Premier League Opta Facts – September 24th-26th

Manchester City v Everton

Everton have won seven and lost one of their last eight Premier League games against Man City and the last four in a row.
The Toffees have won their last four away games against Manchester City.
Tim Cahill has scored in his last three games against City at the Etihad Stadium.
Yaya Toure scored in both Premier League meetings with Everton last season.
City have never beaten Everton in the Premier League after conceding the opening goal, losing 13 and drawing two of those 15 games.
Manchester City have won 11 and lost none of their last 12 Premier League home games and kept clean sheets in six of the last seven games at the Etihad Stadium.
Sergio Aguero has scored eight goals in his first five Premier League appearances, matching the record of Mick Quinn for Coventry.
Man City are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League matches (W7 D1) since losing to Everton in May.
David Silva has created more scoring chances from open play (18) than any other player in the top flight.
Manchester City have won 75% of headers in their own penalty area, a higher percentage than any other team.

Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers

All three goals that Bolton scored against Arsenal last season were headers.
Bolton's win at the Reebok Stadium in April ended a run of eight straight Premier League victories for Arsenal over the Trotters.
Arsenal have won nine and lost none of the 12 Premier League home games against Bolton, with the Trotters last league win in north London coming back in January1962.
There has been a goal scored in the last 15 minutes of each of the last eight Premier League meetings between Bolton and Arsenal (nine goals in total).
In the last eight Premier League games at the Emirates, Arsenal have scored just five goals and never more than once in a game in that run.
The Gunners have kept eight clean sheets in their last 12 Premier League matches at the Emirates Stadium.
Bolton have lost 12 and won just one of their last 14 Premier League away matches.
This is Arsenal's worst start to a season since 1953-54 (2011-12 W1 D1 L3 vs 1953-54 W0 D2 L3) when they were reigning champions.
Bolton have lost nine of their last 10 Premier League games.
Arsenal have used the most different players in the Premier League so far (27) while Bolton have used the fewest (17).

Chelsea v Swansea City

Swansea haven't won away at Chelsea since November 1925, losing six and drawing three of the nine visits since in all competitions.
Chelsea and Swansea have never met in the top flight but their last meeting in Division 2 was a 6-1 victory by the Blues.
Chelsea have won eight and lost none of their last nine Premier League games at Stamford Bridge.
Swansea have won just one of their last eight regular league games away from the Liberty Stadium (W1 D1 L6).
The Swans have conceded fewer fouls than any other team in the Premier League this season (31) and never over double figures in a single match.
Swansea have picked up just four yellow cards so far this season.
Chelsea have kept only one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League matches.
This is Chelsea's joint-lowest points total (10) after five games in the Roman Abramovich era along with 2007-08.
Chelsea have won 38 corners so far this season, more than any other team in the Premier League.
Former Chelsea player Scott Sinclair scored Swansea City's first Premier League goal after they had gone 374 minutes without finding the net since promotion.

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Since losing to Wolves at Anfield in December, Liverpool have lost just one of 12 Premier League home matches (W8 D3 L1).
Wolves have scored just two goals in the six Premier League meetings with Liverpool.
If Wolves avoid defeat, it will be their longest unbeaten run away from home in the Premier League at five games on the road without a loss.
Wolves have conceded 49 corners, more than any other team in this season's Premier League.
Liverpool have conceded seven goals after five Premier League games this season, just as they had in both 2010-11 & 2009-10.
Liverpool have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League matches.
Wolves have failed to score in their last three Premier League games. The last time they failed to net in four in a row was in April 2010.
This is Wolves' best start to a Premier League campaign, with seven points from five matches.
Liverpool have only picked up fewer points after five games in two previous Premier League campaigns, 2010-11 and 1992-93 where they had earned five points.
Wolves have used the fewest different starting players in the Premier League this season, just 13.

Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn have won six and lost none of the last seven Premier League matches against Newcastle.
Jason Roberts has scored three goals in his last three Premier League matches against Newcastle and has also scored four in his last four starts against the Magpies.
Rovers have won the last five Premier League visits to St James Park.
Only Manchester United (9) have won away at St James Park more often than Blackburn (6) in the Premier League era.
Newcastle have lost just one of their last 11 Premier League games at St James Park (W4 D6 L1).
Blackburn have won just one of their last 11 Premier League away games (W1 D3 L7).
Rovers have committed more fouls than any other team in the top division (70) this term.
Steve Kean's side have already recovered more points from losing positions this season (3) than in the whole of the last campaign (2).
Leon Best has scored nine goals in his 12 Premier League starts for Newcastle.
Newcastle have won only 56% of headers in their own box, the lowest proportion of any team in the top flight.

West Bromwich Albion v Fulham

None of the 10 Premier League meetings between West Brom and Fulham have ended as an away win, with eight victories for the home team and two draws (both at the Hawthorns).
Fulham have scored only two goals in five Premier League visits to the Hawthorns and one of those was an own goal.
West Brom have kept just one clean sheet in their last 20 Premier League matches at the Hawthorns.
Fulham haven't scored the opening goal in a game this season - the only team in the Premier League not to do so.
West Brom have the worst conversion rate in the top flight so far, scoring with just 6% of their shots.
Danny Murphy has created more scoring chances for team-mates (21) than any other player in the Premier League.
Fulham have accrued fewer points after five games than in any other Premier League campaign.
This is West Brom's worst ever start to a Premier League campaign with three points and a -5 goal difference.
Roy Hodgson will manage his West Brom side against former club Fulham. He has won 33% of games with the Baggies compared with 34% at Fulham and 35% at Liverpool and Blackburn.
Fulham have won just two of their last 20 away games in the Midlands (W2 D9 L9).

Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs have failed to score in four of their last six Premier League meetings with Wigan, but netted 12 times in the other two matches combined.
The Latics have won just two of the 12 Premier League games against Spurs (W2 D5 L5), but those have come in the last three meetings at the DW Stadium.
Wigan are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games at the DW Stadium.
Spurs have scored four goals between the 66th and 68th minutes in their last three games.
Franco Di Santo has scored three goals in his last three PL apps; one more than he had in his previous 57 put together (2).
Tottenham have won only five and lost 14 of their last 23 Premier League away trips to play teams from the north west.
Referee Jonathan Moss has only officiated two previous Premier League games and both ended as 2-1 wins for the away team. None of the last nine games he has officiated in the Football League (excluding playoffs) have resulted in a home victory.
Jermain Defoe has scored more goals against Wigan (10) than versus any other opponent in Premier League history.
Tottenham are one of only two teams in Premier League history to score nine goals in a match, when they beat Wigan 9-1 at home in November 2009.
Defoe is one of only four players to score five goals in a single match, which he managed against Wigan in that 9-1 win.

Stoke City v Manchester United

Javier Hernandez has scored three goals in the two appearances he has made against Stoke and netted in the 27th minute of both games.
Manchester United have won all six Premier League games against Stoke City and conceded just two goals.
Stoke have only lost one of their last 11 Premier League games at the Britannia Stadium (W7 D3 L1).
The champions have scored with 29% of their attempts at goal, the highest proportion in the top division.
Stoke have mustered the fewest shots on target in the top flight (10), while Man Utd have fired in the joint-most (43).
David de Gea has made 28 saves this season, more than any other goalkeeper this season.
De Gea also has the best saves to shots ratio, keeping out 88% of all shots on target faced.
Wayne Rooney is only the second player to net in each of his team's first five Premier League games of a season, after Jose Antonio Reyes for Arsenal in 2004.
Rooney is the first player to net nine goals in his first five PL appearances in a season.
Stoke have only scored three goals in their last seven Premier League matches.

QPR v Aston Villa

Aston Villa have kept just one clean sheet in their last 22 Premier League games away from home.
There has never been an away win the eight Premier League meetings between Villa and QPR with seven wins for the home side and only one draw (at Loftus Road in December 1993).
The last meeting between the two sides came in the 2008-09 Carling Cup, where QPR won 1-0 at Villa Park.
Aston Villa have hit the target with just 31% of their shots, the worst shooting accuracy in the top flight.
Gabriel Agbonlahor has scored in three of his last four Premier League matches.
Aston Villa have drawn more games (4) than any other team in the Premier League this season and in the history of the competition (227).
The Villans are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League matches, their best run since March 2010.
Joey Barton hasn't seen his team concede a goal when he has been on the pitch this season in four appearances.
QPR have hit a higher proportion of shots from long range than any other Premier League side (56%).
The Hoops have been fouled more often than any other Premier League team this season (71 times).

Norwich City v Sunderland

Norwich have only lost one of their last six Premier League matches at Carrow Road (W4 D1 L1), but that was last time out against West Bromwich Albion.
If Sunderland avoid defeat they will have gone five games on the road without a loss, their longest unbeaten run away from home since November 1999 (six games) in the top flight.
Norwich have conceded penalties in each of their first five Premier League games equalling the feat set by Wimbledon in 1999-2000.
The Canaries have already conceded more penalties than seven Premier League teams did in the whole of 2010-11.
Grant Holt has committed more fouls than any other player in the Premier League this season (18).
Sunderland have kept just four clean sheets in their last 21 Premier League matches, but three of those have come away from home.
The Canaries have only four players who have played all five games so far and just one who has started all five, both are league-lows.
The last five league meetings between Norwich and Sunderland have all ended as 1-0 home wins.
Despite appearing in 14 of the previous 19 Premier League seasons between them (Sunderland 10, Norwich 4), these two sides haven't met in the competition, their last top flight meeting coming in 1990-91 which saw Norwich record a win double over the Wearsiders.
Norwich have failed to score in six of their last eight Premier League games in September, but have won the other two games in that spell by two goals to one.

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Championship Opta Facts – Sep 23-25

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United

Leeds are unbeaten in their last six league games against Brighton and have won their last three in the south coast city.
There have been 90th minute goals scored in three of the last four games between Brighton and Leeds (one for Brighton, three for Leeds).
Brighton are unbeaten in the league at their new stadium but have only kept one clean sheet in three games.
Robert Snodgrass has created four goals this season, a Championship joint-high.

Birmingham City v Barnsley

Birmingham have won their last five home league games v Barnsley but lost a home playoff tie to the Tykes 4-0 during that period.
Birmingham have thrown away eight points from winning positions this season, more than any other side in the Championship.
Barnsley have conceded a league low two goals after half-time.
Birmingham's Jean Beausejour has created a 13 goalscoring chances this season, only Derby's Ben Davies (14) has created more.

Bristol City v Hull City

Hull have won only two of the last 12 encounters with Bristol City but one of those was the 2008 playoff final at Wembley to reach the Premier League.
Hull are on the best current run of wins in the Championship this season, three.
Hull have more than twice as many points (12) as they've scored goals this season (5).
Bristol City have failed to score in all three of their home league games this season.
Hull have scored exactly one goal in all three of their away games this season.
The Tigers have had four one nil wins, at least twice as many as any other side.

