Opta Facts La Liga 2011-12 Match Day 34

Málaga CF v Real Sociedad
Since Málaga's refoundation, there has been just one 0-0 draw in their 17 top-flight meetings with Real Sociedad, the first (December 1999).
Málaga have lost four of their last five top-flight matches at home to Real Sociedad (W1).
Erreala have scored 12 goals to just six for Málaga in their last five visits to La Rosaleda in Primera.
Pellegrini's men have bagged 16 goals in their last six league matches at home, conceding six.
Montanier's men are on their worst away run of the season in LigaBBVA, six games without a win (D1 L5).
Manuel Pelligrini has never won a LigaBBVA match at home to Real Sociedad (D2 L1).
González González has already been referee for a Málaga-Real Sociedad game in Primera (1-2 last year).
Real Sociedad's last four league goals have been scored by Carlos Vela.

Real Betis v Osasuna
Betis have won just two of their last seven top-flight meetings with Osasuna (D1 L4).
The side from Seville are without a win in their last three league games at home to the rojillos (D1 L2).
Real Betis have failed to score in their last three games at home to Osasuna in the top-flight, conceding eight.
The béticos are unbeaten in three league games at home, their joint-best run this season.
Mendílibar's men have lost just two of their last nine league games on the road (W3 D4).
The side from Navarre have won on just one of their last seven visits to Andalucía in Primera (D2 L4).
Raúl García has already scored more league goals with Osasuna this season (9) than in his previous four campaigns with Atlético combined (7).
The rojillos have drawn the most league matches after scoring first on the road this season (four).
Betis have conceded the most goals to opposition substitutes at home in La Liga this season (five).
Mendílibar has drawn his two previous league visits to La Palmera.

Real Madrid v Sporting Gijón
Real Madrid have lost just two of their last 14 league meetings with Sporting (W10 D2).
The Asturians have conceded 26 goals in their last 10 league meetings with Madrid, scoring just four.
The blancos are without a win in their last three league matches against Sporting at the Bernabéu in the month of April (D1 L2).
Last season the rojiblancos were the only side not to concede a goal at the Bernabéu in the league.
In the last three seasons, Real Madrid have only failed to score at home once, all of them in April (2010 vs Barça, 2011 Sporting, 2012 Valencia).
Sporting are on a run of nine league games without a win on the road (D2 L7).
Sporting have conceded 18 goals in the last 15 minutes of league games this season, more than any other side.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored seven league goals from outside the box this season: the last player to score as many in one campaign was Forlán in 08/09 (8).
It is five years since Real Madrid failed to score in consecutive league games at home (February 2007).
Real Madrid have now scored more league goals than last season, and are three off the all-time record for a season in Primera (107).

Real Zaragoza v Granada CF
Zaragoza have won just one of their last four meetings with Granada in Primera (D1 L2).
Granada have won just one of their 13 matches at Real Zaragoza in the top-flight, their first match there (October 1942).
The Aragonese side have won their last four matches at home to Granada in the top-flight.
The granadinos have scored just one goal in their last seven top-flight visits to Zaragoza combined.
Manolo Jiménez' men have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 league games at home.
Granada are unbeaten in two consecutive away games (W1 D1), they have not gone three unbeaten in the top-flight since September 1969.
Lafita has won the most penalties in LigaBBVA this season (3).
Granada have conceded the joint-most goals from outside the box in LigaBBVA this season (10, level with Levante).
Against Athletic the nazaríes dropped their first two points after opening the scoring in the league this season.
Five of Granada's last seven league goals have been scored by defenders. Their defenders are responsible for a higher proportion of their goals than any other LigaBBVA side this season (37%).
Zaragoza have picked up the most points thanks to goals scored in the last 15 minutes of league games this season (12).


