Premier League Opta Stats - 30th April to May 1

Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

There have been seven goals scored in the last 10 minutes of the last eight Premier League meetings between Blackburn and Bolton.
Wanderers have won just one of the last eight Premier League meetings with Blackburn.
Rovers have now gone 10 Premier League games without a win.
Rovers have recovered just two points from losing positions this season, fewer than any other team.
71% of the goals Blackburn have conceded have come in the second half, the highest proportion in the top division.
Bolton have lost nine and drawn one of their last 10 Premier League away games.
Rovers have averaged two points per game in home derby games this season.

Blackpool v Stoke City

Stoke have won five and lost none of their last 10 league visits to Bloomfield Road.
Blackpool have won just one of their last 14 Premier League matches.
Ian Holloway's side have the worst home record in the top division, earning just 16 points so far.
Kenwyne Jones has scored in his last three Premier League appearances.
67% of Stoke's goals have been netted in the second half, the highest proportion of any team in the top flight.
Stoke haven't won back to back league games since November.
The Potters have gleaned just one point from the last 24 available away from home.
Blackpool have both scored and conceded in all 17 of their home games this season.

Sunderland v Fulham

Fulham mustered nine shots on target to one by Sunderland when they met in December and yet neither team scored.
There have been just two goals scored in the last five Premier League matches between Fulham and Sunderland.
Sunderland have dropped the joint-most points from winning positions in the Premier League this season (23).
The Black Cats have kept just one clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League matches.
Fulham have only lost 10 Premier League games this season, two fewer than Liverpool.
Clint Dempsey has now scored a record 33 Premier League goals for Fulham.
Dempsey has scored three goals in his last five Premier League appearances.

West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa

There were only four shots on target in the reverse fixture at Villa Park, Gerard Houllier's team scoring with both of their accurate attempts.
Four of the nine Premier League games between West Brom and Villa have ended as draws while Villa have won the other five all by a 2-1 scoreline.
West Brom have recouped the joint-most points from losing positions this season (23), while Aston Villa have dropped the joint-most points from winning positions this season (23).
Darren Bent has scored five goals in his last six Premier League appearances.
Peter Odemwingie has scored four goals in his last five Premier League appearances.
Villa have kept just two clean sheets in their last 24 Premier League matches and none in their last 18 away from home.
The Baggies have lost just one of their last nine Premier League outings.

Wigan Athletic v Everton

Wigan have won only one of the last 10 Premier League matches against Everton and failed to score in three of the last four.
Wigan have only scored one first half goal in 11 Premier League games against Everton and that came as late as the 45th minute of their second ever meeting.
Roberto Martinez's side have kept just one clean sheet in their last 17 Premier League games.
Wigan have converted the lowest percentage of shots into goals, just 10%.
Wigan have led in only seven home games this season, no side has led in fewer.
The average time of Wigan's opening goal this season has been 51 minutes, later than any other Premier League side.

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea have only won one of their last six Premier League games against Spurs.
Chelsea have dropped fewer points from winning positions than any other team in the top flight (4), while Spurs have recouped the joint-most points from losing positions in the Premier League this season (23).
Florent Malouda has scored four goals in his last four Premier League games.
22% of the goals Chelsea have conceded have been netted in the opening 15 minutes of matches, a higher percentage than any other team.
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last nine Premier matches and have won the last four in a row.
The Blues have lost just one of their last 31 Premier League London derbies at Stamford Bridge.
Spurs have only lost one of their last 12 Premier League matches, but have drawn five of the last six.

Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Birmingham didn't manage a single shot on target against Wolves at Molineux.
Wolves have only won one of the last 10 league meetings with Birmingham, but that was the last meeting when they met at Molineux earlier this season.
Wolves have kept just two clean sheets in their last 13 Premier League matches.
Birmingham have taken just five points from Premier League Midlands derbies this season, fewer than any other side.
Birmingham have fired in the joint-fewest shots on target in the Premier League (116).
Birmingham have let just two points slip from a winning position at home this season, a Premier League joint-best figure.
Wolves have lost a Premier League joint-high three away games from a winning position this season.

Liverpool v Newcastle United

Dirk Kuyt has scored four goals in six Premier League starts against Newcastle.
Kuyt has netted seven goals in his last six Premier League appearances.
Liverpool have won 13 and lost none of the last 15 Premier League home games against Newcastle.
Cheik Tiote has been shown 12 yellow cards in his last 21 Premier League games.
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 13 Premier League games at Anfield.
The Magpies have won just two of their last 13 Premier League matches.
Liverpool average fewer Premier League points in May than any of the other traditional 'Big Four' sides.
Newcastle have only ever won 11 of their 41 Premier League games in May.

Arsenal v Manchester United

Park Ji Sung has scored in his last three starts against Arsenal
Man Utd have won six and lost none of their last seven matches against Arsenal in all competitions.
Arsenal have won only three of the last 17 Premier League meetings with Man Utd.
United have won 3-1 on their last two visits to the Emirates Stadium.
Wayne Rooney has scored in three of his last four appearances against Arsenal and missed a penalty in the other.
Arsenal have conceded nine penalties this season, more than any other team, and one in each of their last three matches.
The Gunners have won just two of their last 11 matches in all competitions, including a 0-2 defeat against
Man Utd in the FA Cup.

Manchester City v West Ham United

West Ham have only scored eight goals in the last 14 Premier League meetings with Man City.
West Ham have conceded the joint-highest number of headed goals this season (14).
Going into the weekend, Man City have won more penalties (9) than any other team in the top flight.
Roberto Mancini's side have taken 19 points from the last 21 available at the City of Manchester Stadium.
City have kept five clean sheets in their last seven league matches on home soil.
West Ham have lost four consecutive league games for the second time this season.
City have only ever won eight of their 30 Premier League games played in May.