Burnley v Southampton

The last three meetings between Burnley and Southampton at Turf Moor have ended as 3-2 wins (once to Burnley, twice to Southampton).
League leaders Southampton are the division's top scorers but have conceded nine times already, more than Coventry in 21st.
11 of Southampton's 19 goals this season have come in the first 30 mins of games.
Rickie Lambert has scored four goals in Southampton's last two league games.
Burnley are yet to keep a clean sheet in the league this season.

Coventry City v Reading

Three of the last five meetings between Coventry and Reading have ended 0-0.
Coventry have gone 296 minutes without scoring v the Royals.
Coventry and Reading are the two sides yet to score a first half goal in the Championship this season.
Coventry's three home games this season have produced a total of only three goals.
Reading's three away games have produced a total of four goals.

Derby County v Millwall

The last five meetings between Derby and Millwall have gone under 2.5 goals.
Derby have scored only eight goals in total in their last 12 meetings with Millwall.
Derby have scored more set play goals (7) than any other side in the Championship.
Derby have not drawn a league game yet this season.
The Lions have now gone 395 minutes without a league goal.
Millwall have gone five games without a win, one short of their longest run in 2010-11 (Sep-Oct)

Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace

Four of the last five meetings between Doncaster and Palace have gone under 2.5 goals.
Rovers have the lowest conversion rate in the Championship this season, 4%.
Doncaster's last league win came on March 1 v Derby. They have gone 19 games without a win.
Doncaster's last home win came versus Burnley on February 1.
Palace have gone three games without a win after winning their previous three.

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

The two fixtures between Middlesbrough and Ipswich last season produced a total of 10 goals.
Four of the last five meetings between Boro and Ipswich have gone over 3.5 goals.
Boro's current run of seven unbeaten is the best such run in the Championship this season.
Ipswich have conceded more goals than any other Championship side this season (16) but have scored more than any other team in the bottom half (11).
Ipswich are the only Championship side not to have scored from a set-play this season.
Martin Emnes has a conversion rate of 45% this season, scoring with five of his 11 shots.

Portsmouth v Blackpool

Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last 10 encounters with Blackpool, last losing in November 1973.
The sides have not met in the league since 1980-81.
Pompey have won only of their last 15 league games.
Matt Phillips has scored three goals in Blackpool's last four league games.
The Seasiders are yet to experience defeat away from home in the Championship this season W1 D2.

West Ham United v Peterborough United

This is only the third ever league meeting between these sides, with West Ham winning home and away v Peterborough in 1992-93.
Peterborough have come from behind to claim more points than any other Championship side this season (7).
86% of the goals West Ham have conceded this season have come after half-time.
West Ham have scored one fifth (4/20) of the Championship goals from corners this season.
Peterborough are the only Championship to have hit 100+ shots this season.
West Ham are one of only two teams to have a conversion rate of more than 20%.

Watford v Nottingham Forest

The last three meetings between Watford and Nottingham Forest have seen a combined total of only three goals.
Four of the last six games between the Hornets and Forest at Vicarage Road have ended as draws.
Forest have lost their last three league games, the worst current run of any side in the division this season.
Forest are one of only three sides to lose more than once from a winning position this season (along with Crystal Palace and Birmingham).
No Championship side has conceded more goals in the last 15 minutes of games this season than Watford (4).

Cardiff City v Leicester City

This is the eighth meeting between Cardiff and Leicester since January 2010.
The record between the sides in the last 21 months is four Cardiff wins, three Leicester wins.
Cardiff have scored in all seven of their league games this season.
Leicester have scored a goal in the first minute after half-time in their last two league games.
Don Cowie has scored four goals in his last five appearances for Cardiff City (all comps).
The Foxes have conceded a league-high five set piece goals so far this term.

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SPL Opta Facts – 24-25 September

Dunfermline v Rangers

Dunfermline have won only one of their 28 SPL meetings with Rangers.
Two of the last three SPL clashes between the sides at Dunfermline have ended in a draw.
Rangers have only ever lost twice to a newly-promoted side in the SPL: vs Livingstone in April 2002 and St Johnstone in March 2010.
It is seven years since a side conceded fewer goals in their opening seven SPL games than Rangers this season (three).
The Gers have kept 13 clean sheets in their last 17 league matches, going unbeaten in this period.
Rangers have conceded just one goal in their last 11 away games in the SPL (a record), winning all of these.
Celtic are the only other side to have won 11 consecutive away games in the competition, winning 16 on the spin in 2004.
The Pars have scored exactly twice in their last three league matches, but have also conceded at least twice in all of these.
Dunfermline are yet to win at home in the SPL this season (three draws, one defeat).
Only once before in their SPL history have Dunfermline netted more goals (11) after seven games than they have managed this season, in 2002/03 they had scored 13.

Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

The Bhoys have won only one of their last four league meetings with Caley Thistle.
Inverness' draw in their last match at Celtic was the first time they had taken a point at Parkhead in the SPL after seven defeats previously.
Pat McCourt scored two goals in three meetings with Inverness last season.
Only once before have Celtic had a poorer start to the season in the SPL (nine points from seven games in 1998/99).
Caley Thistle's five points from eight games is their worst SPL start since their first campaign in 2004/05 (four points).
The Bhoys have won 12 of their last 13 league matches at home.
Celtic have scored at least four times in four of their last five home league games.
Inverness are the only side yet to keep a clean sheet in the SPL this season.
Caley Thistle have conceded three goals in three of their four games on the road this season, shipping two in the other.