Villarreal v Racing
Villarreal are without a win in their last two league meetings with Racing: they have never before gone three without a win against them in the top-flight.
Villarreal have scored exactly twice in seven of their last 10 LigaBBVA meetings with Racing.
The cántabros have only won one of their 11 visits to Villarreal in La Liga, 3-0 in February 2003 (D1 L9).
On Thursday Villarreal ended a run of four league games at home (D3 L1) without a win, their poorest run since March/April 2006.
Racing are without a win in six on the road in the league (D2 L4), failing to keep a clean sheet in this run.
Four of Racing's last seven league goals away from home have been scored by Stuani.
Against Málaga, Villarreal won a league game after going behind for the first time since May 2011 vs Getafe.
Villarreal's last seven league goals against Racing have been scored by foreign players.
Clos Gómez has awarded the most penalties to away sides in the league this season (4).
Racing have failed to score in more LigaBBVA matches than any other side this season (15).

Rayo v Atlético
Rayo have won six of their 21 top-flight meetings with Atlético in Primera (D5 L10).
The colchoneros are unbeaten in their last four meetings with Rayo in the top-flight (W2 D2).
Rayo have only won one of their last nine Madrid derbies at home in the top-flight (D2 L6): vs Getafe earlier this season (2-0).
Atlético are without a win in their last six league games on the road (D3 L3).
Atlético have lost their last three league games on the road, scoring just three goals in their last six.
Rayo have drawn the joint-fewest games in La Liga this season (4, level with Real Madrid) and the joint-fewest at home (1, level with Barcelona).
Rayo have saved the most penalties in the league this season (2).
Only Barcelona (17) have kept more clean sheets than Atlético in La Liga this season (13).
The rojiblancos have used the fewest substitutes in LigaBBVA this season (87).
Atlético are the only LigaBBVA side yet to pick up a single point thanks to goals scored in the last 15 minutes of games, while Rayo are the only side yet to drop a point in this period.

Levante v Barcelona
Levante have only won one of their 13 top-flight meetings with Barcelona (5-1 in 64/65).
Guardiola's men are unbeaten in their last four league visits to the Ciutat de València, but have drawn three of them 1-1 (W1).
The culés have won their last 10 league games, their best run this season (31 goals, seven conceded).
Barcelona have scored in their last 12 league games, an average of 2.91 per match.
Levante have scored the most league goals from penalties this season (6) after Real Madrid (11).
Messi has scored in his last nine league games, his best-ever run.
Barcelona are the only LigaBBVA side yet to lose by more than a single goal this season.
Koné has scored in his last three league games, his best run in Spain.
Levante have won three of their last four at home in the league (L1).
Barcelona have scored the joint-most goals from direct free kicks in La Liga this season (4: Messi 2, Xavi 2).

Getafe v Sevilla
Getafe have won six of their last eight league meetings with Sevilla (L2).
The Madrid side have only lost one of their seven top-flight games at home Sevilla (W4 D2 L1).
A win for the azulones would mean four straight league wins at home for the first time since January 2010.
Getafe's defenders have scored just one goal between them in the league this season, fewer than any other team's.
Miku has only scored more goals against Deportivo (three) than he has against Sevilla in Primera (2).
Míchel is meeting his former club. At Getafe he won 38% of his 81 league games, while Luis García has won 34% of 32 games there.
Getafe have conceded a higher proportion of their goals to headers (30%) than any other side in La Liga this season.
Getafe have won the joint-most LigaBBVA games by a single-goal margin this season (nine, level with Granada).