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Championship Opta Facts - 30 April - 2 May

Leeds v Burnley

Leeds have an excellent recent record against their playoff rivals Burnley, winning nine of the last 11 clashes (two defeats).
At Elland Road, Burnley have only taken one victory from the last six meetings; a 2-1 win in November 2004.
Only 18% of Leeds' goals this season have come from set pieces, the lowest ratio in the Championship.
The Clarets have gained a whopping 30 points from losing positions this campaign, winning a higher percentage of games they have fallen behind in (30%) than any other side.

Coventry v Reading

Reading are unbeaten in seven meetings against the Sky Blues, winning four and drawing three.
The Royals have netted exactly three goals in each of their last three wins over Coventry.
The Sky Blues have only won three points from losing positions this season, the fewest in the league.
Reading have taken more points from their last 10 league games (25) than any other side.

Derby v Bristol City

The last four meetings between these sides have all been won by the home team, whilst the away side has only triumphed in one of the last nine clashes.
Brett Pittman scored twice against Derby earlier this season, while Nicky Maynard netted a brace on his last outing against the Rams, in a 2-1 victory at Ashton Gate last term.
The Rams haven't scored more than two in a game since November 20 (3-2 v Scunthorpe) but have conceded more than two on six occasions since that win.
The Robins have only taken one point from the last 15 available in the league.

Doncaster v Leicester

The Foxes are unbeaten in six games against Doncaster, and haven't lost to Rovers since September 1955.
Martyn Waghorn has scored in both of his last two appearances against Doncaster.
Rovers have conceded 68% of their goals in the second half this season, the highest ratio in the league.
Leicester's last six league games have seen a total of 27 goals netted.

Hull v Crystal Palace

Four of the last five clashes between the Tigers and the Eagles have ended in draws, with three of the four ending 1-1.
Hull have only managed two clean sheets in their last 13 games against Palace.
The Tigers haven't kept a clean sheet in seven league games, but have found the net in seven of their last eight.
The Eagles need just one point to guarantee safety, but have now gone 16 away games without a win.

Ipswich v Preston

Relegated Preston have won four and drawn two of their last six meetings with Ipswich.
North End have only lost one of their last five trips to Portman Road, winning three of them.
Ipswich have conceded nine goals in their last two league games combined.
Relegated Preston have kept just one clean sheet in 23 league games.

Millwall v Swansea

Millwall are unbeaten in 13 home meetings with the Swans and haven't lost this fixture since March 1930.
Overall, only one of the last 11 clashes between these sides has been won by the away side.
The Lions have alternated between a win and a draw in their last six league games at the New Den. For this to continue, they must draw against the Swans.
Swansea have lost 1-2 in three of their last four away games, drawing the other 0-0.
Loanee Fabio Borini has scored six goals in his last seven appearances for the Welsh side.

Nottingham Forest v Scunthorpe

Of the four previous meetings between these sides at the City Ground, both teams have picked up two wins each, with the winning side keeping a clean sheet on each occasion.
In the league, Forest have only won one of their seven previous clashes with the Iron, drawing two and losing four.
Forest have conceded at least two goals in six of their last seven league encounters.
The Iron have now gone 10 league games without a clean sheet.

Sheffield Utd v Barnsley

11 of the last 13 goals scored in this fixture have come in the second half, with seven of them coming in the last 15 minutes.
Of the last 12 meetings between these South Yorkshire rivals, six have ended in draws and six have been decided by the odd goal.
Sheffield United have taken fewer points from Yorkshire derbies (seven) than any of their county rivals, whilst no side has taken more than the Tykes (12).
Barnsley are now without a win in nine away games, although their last away win was against another Yorkshire rival; 2-0 at Doncaster in January.

Watford v QPR

Watford have won six of their last seven home meetings with QPR, scoring exactly three goals in each of their last five victories.
Danny Graham netted a brace in this season's reverse fixture, as the Hornets won 3-1 at Loftus Road.
The Hornets have netted 27 goals from crosses this season, the most in the league.
QPR have conceded fewer goals in the opening 15 minutes (three) and fewer in the closing 15 minutes (five) than any other side in the Championship.

Cardiff v Middlesbrough

Only one of the last 16 meetings between these sides has ended in a draw.
The Bluebirds have won 10 of their last 12 home meetings with Boro, losing just once.
Cardiff have netted more goals in the opening 15 minutes (16) than any other side in the Championship this season.
Middlesbrough have conceded 40% of their goals from set pieces this season, the most in the second tier.
Tony Mowbray's side have scored and conceded in each of their last eight league games.

Portsmouth v Norwich

Both have sides have found the net in six of the last seven clashes between these sides at Fratton Park.
Norwich have been reduced to 10 men in both of their last two meetings with Pompey.
The Canaries have now netted nine goals in the 90th minute or later, no other side has netted more than six in stoppage time.
Pompey have netted 71% of their goals in the second half this season, the highest ratio in the second flight.

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SPL Opta Facts - April 30 - May 2

Aberdeen v Inverness CT

Caley Thistle have won on two of their last three trips to Pittodrie.
Nick Blackman has scored in both of his meetings with Inverness this season.
The Dons are without a win in eight league matches, losing five.
Aberdeen have failed to find the net in their last three league matches at Pittodrie.
Victory in their last match at St Johnstone ended a run of nine league away games without a win for Caley Thistle.