Hibernian v Dundee United

Hibs have won just two of their last 16 league meetings with the Terrors.
United have scored on their last 10 league visits to Easter Road.
Hibernian have only once before had fewer points after seven SPL games than this season (five): three in 2002/03.
Garry O'Connor has scored four of Hibs' five goals in the SPL this season.
Hibernian have won only one of their last 13 league games.
Hibs have not won at home in the league since February (eight games since): they could match their all-time longest winless run at home in the SPL in this game (nine games in February 2002).
United have won only one of their last six league away games.

Motherwell v Aberdeen

Motherwell are unbeaten in their last seven league meetings with the Dons.
Three of the last four SPL clashes between the sides at Motherwell have ended 1-1.
Motherwell have only lost more SPL games at home to Rangers and Celtic (13 each) than Aberdeen (10).
The Steelmen have scored within the first 15 minutes of three of their last four league games at home to Aberdeen.
In terms of points accrued, only once before have Motherwell had a better start to an SPL season (14 points from eight games in 2004/05).
This is the Dons' poorest start to an SPL campaign since 1999/00 when they had taken just one point from their opening eight matches.
Aberdeen are yet to score on the road in the league this season. They have never before failed to score in five straight SPL away games.
In all, the Dons have only scored in two league games this season.
Motherwell have lost their last two league games at home by the same scoreline (0-3).

St Mirren v Kilmarnock

The Buddies have lost their last three league meetings with Kilmarnock.
St Mirren have only once scored more than a single goal in an SPL match against Killie (2-1 at Kilmarnock in August 2009).
The Saints have only averaged fewer goals per game against Celtic (0.53) than they have against Kilmarnock (0.62) in the SPL.
Only once before (16 in 2005/06) have Killie bagged more SPL goals after seven matches than this season (11).
This is St Mirren's lowest-scoring start to an SPL season (four in eight games), but also their best defensively (seven goals conceded).
The Saints have failed to score in their last three league games at home: the last time they failed to score in four in a row was in August 2008.
Only Steven Naismith (six) has bagged more SPL goals than Paul Heffernan (five) this season.
Kilmarnock are without a win in their last seven league games on the road.

St Johnstone v Hearts

St Johnstone have only won one of their 10 SPL games at home to Hearts.
The Saints took only one point from their three league clashes against the Jambos last season.
St Johnstone have a lower win % at home to Hearts (10%) than any other side they have met at least seven times there in the SPL.
Just one of the Saints' nine points in the league this season have come at home.
St Johnstone are unbeaten in four in the league, keeping three clean sheets in these.
Hearts have conceded just one goal in their last five league matches combined.
The Jambos are without a win in 11 games on the road in the league, since February.
Hearts and Rangers are the only two SPL sides who are yet to score from outside the area in the league this season

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Bundesliga 2011/12 Opta Facts - Round 7.

Stuttgart v Hamburg

Stuttgart have won seven of their last 11 Bundesliga games (one draw, three losses).
Stuttgart have won four of their last five league games at home (one loss).
There hasn't been a draw in the last 15 Bundesliga meetings between the two teams.
Hamburg have lost four of their last five league encounters at Stuttgart (one win).
Hamburg are without a win in their last eight Bundesliga away games (three draws, five losses).
Hamburg are also winless in 13 Bundesliga games overall (six draws, seven losses) - the only time they have gone without a win for 14 matches in a row was in 1966/67.

Schalke v Freiburg

Schalke have been waiting for a goal in competitive games for 257 minutes now.
Schalke have won only three of their last 11 league games (one draw, seven losses).
Schalke have not drawn any of their last 10 league games.
Freiburg have won only one of their last seven encounters with Schalke (two draws, four losses).
Freiburg have won only one of their last 10 away games in the league (two draws, seven losses).
Freiburg have conceded the most goals in the league (18) and have kept a clean sheet in only two of their last 19 Bundesliga games.

Mainz v Dortmund

Mainz have not won in four league games, losing three of them (one draw).
Mainz have lost their last two home games, conceding four goals in both.
Six of the 10 Bundesliga meetings between the two teams have resulted in draws, five of them 1-1.
Dortmund are without a win in seven games away from Signal Iduna Park (two draws, five defeats) - their longest run without an away win since the winter of 2006/07.
Dortmund have failed to score in five of their last seven Bundesliga games on the road.
Dortmund have conceded more than one goal in their last two league games (two in each of them) - before that they had done so in only one of their last 37 Bundesliga games.

Wolfsburg v Kaiserslautern

Wolfsburg have lost four of their last five league games (one win).
At home, Wolfsburg have won only two of their last seven Bundesliga games (two draws, three losses).
Wolfsburg have won none of their last five Bundesliga meetings with Lautern (three draws, two losses).
There has been only one away win in the 22 competitive meetings of the two teams.
Lautern have won only one of 10 Bundesliga games at Wolfsburg (two draws, seven losses) - the latest in May of this year.
Lautern have won four of their last seven Bundesliga away games (one draw, two losses), but none of them came this season.

