Friday, March 18, 2011

Championship Opta Facts - March 19


Sheffield United v Leeds
Leeds have scored just three goals in their last six Yorkshire derbies against the Blades.
Sheffield United have lost only once in their last eight meetings with Leeds United.
The Blades have conceded the first goal on 24 occasions this term, the most in the Championship.
Sheffield United have taken just four points from 18 available in Yorkshire derbies this season, whilst Leeds have taken 10 from the 21 on offer so far.
Leeds are the Championship top scorers with 69 goals scored so far.

Barnsley v Reading
Reading have won each of their last three matches against Barnsley.
None of the last 16 clashes between the sides at Oakwell have ended in draws, with the last one coming in December 1972 (0-0).
Barnsley have conceded 19 goals in the final 15 minutes of games, the most in the Championship.
Shane Long has netted five goals in his last four league appearances for the Royals, whilst Ian Harte has netted three in his last two.

Bristol City v Burnley
The Robins have only won one of their last eight clashes with Burnley, losing four and drawing three.
Graham Alexander has netted two in his last two appearances against Bristol City.
City have gone 10 games since they last drew a league game - a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on January 25.
Burnley haven't conceded a first half goal in any of their last four Championship games.
Jay Rodriguez has scored four of Burnley's last six league goals.

Crystal Palace v Derby
Palace have won their last four meetings with Derby at Selhurst Park, keeping a clean sheet each time.
In fact, only one of the last 11 clashes between these sides has been won by the away side, with the home side victorious on eight occasions (two draws).
Palace have kept nine clean sheets in 10 at Selhurst Park.
Derby have only gained three points from losing positions this term, no side has won fewer.

Doncaster v QPR
Nine of the last 10 meetings between these sides in all competitions have been won by the home side, with the other ending in a 1-1 draw.
In seven of these nine wins, the home side has kept a clean sheet, whilst no away side has managed more than one goal in this fixture since February 1952.
No side has conceded more goals than Donny in this season's Championship (66 - joint with Scunthorpe).
The R's have netted five more penalties (12) than any other Championship side.

Hull v Norwich
Norwich have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last eight clashes with the Tigers, although Hull have only kept one shutout in seven.
Hull have lost just one of their last five home meetings with the Canaries, winning two and drawing two.
There have only been nine goals scored in Hull's last seven league games combined.
Norwich have scored and conceded in eight of their last nine league games.

Ipswich v Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe have only won one of the 13 previous encounters between the sides, losing eight and drawing four.
The Suffolk side have won all six home meetings with the Iron, netting 12 and conceding just three.
Ipswich have now lost three on the bounce at Portman Road, conceding eight goals and scoring just one.
The Iron have won all six of the away games they have held the lead in this campaign.

Leicester v Portsmouth
There have been 14 goals scored in the last three clashes between the Foxes and Pompey, including seven in this season's reverse fixture (which Portsmouth won 6-1).
Liam Lawrence has already netted three goals in two appearances against Leicester this term.
Leicester have scored in 14 consecutive home league games. If they net in this fixture, they will equal the record of scoring in 15 straight home games set earlier in the season by Pompey.
Pompey have kept seven clean sheets in their last eight matches.

Middlesbrough v Watford
The away side has scored exactly one goal in each of the last four meetings between the sides.
In their last five meetings with Boro combined, the Hornets have scored seven goals in the opening 26 minutes.
Watford have scored 12 goals in the opening 15 minutes of games, the most in the division.
Danny Graham has now scored in five consecutive league games for the Hornets, having netted in seven straight games earlier in the campaign.

Millwall v Cardiff
Four of the last six meetings between the sides have resulted in draws, with Cardiff winning once (2-1 earlier this campaign) and Millwall winning the other (1-0 in 2005).
There have been five red cards issued in the last four meetings combined, although four of them came in the 90th minute or later.
Only league leaders QPR (20) have kept more clean sheets than the Lions (17) this term.
Cardiff have netted the opening goal 22 times this campaign, the most in the second flight.