Athletic v Mallorca
Athletic have won just two of their last nine league meetings with Mallorca (D3 L4).
The leones have won just one of their last seven league games (D2 L4).
Mallorca have won two of their last three league games on the road (L1).
Bielsa's side have lost just one of their last nine league games at home (W5 D3).
Athletic (18) have scored the most headed goals of all teams in Europe's top-five leagues this season (Marseille and Schalke 16 each).
Fernando Llorente has scored the most headed goals in Europe's top five leagues this season (nine) and has already equalled his total from 10/11.
Hemed is Mallorca's top scorer away from home in the league this season (five goals: four from penalties).
The only previous league meeting between the sides refereed by Estrada Fernández ended in a win for Mallorca (1-0 in 10/11).
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Espanyol v Valencia
Espanyol are on a run of five league games without a win (D3 L2).
Valencia have won more matches against Espanyol than any other side in Primera (70).
The pericos have won just two of their last 12 league games (D5 L5).
Valencia have won just two of their last 10 league games on the road (D5 L3).
Unai Emery's men drew their last league match on the road 0-0 at Real Madrid, becoming only the third side to pick up a point there this season.
If only games from the second half of the season counted, Espanyol would be 18th in LigaBBVA with 14 points.
Mauricio Pochettino's men have scored at least three goals in their last two league wins at home and four of their last five.
Los che have won their last four league games on the road in which they have been winning at half-time.
Soldado (six), Aduriz (three) and Feghouli (two) have scored 58% of Valencia's league goals on the road this season.
Alvaro has failed to score in his last five league games this season, three short of his worst run of the campaign (eight games).

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14.-18. 04.2012. Nemanja Bjelica (Kaha Laboral) pred 29. kolo ACB lige

KAHASOL - OBRADIORO 1 - Kahasol je vrlo dobra ekipa, dok se Obradioro bori za opstanak, pa je za mene ovo kec.
HUVENTUD - SARAGOSA 1 - Saragosa je bila u odličnoj formi, ali je izgubila dve utakmice, dok Huventud jako dobro igra na domaćem terenu, gde ga je izuzetno teško savladati.
MANRESA - KAHA LABORAL 2 - Dosta smo kvalitetniji sastav od Manrese, a i imamo veliki motiv da joj se revanširamo za neplanirani poraz u našoj dvorani u prvom delu sezone.
BARSELONA - LAGUN ARO 1(h) - Kec kao vrata, i to sa hendikepom, samo da nije nerealno visok...
REAL MADRID – ALIKANTE 1 - Iako Alikante ove sezone igra iznenađujuće dobro, Real je favorit jer je mnogo jači.

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Serie A OPTA Facts - Week 33 April 14th - 16th

Atalanta v Chievo
Chievo lead by six wins to three against Atalanta in their Serie A head to head, with four draws completing the record.
Of current Serie A sides Chievo have beaten Atalanta more often than any other team in the top-flight; overall, only against Livorno have they notched-up more wins so far (seven).
These two sides have never shared the points in Bergamo (three wins each).
Over these six meetings in Bergamo, the losing side has never managed to score.
In each of the last three meetings between these two sides there has been a red card.
On Wednesday against Napoli Atalanta got back to winning ways against after losing back-to-back games against Cagliari and Siena.
Chievo have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 Serie A fixtures.
BY losing to AC Milan on Tuesday Chievo ended a positive run of four unbeaten games in the league.
Chievo have lost just one of their last seven games on the road, winning three.
Sergio Pellissier has scored in three of his last four games against Atalanta in the top-flight.

Cagliari v Catania
Should Cagliari win this game, their record against Catania in Serie A would be perfectly even: the Sicilian side currently lead by seven wins to six.
These two sides have shared the points four times, but only once in their last eight meetings.
Catania have won only once in their previous eight trips to Sardinia, four wins for the hosts and three draws complete the record.
Cagliari striker Nenè scored his first and so far only hat-trick in Serie A against Catania in December 2010.
Cagliari have lost just one of their last eight home fixtures (1-2 against Lecce), winning five times.
Catania have won just two games away from home this term, however only Juventus (nine) have drawn more away games than the Sicilians (eight).
Catania have scored 57% of their goals from set-pieces, the highest percentage in Serie A this season.
Mauricio Pinilla will come back after a one-game suspension for this match; he has scored seven goals in his nine league appearances for Cagliari.