Celtic v Dundee United

United have won just one of their last 40 league meetings with the Bhoys.
The Terrors have drawn on six of their last nine league trips to Parkhead (three defeats), having lost all 14 SPL matches there prior to this run.
Gary Hooper has scored three goals in three meetings with United this season.
Celtic have kept four consecutive clean sheets in the league this season, only Hearts (five) have managed a longer run all campaign.
United have won eight of their last 10 SPL games.

Hibernian v St Johnstone

Three of the last four meetings between Hibs and the Saints have ended in a draw.
Hibs are without a victory in their last six clashes with St Johnstone (three draws).
Liam Craig has scored four goals in his last five meetings with Hibs.
Hibernian have scored in their last 11 SPL games, no other side has scored in more than their last three in the competition.
The Saints are without a win in their last 11 games in the league, losing the last four.
During this run they have managed to find the net just once.

Kilmarnock v Hearts

All three meetings between the sides this season have ended in away wins.
Kilmarnock are, along with Rangers and Celtic, one of only three sides to have beaten Hearts twice in the league this season.
Killie have lost their last two league games, shipping four goals in each.
Hearts have drawn their last four league matches, no side has drawn five in a row this season.

Motherwell v Rangers

Including a League Cup clash, Rangers have won all four meetings with Motherwell this season, bagging 16 goals in total.
The Gers have scored at least three times in their last four league clashes with the Steelmen.
Steven Naismith has bagged three goals against Motherwell this season.
Motherwell have won their last three league games at home.
Rangers have won their last five SPL away games, keeping a clean sheet in each win.
Nikica Jelavic has scored in Rangers' last three away games.

St Mirren v Hamilton

Three of the last six meetings between these two sides have ended goalless.
All five of St Mirren's goals against the Accies this season have been netted by Michael Higdon.
Defeat in this match would guarantee Hamilton's relegation at the end of the season.
Michael Higdon has scored five goals in St Mirren's last five league games at home.
The Saints have kept just one clean sheet at home all season in the SPL - at home to Hibernian in August.
The Accies are unbeaten in their last two league games, they have not gone three without defeat all season.

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La Liga Opta Facts - 30 April-2 May

Almeria - Sevilla

Almeria are on a run of five straight league defeats, three of them under new manager Roberto Olabe, scoring just two goals in total.
Sevilla have lost every one of the seven league away matches in which they have failed to score away from home this season.
In seven league meetings between these two sides, the team that has opened the scoring has always won (three for Almeria, four for Sevilla).
Almeria and Sevilla are the two teams who have conceded the most goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half of Liga BBVA matches this season (12).
Sevilla are one of only three teams against whom Juanma Ortiz has scored more than once in La Liga.
The hispalenses are unbeaten in the six league matches in which both Zokora and Rakitic have played this season (four wins).
Rakitic has scored in three of the last four league matches in which Sevilla have found the net.
Sevilla have scored the joint-most penalties in the league this season (10, along with Real Madrid).
However Diego Alves has saved the most penalties in Liga BBVA this season (three).
After Mateu Lahoz, the referee Rubinos Perez has shown the fewest yellow cards in the league this season (72).

Deportivo La Coruna - Atletico Madrid

Deportivo La Coruna have only lost one of their last seven league games at home, drawing twice.
The colchoneros have only lost one of their last 10 league games, winning five.
Atletico have won seven of their last eight league meetings with Depor.
However, in their last 13 league visits to Riazor, the Madrid side have managed only two wins and four draws.
Depor have scored the fewest goals in Liga BBVA this season (27), including just nine in the first half.
After finding the net against Levante, Kun Aguero is now one of only two players to have scored in six straight league appearances this season (along with Pedro).
Diego Forlan was the last player to score in seven consecutive Liga BBVA games, in May 2009.
Against Hercules, Deportivo set a new team record for failing to score in separate Liga BBVA matches this season (18).
Depor have failed to score in all five league matches in which Ruben Perez has been absent this season.
Sevilla are unbeaten after opening the scoring away from home in the league this season.

Espanyol - Athletic Bilbao

Athletic have not won at Espanyol in the league since 1997/98, losing the last four.
The Catalonians are on a run of five league games without a win, their poorest streak this season.
Espanyol have won only three of the eight league matches they have played at home in Liga BBVA in 2011.
The Basque side are unbeaten in their last three away matches in the league (two wins and a draw).
Four of Espanyol's last five league goals have been scored by foreigners. The previous 15 had all been netted by Spaniards.
Bilbao have won all five league matches in which Muniain has scored this season.
Athletic have scored the most headed goals in the league this season (17).
Espanyol are the only Liga BBVA side whose defenders are yet to score in the current campaign.
Athletic Bilbao have scored the most league goals from crosses this season (20).
Fernando Llorente has scored nine headed goals this season, the most by a player in a campaign since Raúl in 2000/01 (nine also).

Levante - Sporting Gijon

Three of the last four goals scored from direct free kicks in Liga BBVA have been in games involving Levante (two scored, one conceded).
Prior to their last game against Atletico, Levante had not been awarded a penalty since the first game of the season.
Levante are unbeaten in their last seven at home in the league, winning six.
Defeat in their last match at Atletico put an end to Levante's longest-ever unbeaten streak in the Spanish top flight (eight games).
Sporting have lost just one of their last seven league games (0-3 at Sevilla).
Sporting are unbeaten in eight league games at El Molinón, conceding just one goal on this run.
The 1-1 draw at el Molinón in the first half of the season is the only previous encounter between the sides in the Spanish top flight.
Sporting have already taken one point more than in the whole of last season (41).
Sporting are on a run of four straight home wins for the first time in the Spanish top flight since 1995.
Manuel Preciado's men are the only side yet to win after conceding the first goal in a Liga BBVA match this season.
Sporting have won 10 of their 23 league games with top scorer Felipe Caicedo in the side, compared to just two of 10 without him.
Sporting have kept five consecutive clean sheets in the league, their best run in the top flight since 1989.