Gladbach v Nürnberg

Gladbach have lost only one of their last 10 Bundesliga games (seven wins, two draws).
Gladbach have won five of their last six home games in the league (one draw) and are unbeaten at Borussia Park since mid-March.
Since Lucien Favre took over the helm at Gladbach in February, the Foals have only conceded 12 goals in 18 Bundesliga games. They haven't conceded more than one in their last 16.
Nürnberg have scored more than once in only one of the last 10 competitive meetings of the two teams, failing to score in five of them.
At Gladbach, Nürnberg won only one of the last eight meetings (two draws, five losses).
Spanning the seasons, Nürnberg have won only three of their last 10 league games (two draws, five losses) - but all three of them came this season.

Augsburg v Hannover

Newly-promoted Augsburg have yet to win their first Bundesliga game (three draws, three losses).
Spanning the seasons, Augsburg have won only one of their last 10 league games (four draws, five losses).
Augsburg have only won one of their last six league home games (two draws, three losses).
Both teams have been waiting for a clean sheet for 10 league games now - the longest streak of that kind with Hamburg.
Both competitive meetings of the two teams - in 1982/83 - have resulted in a draw.
Hannover have lost only one of their 10 competitive games this season (five wins, four draws).

Bayern v Leverkusen

Bayern have only lost one of their last 15 Bundesliga games (12 wins, two draws).
Bayern have won 14 of their last 16 league games at home (two losses).
Bayern have scored 48 goals in total in their last 15 Bundesliga games, an average of 3.2 per game, and didn't allow their opponents to bag more than one goal in any of these games.
Bayern are unbeaten in their last 13 league clashes with Leverkusen, winning 10 of them (three draws).
The last time Leverkusen won a competitive game at Munich was almost 22 years ago (1-0 in October 1989).
Leverkusen have won three of their last four Bundesliga away games (one loss).

Köln v Hoffenheim

Köln have lost only one of their last four league games (two wins, one draw).
Köln have scored nine goals in their last three league games, an average of three per match.
At home, Köln are winless this season (one draw, two losses).
At Köln, Hoffenheim have lost none of the three Bundesliga meetings of the two teams (one draw, two losses).
Hoffenheim have won three of their last four away games in the league (one loss) and haven't conceded an away goal for 240 minutes now.
Hoffenheim have found the net at least once in each of their last 12 Bundesliga games - currently the longest scoring run in the league.

Bremen v Hertha

Bremen have lost only one of their six league games this season (four wins, one draw) and are unbeaten in four.
At home, Bremen have won their last four league fixtures overall.
Bremen have won seven of the last eight league games against Hertha (one loss), including the last four.
Hertha have won only four of their 29 Bundesliga games at Bremen, losing 21 (four draws) and conceding 73 goals in those 29 games.
Last season, Hertha didn't lose any of their final 10 away games in Bundesliga 2 (eight wins, two draws). Their last league defeat on the road came back in December 2010 when they lost 1-0 at 1860 München.
Hertha are unbeaten in their last five league games (two wins, three draws).

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Opta Facts Ligue 1 - Round 8

Evian TG - Caen

• Caen have won their last two league matches against promoted teams, beating Brest 3-1 on the 15th of January 2011 and winning 2-0 against Arles-Avignon on the 20th of March 2011.
• Caen have only lost two of their last six away games in the top flight.
• Caen have won four times away from home in the championnat in 2011, equalling their record for a calendar year (4 away victories in 2005).
• ETG have yet to record a victory in their last five matches in L1, their only victory in the league came against Nice at the Parc des Sports d'Annecy on the 14th of August.
• All of Caen's wins and defeats in L1 this season have been by one goal margins.
• Evian are one of only two sides in L1 this season yet to score a goal in the last 15 minutes of a game, Marseille being the other.

Lille - Lorient

• Lille have only won one of their last nine home games against Lorient in the championnat.
• As a manager, with Le Mans and Lille, Rudy Garcia has only won one of his eight games in L1 against Lorient, suffering four draws and three defeats.
• Lorient have never won away to a title holding team, registering two draws and five defeats.
• Moussa Sow has scored six goals in six league matches against Lorient, who are his favourite opposition in L1.
• Ireneusz Jelen is also prolific against Lorient; the Polish striker has scored seven times in nine league matches against Lorient.
• LOSC have yet to keep a clean sheet in their nine competitive games this season.
• Lorient's last three visits to Lille in L1 have all witnessed an own goal: Adil Rami on the 29th of November 2008, Olivier Monterrubio on the 9th of August 2009 and Maxime Baca the 5th December 2010.
• Lille have been awarded five penalties in their last eight home games in L1.
• Eden Hazard has scored four goals in his last three L1 matches for Lille.
• Benoit Pedretti has scored twice in his last two home games for Lille.
• Eleven of Lille's twelve L1 goals (92%) this season have been scored in the second half.

Lyon - Bordeaux

• Bordeaux are unbeaten in their last five Ligue 1 encounters against Lyon, winning on three occasions, drawing twice and keeping a clean sheet in four of those matches.
• Lyon are unbeaten in their last eighteen home games in L1 (12 victories, 6 draws) which is currently the longest run in the league. St Etienne were the last team to win at the Gerland in L1; a year ago on the 25th of September 2010.
• Bordeaux have kept clean sheets on their last two visits to the Gerland in L1.
• Francis Gillot has lost nine of his twelve matches against Lyon as an L1 manager, with a win and two draws completing his record against seven-time champions.
• Bordeaux have won once in their last nine away games in L1, their solitary victory coming against Valenciennes on the 27th if August.
• Cheick Diabaté has scored five goals in his last four starts for Bordeaux in L1.
• Lyon are the only side who have yet to concede more than one goal in a L1 game this season.