Cesena v Juventus
Cesena have beaten Juventus only twice in their 23 previous meetings in the top-flight, the Old Lady have had the better on 11 occasions.
The last time Cesena beat Juve was 24 years ago (2-0 in Turin in November 1987): the Old Lady have gone unbeaten for 10 games since then against Cesena.
Cesena have won just one of their 11 home meetings against Juve, the guests have had the better on four occasions.
Their last three meetings in the league have all ended as draws.
Chilean Luis Jimenez has netted two of Cesena's last three goals against Juventus in the league.
Juve have failed to score more than a single goal against Cesena only twice in Serie A.
This season, Cesena have won the fewest home games in the competition (just two); however, they have drawn their last two games at the Manuzzi.
Cesena have scored the fewest goals (19), whilst Juventus boast the best defence of this Serie A season (18 goals conceded).
Over the last four Serie A match-days, Alex Del Piero has played just 73 minutes (always as a sub), in this time he has created three goals scoring chances, scored two goals and assisted another.

Lecce v Napoli
This will be the 20th meeting between these two sides: Napoli lead by eight wins to four.
Napoli have won just one of their nine previous meetings against Lecce at the Via del Mare.
Napoli have scored in each of their last eight league meetings against Lecce.
Edinson Cavani has already scored two braces against Lecce, for two different sides: one for Palermo in March 2009 and one for Napoli back in December.
Against Lecce, back in May 2011, Cavani picked up his first red card in his Serie A career.
Over the last three match-days, Cavani has attempted just four shots, two of which have been on target, without scoring.
Lecce are unbeaten in their last eight home fixtures in the league (three wins and five draws).
Lecce have collected more points away from home (19) than at home (15) in this Serie A campaign.
Lecce have conceded 24 goals at home, more than any side at their ground.
Napoli have lost their last three league games; the last time they lost four in a row in Serie A was between March and April 1998.
Daniele Corvia has scored in each of his last two appearances for Lecce against Napoli; he hasn't scored more than two goals against any Serie A opponent so far.

AC Milan v Genoa
These two sides have met 87 times in Serie A: the Rossoneri lead by 41 wins to 15.
Genoa have won just two of their last 21 games against AC Milan in the league.
The Grifoni have won just four times in their history at Milan's ground, losing on 27 occasions.
Genoa have scored just 10 goals over their last 20 visits to AC Milan, picking up just five points in the process.
Massimiliano Allegri's side got back to winning ways on Tuesday against Chievo, despite attempting only four shots at the Bentegodi.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored three goals in his last four league meetings with Genoa.
Giuseppe Sculli has already scored five goals against AC Milan, the Rossoneri are his favourite target in Serie A, alongside Bologna.
This fixture will see Serie A's best attack (AC Milan, 62 goals scored) meet its worst defence (Genoa, 58 conceded).
This will also be a challenge between the Serie A current top-scorer (Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 23 goals) and the ‘keeper who has made the most saves so far (Sebastian Frey, 119 saves).

Novara v Lazio
Lazio lead by 11 wins to six in the head-to-head against Novara in Serie A.
These two sides have shared the points just once in their last eight Serie A meetings, back in 1955 (1-1).
Lazio have managed to win at Novara's ground only once in 12 previous meetings, with the hosts having the better on the last three occasions.
Novara have won just three games on home soil this term, only Cesena have a worse home record.
Novara have drawn four of their last five home fixtures in this competition.
Novara have alternated between a home draw and an away loss over the last four match-days of this competition.
After keeping a clean sheet for four consecutive home games, Novara conceded in their last game at their own ground (1-1 v Genoa).
Lazio have not shared the points in their last 16 league games, eight wins and as many losses.
The last Lazio striker to score a goal was Miroslav Klose on February 26 - since then the Biancocelesti have scored nine goals.