Malaga - Hercules

Hercules are the lowest-scoring side in the last 10 matchdays of Liga BBVA (six).
Last time out, Tiago Gomes scored his first Liga BBVA goal. In Segunda last season he scored six.
After the 2-1 win at Racing, Malaga have already picked up more points in the second half of the campaign (19) than in the first (17).
Hercules' last 13 league away games have produced one draw, one win and 11 defeats.
Malaga are unbeaten in their last three league games (two wins, one draw).
Five of Malaga's 10 league wins this season have come in the last nine matchdays.
Hercules are unbeaten against Malaga in the Spanish top flight (six wins, five draws).
No side has lost more matches after opening the scoring at home in Liga BBVA this season than Malaga (three).

Osasuna - Valencia

Osasuna have only won one of their last nine league meetings with Valencia (three draws).
Valencia have scored three goals in each of their last three league meetings with the side from Pamplona.
In 31 league meetings between the sides in Pamplona there have only been three goalless draws, all of them coming in the last nine seasons.
Osasuna are on a run of four straight league defeats, their worst run since 2008.
Osasuna have lost their last two league matches: before this they had only lost to Barcelona at home all season.
Only Real Madrid (20 in nine games) have picked up more points on the road in 2011 than Valencia (19 in eight games).
The last 10 league goals scored by Valencia have come in the second half of matches.
Osasuna are, along with Espanyol, the team that has scored the fewest goals from outside the box (two) in Liga BBVA this season.
Valencia have come from behind to claim the most points in La Liga this season (21).
Between them, Nekounam and Kike Sola have scored five of Osasuna's last six league goals at home.

Racing Santander - Mallorca

Racing have only won one of their last six league meetings with Mallorca, though this was at Mallorca earlier this season (1-0).
Racing are without a win at home to Mallorca in the league since 2007/08.
The last four league meetings between the two sides have seen just three goals in total.
Racing's most common scoreline in the league this season is 1-1 (six times), while Mallorca's is 0-3 (five times).
Racing have only taken one point from the last three matchdays, and have won just three of their last 11 at home in Liga BBVA.
Despite this, under Marcelino Racing have won four of 11 league games, compared to five of 22 under their previous boss Miguel Angel Portugal.
Mallorca have lost seven of their last 10 away games in Liga BBVA (one win).
Racing have won 29% of their league games with Rosenberg in the side this season, but just 20% without him.
Mallorca, along with Almeria, have scored the third-most headed goals in Liga BBVA this season (10), after the two Basque sides.

Real Madrid - Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza have won none of the last 14 league meetings with Real Madrid. Their last win over the merengues came in November 2001.
Real Madrid have won their last three league clashes with Zaragoza, scoring at least twice in each.
Zaragoza are on a run of six consecutive league matches without a win on the road (five defeats).
The manos have only scored once in their last five league away games.
Real Madrid are without a win in their last two league games at home, having won the previous 14 this season.
The merengues have not gone three home games without a win in the league since 2007.
Zaragoza have only won one away game in the league this season, fewer than any other side.
Real Madrid have won every league match in which they have taken the lead this season.
Real Zaragoza have scored 32 league goals this season, less than half of Madrid's total (79).
Jonas' goal in Real Madrid's last league game at Valencia was the first time they had conceded from outside the box this season.

Real Sociedad - Barcelona

Barcelona are unbeaten in their last four league visits to Anoeta (two wins, two draws).
Real Sociedad are without a win at home to the Blaugrana in the league since December 2002.
Barcelona have kept a clean sheet in their last eight league meetings with Real Sociedad.
A clean sheet in this match would make Barcelona the first-ever side to keep nine consecutive shut-outs against the same opponent in Primera.
The Basque side have only managed one win from their nine league games, taking just four points from 27 available.
Barcelona have drawn two of their last three league away games.
Real Sociedad have lost the most Liga BBVA matches after going ahead this season (six).
Real Sociedad have conceded the most goals to direct free kicks this season (four).
Five of Barcelona's last six league goals have been scored (four) or assisted (one) by Lionel Messi.

Villarreal - Getafe

Villarreal have lost their last two league meetings with Getafe, both away from home.
However the yellow submarine have managed five wins and a draw at home to the azulones in the top flight.
Getafe have won only three of their 13 top-flight clashes with Villarreal.
Villarreal have taken just 12 points from the last 36 available in Liga BBVA: only five teams have claimed fewer in this period.
Villarreal have failed to score more than once in any of their last six league matches at home.
Getafe have won just one of their last 11 league games (1-0 vs Sevilla).
The azulones are without a win in their last eight league away games.
Villarreal have managed 10 wins and three draws from the 15 league matches in which Giuseppe Rossi has found the net this season.
Manu del Moral has scored five of Getafe's last eight league goals.

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Serie A Opta Facts - 30 April - 1May

Bari v Roma

Bari's defeat to Sampdoria last week condemned them to a place in Serie B next season, despite there being four matches left to play.
That was Bari's 21st defeat of the campaign - at least three more than any other side in Serie A.
Roma are unbeaten against Bari in their last 16 meetings in the top-flight; Bari's last win was in 1992, since then the club from Puglia have picked up only three points from their games with Roma.
Bari haven't scored more than one goal in any of their last 13 league meetings with Roma.
Bari's nine wins over Roma in Serie A have all come on home soil.
No Serie A side has scored more goals than Roma from set pieces this season (24).
Under Vincenzo Montella, the Giallorossi have won three games and drawn one away from home so far.
Francesco Totti has already scored 10 goals against Bari in Serie A.

