clubs in the Premier League. By [...]

The best centre back in the Premier League | Top 10 Stats Comparison

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Premier League Form Guide Analysis | Manchester United, Spurs & City at Top

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The Premier League table seems to take form after around ten games and not have many major changes throughout the season however the form guide is an interesting table to analyse every six games or so because of the radical changes that can occur. This season Manchester United have maintained the position of first or [...]

Premier League Form Guide Analysis | Manchester United, Spurs & City at Top

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Statistical Comparison of the Premier League Top 7′s Defences

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EPLIndex subscriber Mikkel Toft Petersen writes for the first time on the site with an interesting analysis of the defences in the Top 7 of the Premier League. (The analysis was written before the last set of fixtures in the Premier League.) This article will compare the best seven teams in the Premier League on basis [...]

Statistical Comparison of the Premier League Top 7′s Defences

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Premier League Players of the Week | Top Passers, Creators & Goal-Scorers!

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Another excellent week of Premier League football has come and gone! We’re going to look at some of the top performers of the week – see how all the top players compared. We first look at  goal scorers. There were four players that bagged a brace at the weekend: Beneteke, Kebe, Fellaini and Sissoko. Jimmy [...]

Premier League Players of the Week | Top Passers, Creators & Goal-Scorers!

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How Have Sides Fared Against Top and Bottom Half Teams So Far?

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This article looks at how well each Premier League team has fared against the teams in the top half and the bottom half of the league this season. We take a look at which teams have taken the most points against the teams in the top half, as well as wh…