Palermo v Parma
In Serie A history Parma lead by four wins to three against Palermo, with six draws (including the 0-0 of the reverse fixture) completing the form.
Parma have failed to score against Palermo just twice over their 13 previous meetings in Serie A.
Parma have won just once in Palermo: 4-3 in 2006/07.
Parma's last eight goals against Palermo have been scored in the second half.
Palermo have taken just one point from their last four home fixtures; previously the Rosanero had notched-up four wins in a row at the Barbera.
Parma have won just two games on the road this season, only Palermo have a worse away record in this Serie A campaign.
Last December's 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture saw only 577 passes: it's the Serie A game with the fewest passes in this campaign.
Fabrizio Miccoli has been involved in 55% of Palermo's 44 total goals (scoring 12 and making as many assists); Sebastian Giovinco has been involved in 44% of Parma's goals (11 goals and seven assists).
Against Palermo Giovinco scored his first Serie A goal, in September 2007 for Empoli.

Roma v Fiorentina
Fiorentina lead by 45 wins to 43 against Roma in Serie A, with 57 draws so far.
Both sides have drawn against each other more than against any other Serie A opponent.
At the Olimpico, Roma have won 32 out of 72 previous meetings, with the guests having the better only 13 times.
Roma have won their last five home meetings against the Viola, and are unbeaten in this fixture in the last 16 meetings at the Olimpico.
Roma lost 3-0 in the reverse fixture in Florence, ending the game with three players sent off.
Fabio Simplicio has already scored five goals against Fiorentina (for three different sides) - more than against any other Serie A opponent.
By beating AC Milan at the San Siro, Fiorentina ended a six-game run without a win away from home.
The Viola have the second-worst attack away from home in this campaign (only 10 goals scored).
Roma have drawn just five games so far, fewer than any other side in this competition.
After Osvaldo's and Marquinho's goals on Wednesday against Udinese, 71% of Roma's goals this season have come from new signings (37 out of 52).

Siena v Bologna
This will be the 10th meeting between these two sides: Bologna lead by three wins to two, with four draws rounding off the record.
These two sides have not shared a draw in their last four meetings; previously, they had drawn three in a row.
The first three meetings between these sides in Siena ended as draws, while the Tuscans had the better in the last meeting at home (1-0).
Neither side has ever scored more than one goal in this fixture in Siena.
Siena lost their mid-week fixture at the San Siro against Inter, however they have won four of their last six home games in the league.
Novara were the only side able to score more than one goal in Siena's last nine home games in Serie A.
Bologna have won four away games this season, as many as they had won on the road in the 2010/11 campaign.
Bologna are winless in their last four league fixtures.
Over these last four games, they have faced 20 shots on target, conceding seven goals.
Against Siena, Marco Di Vaio will return from suspension: Di Vaio has already scored three goals against Siena, but never more than one in a game.

Udinese v Inter
Inter have won 36 of their 77 previous meetings against Udinese in Serie A, the Friulani have had the better on 17 occasions, with 24 draws rounding off the record.
However, Udinese have won their last two meetings against Inter, after failing to win for 13 games in a row against the Nerazzurri in Serie A.
AC Milan have been the only side able to win at Udinese's ground so far this term.
Inter have shared the points only once in their last 10 games on the road, 2-2 against Cagliari.
Antonio Di Natale has already scored four times against Inter in Serie A, three of which have come for Udinese.
Giampaolo Pazzini has also netted four goals against Udinese, but never for Inter.
Should Inter win this game, Udinese would become the Italian side against which Diego Milito has won the most games in his career (five).
Milito has recorded a conversion ratio of 41% this term, better than that recorded in 2009/10 under Josè Mourinho (31%), when the Nerazzurri won the league.
Both Milito and Di Natale have reached the 20-goal tally for the third time in their Serie A careers.