Catania v Cagliari

Catania have won only one of their last four Serie A meetings with Cagliari in the top-flight.
At home, however, the Sicilians have beaten Cagliari in their last three meetings, always by the same scoreline (2-1).
Catania may have won only one of their last five league fixtures, but at home they have won four of their last five.
Cagliari have won only one of their last seven Serie A games, at home to Genoa; three draws and as many defeats complete their record.
Cagliari have scored more goals from corners than any other Serie A side (10).
Last Saturday against Juventus, 10 of Catania's starting 11 were from Argentina.
Cagliari's Andrea Cossu has assisted the most goals in this campaign so far (13).
Cagliari are the only Serie A side yet to receive a red card this season.
Under Diego Simeone, the Sicilians have recorded four wins, three draws and seven defeats.

Cesena v Inter

Should Inter fail to beat Cesena, the Nerazzurri would lose their Scudetto hopes if AC Milan beat Bologna at the San Siro.
Cesena have beaten Inter only once in 21 previous meetings in the top-flight (1-0 at the San Siro in March 1975).
Cesena are yet to win against Inter at home, where they have picked up only four points in 10 meetings so far in the league.
Inter have scored two or more goals in each of their last six trips to Cesena in Serie A.
Cesena are unbeaten in their last four games: after sharing the points with Fiorentina and Palermo, they saw off Bari and Bologna.
Away from home, Inter have collected only one point in their last three games: after drawing 1-1 at Brescia the Nerazzurri have lost twice on the road without scoring.
Inter have won the most games after going behind this season: six, including last Saturday against Lazio (from 0-1 to 2-1).
The Nerazzurri have recouped the most points from trailing situations so far (20).
Javier Zanetti has completed the most passes in Serie A this season (1575).

Chievo v Lecce

Lecce are unbeaten in their last four Serie A meetings with Chievo (two wins, two draws).
In Verona though, Chievo have notched up two wins and a draw in their last three encounters with Lecce in the top-flight.
Lecce have the worst defence of this competition (60 goals shipped so far).
Away from home, Lecce have kept only one clean sheet this season in their last 31 games in the top-flight (at Parma last February).
Chievo are the only Serie A side to have won each of the games in which have taken the lead this season (nine).
Lecce instead have won only nine of the 17 games in which have taken the lead, currently the lowest ratio in this competition (52%).
In light of this, Lecce have already dropped 20 points from leading situations, the most by a Serie A side this term.
Chievo have failed to score in six of their last eight league games.

Fiorentina v Udinese

These two sides have not shared the points in their last nine Serie A meetings: Udinese have won five,
Fiorentina four.
At the Franchi, the Viola have lost only one of their last 11 meetings with Udinese, winning seven times.
Sinisa Mihajlovic's side have failed to win in their last three home games (draws with Roma and Juventus, defeat to AC Milan).
Udinese have lost three of their last four league games, a win at the San Paolo with Napoli completes their record.
Away from home, however, Udinese have won six of their last seven games, scoring on average 3.7 goals per game.
Antonio Di Natale has failed to score in the last two match-days, though he is still this competition's top-scorer with 26 goals, together with Edison Cavani.
The last time Di Natale failed to score for three games in a row was in November.
Fiorentina are the Serie A side who have played out the most draws so far this term (13).
Francesco Guidolin has lost only two of his 22 previous meetings against Fiorentina in the top-flight, winning 10.

Lazio v Juventus

Lazio have already lost 67 games against Juventus, more than against any other Serie A side so far.
Lazio have conceded more goals against the Old Lady than any other side in this competition (238).
Juventus are unbeaten in their last 12 league meetings against Lazio (eight wins and four draws).
Since 2005, Juventus have never lost at the Olimpico in Serie A neither against Roma or Lazio: eight wins and three draws for the Bianconeri from their trips to the Capital.
Juventus may be unbeaten in the last six Serie A rounds, but Del Piero & co. have managed to win only three of these games.
Away from home, Juve have won only one of their last four games, back at the Olimpico but against Roma.
Lazio have recorded six wins and four defeats in their last 10 fixtures; their last draw in the league was back in February (1-1 with Chievo at home).
If he scores in this game, Alex Del Piero will net his 10th goal against Lazio in Serie A.
Luca Toni has already attempted 27 headed shots this season - a league-high.
Lazio are one away from 700 Serie A draws.

Milan v Bologna

If they beat Bologna and Inter fail to win against Cesena, Milan will secure their 18th Serie A title.
A draw would be enough for the Rossoneri to win the title with 3 games to go if Inter lose and Napoli don't beat Genoa.
AC Milan are unbeaten in their last four meetings with Bologna (winning three), and have not conceded goals in the last three.
At home, however, the Rossoneri have lost two of their last three meetings with Bologna in the league.
Bologna are on a run of three consecutive defeats in Serie A, all 2-0.
If AC Milan score three goals, they would make it 200 against Bologna in the top-flight.
This match sees the team who have conceded the fewest goals in the opening 15 minutes (AC Milan, one) against the team who have conceded the most in the same period (Bologna, 11).
In the opening 15 minutes AC Milan also hold the record of the most goals scored (seven) while Bologna have netted the fewest (only one).
AC Milan possess the best attack (60 goals scored alongside Inter) and best defence (only 23 conceded) so far in this campaign.
AC Milan are the only Serie A side yet to concede a goal from the penalty spot this term; the only penalty they have faced was saved by Abbiati in the reverse fixture with Bologna.
AC Milan are still unbeaten after taking the lead this season (22 wins and four draws).