Nice - Dijon

• Nice have won their last two home games in L1 against promoted sides and have scored six goals in the process (3-2 against Arles-Avignon on the 11th of May and 3-0 victory over Ajaccio on the 17th of September 2011).
• Dijon are the only team in L1 who have yet to record a draw this season, managing three wins and four defeats.
• Fabian Monzon has scored all three penalties he has taken over the previous two match days (2 against Ajaccio, 1 against PSG).
• Nice are the only side who have yet to register a goal from a forward this season in the league.
• All of Nice's six goals in L1 this season have been from set pieces (2 from corners, 3 from penalties, 1 from an indirect free kick). They are the only team yet to score from open play in L1 this season.
• Nice have kept clean sheets in their last two home games in L1; the longest current run along with Montpellier.

Toulouse - Nancy

• Nancy have not won at Toulouse in their last nineteen games in all competitions (10 defeats and 9 draws).
• Nancy have failed to score a single goal in their last seven games in all competitions against Toulouse.
• Franck Tabanou has scored in his last two top flight appearances against Nancy. The Toulouse midfielder has also scored in the last two L1 match days, on both occasions from set pieces (a penalty against Bordeaux and an indirect free kick against St Etienne).
• Toulouse have scored in each of their last nine league games, which is currently the longest run of consecutive matches with a goal scored; a record they share with Sochaux.
• Brest and Nancy are the only teams in L1 this season who have yet to win a single match.
• With only four points after seven games Nancy are experiencing their worst start to an L1 season since 1996/97 (2 points).
• Nancy have drawn each of their last three league games which is, along with Auxerre, the longest current run of consecutive draws in the top flight.
• Nancy are the only team in L1 that have yet to score two goals or more in a game this season

Valenciennes - Marseille

• Marseille have suffered 3-2 defeats on their last two visits to Valenciennes in L1.
• Twenty goals have been scored during the last four top flight matches between Marseille and Valenciennes, an average of five goals per game.
• Marseille are winless in their last six away matches in the championnat (3 draws and 3 defeats) which is their longest winless streak away from home since the 2006/07 season (6 matches without a win between January and April 2007).
• Grégory Pujol has scored three goals in his last three home games against Marseille in L1.
• All four of Loic Rémy's goals in L1 this season have come from Mathieu Valbuena assists.
• Loic Rémy's last seven goals in competitive games for Marseille and France have all been headers.

Montpellier - Paris SG

• Montpellier are unbeaten in their last five official matches against PSG: managing two victories (one of which was a League Cup semi-final) and three draws.
• PSG have won none of their last seven games in all competitions at Montpellier's la Mosson stadium (3 defeats and 4 draws).
• In 2011 Olivier Giroud has already scored three goals in two matches against PSG (1 in the League Cup at la Mosson and a brace in L1 at the Parc des Princes).
• Four of PSG's last five visits to Montpellier in the top flight have ended in draws.
• Montpellier are the only team in L1 that has won all of its home games this season. They have played three matches, winning them all whilst scoring eight goals and conceding one.
• PSG have only won once in their last seven away matches in L1 (a 3-1 victory against Toulouse on the 28th of August) drawing five and losing once.
• PSG have conceded at least one goal in each of their last ten away matches in the top flight.
• Kevin Gameiro has scored four goals in his last six matches in L1.

Auxerre - Sochaux

• Sochaux have only won three of their L1 games away to Auxerre, posting five draws and seventeen defeats.
• None of the last thirty three games between Sochaux and Auxerre in L1 has finished as a goalless draw; the last time this occurred was on the 26th of August 1989.
• Since last season Auxerre have drawn twenty four of their last fourty five games in L1 (53%) which is a record for the top five European leagues over that period.
• Along with Nancy, Auxerre have drawn their last three league games, which is the longest current sequence in L1.
• Auxerre have only lost once in their last 14 home league games, managing eight draws and five wins. Their last loss at home was a 1-0 defeat to Brest on May 21st.
• Sochaux, along with Ajaccio, have the worst defence in L1 this season (15 goals conceded).
• Sochaux have conceded four penalties in L1 this season - only Rennes have conceded as many.
• Alain Traoré has scored five goals in his last five league games at the Stade Abbé Deschamps.
• Sloan Privat has scored in his last two away games in L1, on both occasions the goals were headers from a Marvin Martin cross.

Brest - Ajaccio

• Ajaccio are unbeaten against Brest in their eight official encounters (5 wins and 3 draws) - all of which were L2 games.
• Ajaccio have won their last four matches away to Brest.
• Brest have not won any of their last seven home games in the top flight (6 draws and 1 defeat) - which is their longest drought since their promotion to L1 last season. Their last victory at Francis-le-Blé was on April 9th (a 2-0 victory over Rennes).
• Brest and Ajaccio are the only two teams in L1 who have yet to register a victory in the league.
• Ajaccio have won once in their last twenty away matches in L1 (at the Parc des Princes on the 6th of May 2006).
• Six (86%) of Ajaccio's seven goals in L1 this season have been scored in the second half.
• Along with Sochaux, Ajaccio have the most porous defence in L1 this season, having conceded fifteen goals.
• Brest have had a player sent off in each of their last two L1 games (Makonda against Montpellier and Gentiletti against Dijon).
• Ajaccio's last seven defeats in the top flight have all been by at least a two goal margins

Rennes - St Etienne

• Rennes are unbeaten in their last six league encounters against St Etienne, winning four and drawing two.
• Rennes have only managed one win in their last nine league matches at the Route de Lorient stadium.
• St Etienne have failed to score in any of their last seven trips to Rennes in all competitions.
• St Etienne are winless in their last five Ligue 1 matches.
• Rennes have scored a league-high 17 goals this term.
• Matches involving Rennes have produced the most goals this season in Ligue 1 (28).
• There have been seven penalties awarded in the seven Ligue 1 games involving Rennes this season.
• Victor Montaño has opened the scoring on three occasions this season in Ligue 1, more than any other player.