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14.-16. 04. 2012. Miloš Krasić, napadač Juventusa, skreće pažnju na Fiorentinu

- Više bih voleo da pričam na terenu - rekao je Krasić aludirajući na svoj status u Juventusu. - Nadam se da će doći i mojih pet minuta. Što se borbe za titulu tiče, Milano se oprostio od Lige šampiona, pa će svim silama gledati da prvi prođe kroz cilj. Ipak, verujem da ćemo na kraju mi da se radujemo.Sigurice kola?
- Realno je očekivati da Milan i moj Juventus osvoje tri boda. Izdvojio bih i „ljubičaste“. Roma ima odličan skor pred svojom publikom, čak devet pobeda i tri remija. Vreme je da je neko zaustavi – zaključio je Miloš Krasić.

MOJ TIP

MILAN – ĐENOVA 1
Udineze – Inter x2
Navara – Lacio 0-2
Atalanta – Kijevo 1x
Kaljari – Katanija x2
ĆEZENA – JUVENTUS 2
Leće – Napoli x2
Palermo – Parma 1
Siena – Bolonja 1
ROMA – FIORENTINA x2

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Premier League Opta Facts - April 14th - 16th

Norwich City v Manchester City
Manchester City came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in their last visit to Carrow Road, the game made famous by Delia Smith's half-time on-pitch speech. This was the last time the Citizens came from two down to win a PL match.
Man City have scored a total of 12 goals in their last four league encounters with the Canaries.
The Citizens are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Norwich in all competitions, winning four.
The Canaries have kept just two clean sheets so far this season: only one team (West Brom last season) has ever had fewer after 33 PL games.
Norwich have only lost one of their last seven at home in the PL (W2 D4).
Man City have won just two of their last 10 league matches on the road (D3 L5).
Roberto Mancini's men's last eight Premier League games away from home have produced just eight goals in total, with neither side scoring more than once in a match in this run.
Only four of Sergio Aguero's 19 league goals this season have come away from home.
Carlos Tevez has not scored in consecutive Premier League appearances since February 2011.
City are the top scoring team in the Premier League this season with 79 goals and only three sides in Premier League history have scored more after 33 games.

Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves have won their last four meetings with Sunderland; three of which have been by a one goal margin.
Sunderland are the only team that Wolves have beaten more than twice (four times) since their return to the Premier League in 2009.
Both sides have scored in each of the last 11 meetings between Wanderers and the Black Cats.
Steven Fletcher has scored three goals in his last two meetings with Sunderland and hasn't scored more than three against any opponent in the Premier League.
Sunderland have won six of their nine PL games at home under Martin O'Neill, losing just one (1-2 vs Arsenal).
Terry Connor is one of just four managers to take one point or fewer in his first eight PL games at a club, after P Jewell (Derby), A Ball (Man City), M McCarthy (Sunderland).
Wolves have won only one of their last 16 league games on the road (D5 L10).
Five of Wolves' last six league goals on the road have been scored (two) or assisted (three) by Kevin Doyle.
Just one of Sunderland's last 18 league goals has come from a set piece: Bendtner's penalty vs Newcastle.
Wolves have conceded at least two goals in their last nine league games.

Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn have won their last three meetings with Swansea.
Yakubu became the first Blackburn player to hit four goals in a Premier League match when his side won 4-2 at home to the Swans earlier this season.
This is Blackburn's lowest-ever points total after 33 Premier League games (28): they had 32 in 1998/99.
After losing just one of their first 12, Swansea have lost three of their last four at the Liberty Stadium in the Premier League.
Blackburn have lost four Premier League games in a row for the first time since December 2008 under Paul Ince.
Rovers have only won four of 26 PL matches on the road under Steve Kean (D8 L14).
Gylfi Sigurddson is yet to score at the Liberty Stadium for Swansea, though has scored six on the road.
Eight of Blackburn's last 10 league goals on the road have come from set pieces.
Swansea have lost four games in a row in a single season for the first time since they were in the fourth tier (2003/04).
Only WBA (4) and Wolves (0) have taken fewer points over the past six games than Swansea (6).