Napoli v Genoa

Prior to their 1-0 win in their last visit to the Marassi, Napoli had not beaten Genoa in six Serie A meetings.
At home Napoli have failed to win their last three meetings against the Grifoni, and managed to score only one goal in the process.
Napoli's title hopes have vanished in the last two weeks, with 2-1 defeats against Udinese and Palermo.
By losing to Udinese, Napoli ended their 12-game unbeaten run at home in Serie A (10 wins and two draws).
Genoa, on the other hand, have won their last two games, scoring a total of seven goals.
Away from home, however, Genoa have picked up only one point from their last four games.
Napoli are, alongside Juventus, the Serie A side to have scored the most headed goals this term (10, five from Edinson Cavani).
By scoring against his former club Palermo last week, Cavani regained top spot in the top scorers charts, alongside Di Natale (26 goals).
20 of Napoli's 54 total goals this season have been scored in the last 15 minutes of play (a Serie A record); in the same period Genoa have shipped only three so far ( a league-low).

Parma v Palermo

Palermo have won the last two Serie A games against Parma, though the Ducali have had the better in the last two played at the Tardini.
At home Parma have never lost a Serie A game against the Rosanero (three draws, followed by these two wins).
After losing their first game under Franco Colomba, Parma have managed two wins against Inter and Udinese.
Since appointment of Colomba, all three games involving Parma have ended 2-0.
Prior to their win against Inter, Parma had picked up only two points from their previous five fixtures at home.
Since the return of Delio Rossi, Palermo are unbeaten in light of two wins and a draw.
Parma and Palermo are the Serie A sides who have conceded the most goals from the penalty spot (eight each).
The Sicilians have already conceded 19 goals from set pieces - a league-joint most with Lecce.
Former Palermo striker Amauri has netted four goals in the last four match-days for Parma.

Sampdoria v Brescia

The last three meetings between these two sides have all ended 1-0, twice for Brescia, once for Sampdoria.
Before losing their last two meetings with Brescia at the Marassi, the Blucerchiati had notched up seven consecutive wins against the Rondinelle in the top-flight.
Last Saturday's 1-0 win at Bari ended Sampdoria's nine-game winless run in Serie A.
However, at home the Blucerchiati have lost their last five games - their worst home run in Serie A.
Brescia have won just one of their last 10 Serie A games, and have lost their last two games against Genoa and AC Milan.
19 of Brescia's 28 goals this season have been scored in the first half (68%, currently the highest ratio in the league).
Only bottom of the table Bari (20 goals scored) have scored fewer goals than Sampdoria (27) so far this season.

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Bundesliga Opta Facts - 30 April

Kaiserslautern v St. Pauli

Pauli have never won a competitive match at the Betzenberg (two draws, 11 defeats).
Lautern have won their last four home games against the Hamburg-based side, scoring 14 and conceding only two goals in the process.
The Red Devils have lost their last two BL home games, failing to score in both.
Pauli have conceded at least two goals in their last seven league games - a first in the club's BL history.
Pauli haven't won in nine games (one draw, eight defeats) - the longest winless run in the league.
Lautern's last five BL games all saw the visiting side prevail.

Bremen v Wolfsburg

Bremen haven't kept a clean sheet in 16 BL games. No other team in the league has gone that many games without shutting their opponents out.
Werder have won three of their last five Bundesliga home games against Wolfsburg (one draw, one defeat).
Both teams have been held to 11 draws this season, more than any other team in the league.
Wolfsburg haven't won two consecutive Bundesliga matches since September 2010.
Bremen have gone six home games without a win (five draws, one defeat).
Wolfsburg have conceded a total of 53 goals to Bremen over the years - only Bayern have managed to score more against the Wolves in the Bundesliga (60).

Hannover v Mönchengladbach

Hannover haven't lost a home game against Gladbach in 22 years.
Gladbach have lost their last two outings at Hannover, conceding 11 goals in the process.
The Foals have not conceded more than one goal in each of their last seven BL games.
96 have kept four clean sheets in their last five BL home games.
The Foals have failed to find the back of the net in three of their last five BL games.
Gladbach haven't netted more than one goal in each of their last nine BL outings.

Köln v Leverkusen

Köln haven't won any of their last 16 competitive matches against Leverkusen (12 defeats, four draws).
The Billygoats have only netted three goals in their last 10 BL meetings with Bayer.
Leverkusen have won six of their last seven league games (one defeat) and have accumulated more points since the turn of the year than any other team in the league (31).
Köln have won seven of their last eight BL games on home soil. Their only home defeat during that period came two weeks ago when they lost 3-1 to Stuttgart.
Bayer have failed to score in only one of their last 18 BL games.
Köln have lost their last three league games, conceding a total of 12 goals in the process.

Hoffenheim v Stuttgart

Hoffenheim have never beaten Stuttgart in the Bundesliga (four draws, one defeat).
1899 have gone without conceding at home for 274 minutes in the league.
The Swabians have won 10 out of the possible 12 points from their last four BL games on the road.
VfB striker Cacau has been directly involved in a goal in each of his five games against Hoffenheim (four goals, one assist).
Hoffenheim have only lost one of their seven home games under Marco Pezzaiouli's tutelage (three wins, three draws).
Stuttgart have already one twice as many points since the turn of the year (24) than in the entire first half of the season (12).

Mainz v Frankfurt

Mainz have never beaten their local rivals in the Bundesliga (five draws, two defeats).
Frankfurt have only lost one of the 16 competitive matches against Mainz (five wins, 10 draws).
Eintracht have failed to score in 14 of their 31 BL games this season - no other team in the league have been shut out by their opponents that often.
Mainz have only dropped two points from winning positions this season - fewer than any other side in the Bundesliga.
Frankurt are winless in their last nine BL away games (like Köln) - no team in the league has currently gone longer without a win on the road.
Mainz have only won one of their last seven home games (two draws, four defeats).