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23.09. (Fri) 21:15 Porto - Benfica

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PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Porto (4-3-3): Helton; Alvaro Pereira, Otamendi, Rolando, Fucile; Fernando, Moutinho, Defour, Varela, Hulk, Kleber

In-form James Rodriguez has been ruled out of the match as he will serve a one-match suspension after being shown a red card against Feirense last weekend. Alvaro Pereira and Hulk have both been given the green light to start the game after missing the club's last game. Alex Sandro is the only player on the list of absentees as he continues to recover from a thigh injury.

Benfica (4-4-2): Artur; Emerson, Garay, Luisao, Maxi Pereira; Javi Garcia, Witsel, Nolito, Gaitan; Aimar, Cardozo

Nelson Oliveira will sit the match out after fracturing a finger in his left hand, while Enzo Perez is still a doubt because of a knee injury. Nolito and Bruno Cesar are vying for a place on the left wing, but coach Jorge Jesus may prefer the Spaniard, who scored a brace against Academica on Sunday.

DID YOU KNOW?

• In the last 10 seasons, the winner of the first league match between Porto and Benfica went on to win the championship on six occasions.

• Since the 2001-02 season, only once has the league crown not gone to either Porto or Benfica.

• Coach Jorge Jesus has won three games against Porto and lost five since taking the reins at Benfica in 2009.

• Last season's fixture ended in a 5-0 victory for Porto.

• Benfica currently have the best attack in the league with 13 goals, one more than Porto.

• Porto and Benfica currently share top spot in the league - both have secured 13 points from five games.
• Porto became the most successful Portuguese club ever last season, having now won 70 trophies to Benfica's 68.

Prediction
Editor's Prediction
Porto 1-1 Benfica

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IVAN RADOVANOVIĆ (NOVARA, ITALIJA 1) TIPUJE 4. KOLO

Na koga igrati ovog vikenda?
- Najpre na Milan, koji ima šampionske ambicije, pa ekipe poput Ćezene jednostavno mora da pobeđuje.
MILAN - ĆEZENA 1

Na titulu ide i Napoli, koji ima sjajan tim, što je najbolje pokazao ubedljivim trijumfom protiv Milana.
NAPOLI - FIORENTINA 1

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PREDRAG JOKANOVIĆ (NACIONAL) 6.KOLO

Predstojeće kolo biće u znaku najvećeg portugalskog derbija: Porto – Benfika. U ovom momentu, gosti su u boljoj formi, ali tradicija je uz domaćina, koji je samo jednom u 20 godina izgubio kod kuće od „orlova“, pa predlažem kec ili iks. U prošlom kolu Porto je kiksnuo, igrao je samo nerešeno protiv osrednjeg Feirensea, jer je trener Pereira izveo šaren sastav, čuvajući se za Benfiku. To mu se obilo o glavu, mogao je i da izgubi. I Benfika je protiv Akademike igrala u kombinovanom sastavu, ali je ubedljivo pobedila.
Porto - Benfika 1X

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IGOR GLUŠČEVIĆ TIPUJE SUSRETE 7. KOLA HOLANDSKOG ŠAMPIONATA

Fudbaleri Ajaksa neće propustiti šansu da se osvete Tventeu za nezasluženi poraz u Super kupu Holandije krajem jula (1:2). Ekipa iz Enšedea, lider na tabeli, ostala je dužnik „kopljanicima“, koji će imati motiv više da joj napune mrežu. Siguran sam da će domaćin uspeti u toj nameri, pa čitaocima savetujem da upišu sigurnog keca, bez obzira na to što je rizik naizgled veliki, jer je u pitanju derbi.
AJAKS – TVENTE 1

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Bundesliga - Round 7 Preview

Friday SEPTEMBER 16	KO	Saturday SEPTEMBER 17	KO
Stuttgart - Hamburg	2030	Augsburg - Hannover	1530
		Borussia M'gladbach - Nurnberg	1530
		Mainz - Borussia Dortmund	1530
		Schalke - Freiburg	1530
		Wolfsburg - Kaiserslautern	1530
		Bayern Munich - Bayer Leverkusen	1830
		Sunday SEPTEMBER 18	KO
		Koln - Hoffenheim	1530
all kick-off in CET		Werder Bremen - Hertha Berlin	1730

Stuttgart

vs

Hamburg

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Ulreich Boulahrouz, Tasci, Maza, Molinaro Kvist, Kuzmanovic Harnik, Gentner, Okazaki Cacau		Drobny Westermann, Bruma, Rajkovic, Aogo Jarolim, Tesche Lam, Son, Tore Petric
TEAM NEWS
Stuttgart have won four of their last five Bundesliga games at home Bruno Labbadia's men have also won seven of their last 11 Bundesliga games overall The Swabians and HSV have not drawn in any of their last 15 head-to-head matches		Winger Andreas Lam has been promoted from the reserves and is expected to start Hamburg have failed to win in each of their last eight away games in the Bundesliga New signing Ivo Ilicevic is still suspended following his red card in his final match for Kaiserslautern