West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers
The last three meetings between West Brom and QPR at the Hawthorns have produced 16 goals in total.
The Hoops have scored on seven of their last eight visits to the Hawthorns, but have won only one (D3 L4).
Mark Hughes has won none of his four Premier League meetings with Roy Hodgson as a manager (D3 L1).
The Baggies have won three of their last four PL games at home, having won just two of their previous 12 at the Hawthorns this season.
QPR have taken just two points from the last 30 available on the road in the league.
Djbril Cisse, Jamie Mackie and Luke Young are the only three QPR players to score in more than one away match in the PL this season (two each).
The Baggies have lost four of their last six league games, winning just once in this period.
QPR have alternated a defeat and a win in their last six games. If this run continues they'd lose this match.
QPR are the most fouled team in the Premier League, 396 times.
No team has taken fewer points away from home than QPR this season (11).

Manchester United v Aston Villa
United have failed to win four times against Villa in the last four seasons in the PL: only against Chelsea and Liverpool (five each) have they been less successful.
Villa have only won on one of their last 26 league visits to Old Trafford (1-0 in December 2009).
The Red Devils have scored three or more in six of their last eight PL games at home to the Villans.
Defeat in this match would mean that Villa have their lowest-ever points total after 33 games in the Premier League (35).
Sir Alex Ferguson's men have won their last six Premier League games at home, conceding just one goal in this run.
Villa have taken maximum points in just one of their last 10 league matches (D5 L4).
Aston Villa have already picked up more points on the road this season (18) than last season (17).
Manchester United have not failed to score in consecutive Premier League games since May-Aug 2007.
Man Utd have won all nine Premier League games that Paul Scholes has started this season.
Despite defeat at Wigan, United have the fifth best points total after 33 games of a Premier League season.

Arsenal v Wigan Athletic
Arsenal have scored 19 goals in their last six league meetings with Wigan (3.16 per game).
The Gunners have won 10 of their 13 PL meetings with the Latics (D2 L1).
Arsenal have won all nine matches at home to Wigan in all competitions, keeping a clean sheet in each of the last six.
The Latics are the only Premier League side to have played at least five times at Arsenal but never taken a point there (W0 D0 L6).
Arsene Wenger's men have won their last five league games at home, and have lost only one of their last 15 (W12 D2).
Arsenal have not won six in a row at home in the league since the start of October 2009.
Wigan have only lost one of their last four league matches on the road (W2 D1): 1-2 at Chelsea.
To date, Manchester United are the only side against whom Robin van Persie has scored in two different league matches this season.
All but three of Arsenal's 35 league goals at home this season have come from open play (two direct free kicks and one goal from a corner).
Robin van Persie has scored or assisted 59 goals in his last 50 Premier League appearances.

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FA Cup Opta Facts - Semi-Finals

Liverpool v Everton
This will be the fifth FA Cup semi-final between these two Merseyside giants. Everton won the first (in 1906), but Liverpool have since progressed through the last three.
No other fixture in FA Cup history has seen more than three semi-finals.
On all three occasions Liverpool have beaten Everton in an FA Cup semi-final, the Reds have gone on to lose the final.
Liverpool and Everton have been drawn together 16 times before in FA Cup history, with The Reds emerging victorious on nine occasions and the Toffees on seven.
The Reds are appearing in the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the 23rd time. Of the previous 22, they have made it to the final 13 times and been eliminated nine times.
Since 1986, however, Liverpool have won seven of their eight FA Cup semi-final ties, with Crystal Palace (1990) the only team to eliminate them from the last four in this period.
Everton have appeared in 24 FA Cup semi-finals, progressing to the final 13 times.
David Moyes' side have been eliminated at the semi-final stage more often than any other team in the history of the competition (11).
The Toffees have reached the final the last six times they have made it to the FA Cup semi-finals: three times in extra time and once on penalties (vs Man Utd in 2009).
Only Manchester City (seven) have played more FA Cup semi-finals since they were last eliminated at this stage than the Toffees (six).
Liverpool v Everton has seen more red cards than any other Premier League fixture (20), while the Reds were reduced to 10 men in their last FA Cup tie against the Toffees.
Everton have won four and lost none of their last five matches in all competitions.
Only three teams have previously won the League Cup and FA Cup in the same season: Arsenal in 92/93, Liverpool in 00/01 and Chelsea in 06/07.
With a victory against Everton, Liverpool would be take one step closer to becoming the first team to achieve two FA/League Cup doubles, after they won both cups in 2000/01.
Liverpool have only kept one clean sheet in their last 12 games in all competitions, but that was against Everton (3-0 in the Premier League).