Dortmund v Nürnberg

BVB have only lost one of their last 21 Bundesliga fixtures against Nürnberg (12 wins, eight draws).
Dortmund have only scored 23 goals since the winter break (1.6 per match). They scored 39 goals (2.3 per match) in the first half of this season.
FC Nürnberg have only conceded 10 goals in 2011 (28 in the first half of the season) - only Dortmund have conceded fewer since the turn of the year (nine).
FC Nürnberg are Lucas Barrios' favourite opposition: he has netted four goals in two matches against FCN and scored a hat-trick (his only one in the Bundesliga so far) against them about one year ago.
Dortmund haven't conceded more than one goal in any of their last 30 Bundesliga games.
Nürnberg have only lost one of their last seven away games (three wins, three draws).

Hamburg v Freiburg

Freiburg ended a run of six winless games against HSV (three draws, three defeats) when they beat Hamburg 1-0 in this season's first meeting.
SCF have only won one of their 11 BL outings at Hamburg (three draws, seven defeats) when they beat the Redshorts 2-1 on the road in April 1995.
Hamburg have only won one of their last eight BL matches (four draws, three defeats).
Freiburg have been unable to shut their opponents out in each of their last 10 league games - their longest run without a clean sheet since they regained their top-flight status in 2009.
HSV have only scored one goal in their four league fixtures since the beginning of April.
Freiburg have lost four of their last five BL games on the road (one draw) and have only enjoyed one win in their last nine away games.

Bayern v Schalke

Schalke have only won six of their 40 BL away games at Munich, but haven't lost any of their last four competitive matches at the Allianz Arena (two wins, two draws).
Bayern are unbeaten in six games in the league (four wins, two draws).
Bayern have won 10 of their last 11 BL home games (one defeat).
S04 have only enjoyed one win on their last six games on the road in the league (two draws, three defeats).
Bayern have found the back of the net in each of their 16 BL games since their 2-0 defeat at Schalke in December 2010. No other team in the league has currently managed to score in that many consecutive league games.
S04 have only shipped 11 goals in their last 17 league games.
FCB forward Mario Gomez has netted four of Bayern's last five BL goals and leads the race for the BL top scorer title having already found the back of the net 23 times this season.

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Ligue 1 Opta Facts - 30 April - 1 May

Lens - Lorient

Lens have won just one of their 11 top-flight meetings with Lorient.
Lens have never kept a clean sheet against Lorient in Ligue 1.
All five Ligue 1 encounters between Lens and Lorient at the Felix Bollaert stadium have ended 1-1.
Lens have failed to win any of their last five league games at home.
Lorient are unbeaten in the last nine Ligue 1 match days, their longest-ever unbeaten run in the top flight.
Kevin Gameiro is only one goal away from equalling the all-time record for a Lorient player in a single Ligue 1 season: 19 goals netted by Jean-Claude Darcheville in 2001/02.

Lille - Arles-Avignon

Lille have won all five of their previous games this season against promoted sides.
Lille register seven wins and one draw this term in Ligue 1 against teams currently ranked in the bottom five.
Arles-Avignon have failed to score in their last five league games, setting a new record for this season.
If they fail to beat Lille, Arles-Avignon will break the all-time record of most consecutive games without a win in a single Ligue 1 season (currently 20).
Lille have failed to win any of their last three league games, their worst run since October.
Lille have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last nine league matches, currently the longest run.
Arles-Avignon have lost all four of their previous trips to top-five teams this season, conceding 14 goals in the process.
Moussa Sow has netted 12 goals in 14 Ligue 1 starts at the Stadium Lille Metropole this term.
Moussa Sow alone has scored more goals (21) than the whole Arles-Avignon team (16) this season in Ligue 1.

Rennes - Bordeaux

The last two league encounters between these teams at the Route de Lorient stadium have produced 11 goals.
Rennes have won just one of their last eight league encounters against Bordeaux in Ligue 1.
Bordeaux have lost only one of their eight league matches this term against sides currently ranked in the top five.
Rennes have failed to win any of their last six league games, their worst run this season.
Rennes have lost their last three league matches, currently the longest run of defeats.
Bordeaux have drawn each of their last three away Ligue 1 games.
A league-high 14 different Rennes players have scored this season.
28 of the 40 Bordeaux goals have come after the half-time break, the highest percentage this term in Ligue 1.

Sochaux - Nancy

Sochaux have won just one of their last eight league encounters with Nancy.
Sochaux have won their last two home games in Ligue 1, both thanks to goals scored after the 80th minute.
Sochaux have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last nine league encounters with Nancy.
Four of the last five Sochaux goals in Ligue 1 have been headed.
Sochaux have scored 47 goals at this stage of the season for the first time since 1984/85.
Only Lille have scored more goals at home (31) than Sochaux (30) this term in Ligue 1.
Nancy have failed to win any of their last four league games.

Paris SG - Valenciennes

Paris SG have won their last two competitive encounters with Valenciennes, both away from home, scoring five goals in the process.
Valenciennes are unbeaten in their last four trips to the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1: one win followed by three consecutive draws.
The last seven competitive matches between these teams have all seen both sides score.
Paris SG are unbeaten in 10 consecutive home games in Ligue 1 for the first time since 2003/04.
Valenciennes have scored in each of their last six away league games, currently the longest run.
Valenciennes have drawn more games than any other side in Ligue 1 since the turn of the year (eight).
Valenciennes have scored first in each of their last five league games but have won just one of these matches.
Nene has scored four goals in his last three league appearances against Valenciennes.
PSG have benefitted from a league-high five own goals this season.