Augsburg

vs

Hannover

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Jentzsch Reinhardt, Sankoh, Mohrle, De Jong Hosogai, Callsen-Bracker Gogia, Baier, Bellinghausen Molders		Zieler Chahed, Haggui, Pogatetz, Schulz Schmiedebach, Pinto Stindl, Schlaudraff, Rausch Ya Konan
TEAM NEWS
Augsburg are yet to win their first game in the Bundesliga FCA have not kept a clean sheet in 10 games in the 1. and 2. Bundesliga The newly promoted side have won just one of their last six home games in domestic league play		Hannover have lost only once this season in all competitions Moa Abdellaoue, who was in a race for fitness ahead of Saturday's clash, has been ruled out The Lower Saxons have only met Augsburg twice in the past: both matches ended in draws

Borussia M'gladbach

vs

Nurnberg

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Ter Stegen Jantschke, Stranzl, Dante, Daems Marx, Neustadter Reus, De Camargo, Arango Hanke		Stephan Chandler, Wollscheid, Klose, Pinola Simons Hegeler, Feulner, Mendler, Esswein Pekhart
TEAM NEWS
If the season were to end today, Gladbach, who only stayed in the top flight through the play-offs last term, would qualify for the Champions League group stage Under Lucien Favre, the Foals have conceded just 12 goals in 18 Bundesliga games Monchengladbach have lost just one of their last 10 Bundesliga games		Nurnberg have scored more than once in just one of their last 10 meetings with Gladbach In Monchengladbach, the Bavarians have won just one of their last nine meetings 1.FCN have won just three of their last 10 Bundesliga games. All three have come this season

Mainz

vs

Borussia Dortmund

The hosts have gone four league games without a win while the visiting champions have won just one in their last five. Can either side break their poor run of form? A full preview of this fixture can be found here.

Schalke

vs

Freiburg

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Fahrmann Hoger, Howedes, Matip, Fuchs Papadopoulos, Holtby Farfan, Raul, Draxler Huntelaar		Baumann Mujdza, Barth, Flum, Bastians Makiadi, Schuster Caligiuri, Putsila, Jendrisek Cisse
TEAM NEWS
Ralf Rangnick stepped down as Schalke coach on Thursday Despite having some attacking flourishes earlier in the season, S04 are scoreless for 257 minutes in all competitions The Miners have not drawn in any of their last 10 Bundesliga games		Freiburg have won just one of their last seven matches against Schalke The Breisgau have conceded 18 goals this campaign, a high for all Bundesliga teams Winger Erik Jendrisek is expected to start against the club for which he made just three league appearances before leaving

Wolfsburg

vs

Kaiserslautern

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Benaglio Hasebe, Russ, Kyrgiakos, Schafer Trasch, Josue Ochs, Mandzukic, Jonsson Lakic		Trapp Dick, Amedick, Rodnei, Jessen Kirch, Tiffert Fortuonis, Sukuta-Pasu, Petsos Shechter
TEAM NEWS
Aliaksandr Hleb has returned to training, but will be unavailable Wolfsburg have lost four of their last five games At the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Felix Magath's men have won just two of their last seven Bundesliga matches		Kaiserslautern have won only one of 10 Bundesliga games away to Wolfsburg 1.FCK have won four of their last seven away games Only once in Wolfsburg and 'Lautern's 22-match history has an away team emerged victorious

Bayern Munich

vs

Bayer Leverkusen

The Bavarians will look to extend their excellent run of five successive league wins to continue their march at the top of the Bundesliga. A full preview of this fixture can be found here.

Koln

vs

Hoffenheim

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Rensing Andrezinho, Sereno, McKenna, Eichner Jajalo, Riether Chihi, Podolski, Peszko Novakovic		Starke Beck, Vorsah, Compper, Braafheid Rudy, Kaiser Sigurdsson, Firmino, Obasi Babel
TEAM NEWS
Pedro Geromel is out for the next month or so after having meniscus surgery on Monday Koln have averaged three goals per game in their last three matches The Billy Goats have lost just one of their last four Bundesliga games		Hoffenheim have avoided defeat in each of their last three meetings in Koln Holger Stanislawski's side have won three of their last four away games Hoffe have scored in each of their last 12 games

Werder Bremen

vs

Hertha Berlin

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Mielitz Ignjovski, Prodl, Wolf, Schmitz Fritz, Bargfrede, Hunt Ekici Arnautovic, Pizarro		Kraft Lell, Hubnik, Mijatovic, Kobiashvili Ottl, Niemeyer Ebert, Raffael, Torun Lasogga
TEAM NEWS
Goalkeeper Tim Wiese will serve the first of a three-match ban following his sending off against Nurnberg. There is an off chance that Naldo will make his first start in central defence since returning from a string of knee injuries Marko Marin has recovered from a minor knock, but Mehmet Ekici is still tipped to start in the playmaker role		There is a question mark over the fitness of striking options Pierre-Michel Lasogga and Adrian Ramos Right-back Christian Lell was complimented by Joachim Low this week; the DFB coach said the ex-Bayern man has a chance to feature at Euro 2012 Hertha's last league defeat away from home was in December of 2010

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