Tottenham v Chelsea
Chelsea have reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup 19 times previously, progressing to the final 10 times.
After being eliminated in seven of their first eight FA Cup semi-finals, the Blues have reached the final on nine of the last 11 occasions they have made the final four.
Tottenham have lost their last five FA Cup semi-finals, and haven't the made the final of the competition since 1991.
Only one team has ever been knocked out in more than five consecutive FA Cup semi-finals, but that was Chelsea (six, between 1920 and 1966).
Overall, however, Spurs have won nine and lost nine of 18 FA Cup semi-final ties.
These two London rivals have been drawn together eight times before in the FA Cup, with each side progressing four times.
On the last two occasions Tottenham have beaten Chelsea in the cup, they have gone on to lift the trophy.
Chelsea have only lost one of their last 32 FA Cup matches (excluding penalty shootout defeats).
That one defeat, 0-1 against Barnsley in March 2008, is also the only time the Blues have failed to score in their last 38 FA Cup games (95 goals in total).
Excluding penalty shoot-out defeats, Chelsea are unbeaten in 21 FA Cup games, only one side has ever gone longer without defeat in the competition: Blackburn Rovers between October 1883 and November 1886 (23 games).
Tottenham have only won four of their last 13 games in all competitions, drawing five and losing four.
Chelsea have won eight and lost just one of 11 games under new manager Roberto Di Matteo.
Since the start of the 2006/07 competition, Frank Lampard has scored more goals than any other player in the FA Cup proper (18).

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14.04.2012. Ranko Popović, trener Tokija, analizira šesto kolo šampionata Japana

Hit šampionata Japana je Tokio. Ekipu iz japanske prestonice sa klupe predvodi Ranko Popović. Naš stručnjak prošle sezone uveo je Mađidu u Drugu ligu, što mu je bila odlična preporuka da preuzme ekipu iz glavnog grada.
Popović je pred početak ove sezone Džej lige seo na klupu Tokija, a ako se po jutru dan poznaje, očekuje ga berićetna sezona.
- Nije bila laka odluka da odem iz Mađide - kaže Popović, koji je radio još u Šturmu, Hirošimi, subotičkom Spartaku i Oiti. - I predsednik kluba i ja smo plakali na rastanku. Izazov da vodim klub u najjačoj ligi je bio presudan. Odlično smo startovali. U ekipi imam trojicu-četvoricu igrača koji su u olimpijskoj reprezentaciji Japana. Igramo hrabro, pa ćemo da vidimo dokle možemo da doguramo.
Da li biste našim čitaocima?
- Prvenstvo je teško, ekipe su izjednačene, tako da nije lako za prognoziranje. Nagoja Dragana Stojkovića Piksija ima najjaču ekipu. Pobeđuje i kada nije u formi, tako da mislim da neće imati problema da dođe do trijumfa protiv Saporoa.

MOJ TIP

Kašiva – Sendai x
Tokio – Kašima -
Jokohama – Omija x2
URAVA – KOBE 1
Šimicu – Ivata 1x
NAGOJA – SAPORO 1
Tosu – Hirošima 0-2
G. Osaka – Kavasaki 1x
C. OSAKA – NIGATA 1

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