Marseille - Auxerre

Auxerre are unbeaten in their last three league encounters with Marseille, winning one and drawing two.
Marseille have picked-up on average 2.5 points per league game since the turn of the year.
Auxerre have lost four of their last five trips to Marseille in the league, however they won the most recent.
Only two of the 24 Auxerre trips to Marseille in Ligue 1 history have seen the visitors score more than once.
Auxerre have picked-up a league-high 13 points this term in games against sides currently ranked in the top five.
Auxerre have drawn a league-high 17 games this season, 13 of these have ended 1-1.
Didier Deschamps has won just one of his 12 league encounters against Auxerre as a manager.
Auxerre are unbeaten in their last five league games, winning two and drawing three.
Auxerre have kept the joint-fewest clean sheets in Ligue 1 this season (six).
The last three Auxerre goals in Ligue 1 have all come from defenders.

Montpellier - Brest

Montpellier are unbeaten in their last six top-flight encounters with Brest in the top flight, winning two and drawing four.
Brest have failed to win any of their last eight trips to Montpellier in all competitions.
Only Arles-Avignon have conceded as many goals as Brest in Ligue 1 since the turn of the year (22).
Brest have failed to win any of their last 10 away games in Ligue 1.
Montpellier have won just one of their last nine competitive games.
Montpellier have failed to win any of their last four home league games, losing three and drawing one, their longest winless run at the Mosson stadium since their promotion in 2009.

Nice - Caen

Caen have failed to win any of their last four league encounters with Nice in the top flight: one defeat followed by three consecutive draws.
Caen have lost their last three away games, currently the longest run in Ligue 1.
Caen have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 12 away games in the top flight, currently the longest run.
Caen have conceded a league-high eight penalties this term.
Eric Mouloungui has scored in each of his last three Ligue 1 appearances at the Ray stadium.
Nice have scored a league-high seven goals in the second-half injury time this season.
The last six Caen goals have been scored either by Romain Hamouma (three) or Youssef El Arabi (three).
Nice have failed to win any of their last nine Ligue 1 games played in May, their last win on the fifth month of the year was against Caen in 2008.

Toulouse - Lyon

Lyon are unbeaten in their last six Ligue 1 encounters with Toulouse, winning four at home and drawing twice away.
Lyon have failed to score in their last four trips to Toulouse in the top flight.
Toulouse have suffered seven home defeats this term in Ligue 1, they have never lost eight home matches in a single season.
Toulouse have won none of their last five home games in Ligue 1, picking-up only one point on the process.
A Lyon player has been sent-off in each of their last three trips to Toulouse in Ligue 1.
Toulouse have yet to beat a team any of the current top-five sides this season in Ligue 1, drawing twice and losing on seven occasions.
Bafetimbi Gomis has scored more Ligue 1 goals against Toulouse than versus any other opponents (six goals).

St Etienne - Monaco

Monaco have lost their last three trips to St Etienne in the top flight, failing to score in the process.
Monaco have failed to win any of their last seven Ligue 1 encounters with St Etienne, conceding 15 goals in the process.
Monaco have scored in four consecutive games for the first time this season in Ligue 1.
Monaco have won three of their last four league fixtures.
None of the last six Monaco games have ended in a draw, currently the longest run in Ligue 1.
St Etienne have scored in 14 of their 15 home games this season in Ligue 1.
Dimitri Payet has scored four goals in his last three Ligue 1 appearances at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium.

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29.04. (Fri) 00:30 Penarol - Internacional

DID YOU KNOW?

* Penarol have an enviable record in the famous South American competition. They lie third in the historical table with five championships.

* No team can match the Uruguayans for participation either. The Manya have qualified for 38 Copas, more than any other outfit.

* On the reverse side however they have also lost the most games in history, as well as scoring and conceding the most goals - 477 and 355 respectively.

* Their last triumph came in 1987 against America de Cali, thanks to a goal from current coach Diego Aguirre in a deciding third match.

* Internacional can also boast a club legend as coach, in the shape of Falcao. The midfield genius led the team to the 1980 Copa final, although they were defeated by Nacional.

* The first title in their history came in 2006, narrowly beating Sao Paulo over two legs. One of tonight's starters, Rafael Sobis, was the hero with two goals.

* The second triumph arrived last year, as the Brazilians were too strong for Guadalajara's Chivas and won both legs thanks to an inspired Andres D'Alessandro (right).

* The teams have met just twice in their history, with negative outcomes both times for the Carboneros. Inter thrashed them 6-2 in their first encounter in Porto Alegre, before winning the return 2-1 in Montevideo.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Penarol (4-4-2): Sebastian Sosa; Mathías Corujo, Carlos Valdez, Guillermo Rodríguez, Dario Rodriguez; Nicolas Domingo, Nicolas Freitas, Fabian Estoyanoff, Luis Aguiar; Antonio Pacheco, Alejandro Martinuccio.

Diego Aguirre must take on the Brazilians without his star striker and top scorer in the competition Juan Manuel Olivera, who is suspended for the clash. Pacey winger Jonathan Urretaviscaya is also ruled out, and the team will rely on the strong if unspectacular duo of Pacheco and Martinuccio to find them goals.

Internacional (4-3-1-2): Renan; Nei, Bolivar, Rodrigo, Kleber; Mario Bolatti, Pablo Guinazu, Andrezinho; Andres D'Alessandro; Rafael Sobis, Leandro Damiao.

Few surprises from Inter coach Falcao, who prefers Andrezinho to midfield prodigy Oscar in the only real selection dilemma for the Porto Alegre side.

Prediction

A fierce fight can be expected in the Centenario. Peñarol's determination should be enough to earn them a draw, but it may prove to be too little when the return match comes around next week

Peñarol 1-1 Internacional

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