Preston v Coventry
PNE are unbeaten in six meetings with the Sky Blues, winning four and drawing two.
Preston have won seven of their last nine meetings with Coventry at Deepdale, drawing the other two.
Preston have now lost 30 points from winning positions, six more than any other side.
Coventry have drawn their last three away league games having lead at some stage in each.

Swansea v Nottingham Forest
Forest have won their last three meetings with Swansea in a row.
There have only been four goals scored in the last four clashes between these two sides in South Wales combined.
Swansea have only conceded one first half goal in their last six league games combined.
Nottingham Forest have won more points (20) after having conceded the first goal than any other Championship side.

SPL Opta Facts - March 19


Kilmarnock v Motherwell
Both meetings so far this season have ended 1-0 to the side playing away.
Killie have hit just one goal in their last four meetings with Motherwell combined.
Kilmarnock have only lost one of their last six league games at Rugby Park.
Motherwell are the only side to have kept a clean sheet at Kilmarnock in the SPL this season, doing so in a 1-0 win on the second day of the season.
The Steelmen have failed to score in six of their last seven league away games.
John Sutton has scored three goals in Motherwell´s last four league matches.

Dundee United v Inverness CT
Just one of the last nine clashes between these two sides has ended in a win for the side playing at home.
In 11 matches in all competitions, Inverness have never failed to score at Tannadice.
United are on a run of four consecutive league wins.
The Terrors have scored six goals in the 75th minute or later in their last five league games.
Caley Thistle are without a win in their last seven SPL matches on the road.

Hamilton Academical v St Johnstone
St Johnstone have scored exactly twice in their last three meetings with the Accies.
In their last six matches at Hamilton, St Johnstone have won if they have scored (three times).
The Accies are on a run of 19 league games without a win.
They have not scored more than once in any of their last 21 SPL matches.
The Saints have lost their last three league away games, failing to find the net in any of these.

Hearts v St Mirren
Hearts are unbeaten in their last five league meetings at home to St Mirren, winning four of these.
St Mirren have failed to score in both meetings with the Jambos so far this season.
Hearts have failed to find the net in their last three league matches.
Having gone three games without a win, the Jambos are on their poorest run this season.
St Mirren´s last three league wins have all come away from home.

La Liga Opta Facts - 19th - 20th March


Athletic de Bilbao - Villarreal
Athletic de Bilbao have lost eight of their last nine league meetings with the Yellow Submarine.
Villarreal have won only one of their last seven matches in Liga BBVA.
The Yellow Submarine have won only two of their 10 league away games since the start of last October.
Villarreal have scored only once in each of their last three league games, each time the lone goal coming from Giuseppe Rossi.
After a run of four straight league defeats, Athletic are now unbeaten in their last two.
Bilbao have either conceded at least twice and lost (four times), or conceded one or fewer and won (10 times) at home in the league this season.
Athletic (10-3) and Villarreal (11-4) are the two sides with the biggest disparity between games won at home and away this season in Liga BBVA (seven).

Atlético de Madrid - Real Madrid
It is 18 games and over 10 years since Atlético last managed a league win over their city rivals (3-1 at the Bernabéu in October 1999).
Both sides have found the net in eight of the last 10 league clashes between Atlético and Real Madrid.
Real Madrid have lost on only one of their last 16 league visits to the Vicente Calderón, and have taken 22 points from the last 24 available there.
Atlético are unbeaten in their last five league matches, their best run since the 2008/09 campaign.
Real Madrid have dropped points in three of their last five away league matches (two draws, one defeat).
Atlético de Madrid are one of only four teams whom Cristiano Ronaldo has faced more than once but never scored against in Liga BBVA.
Diego Forlán has scored in three of his last four league appearances against the Merengues.
Between them, Sergio Agüero and Diego Forlán have scored four goals in the colchoneros´ last two league games, as many as they had in the previous 13 combined.
Karim Benzema has scored twice in each of Real´s last three league games, accounting for six of his tally of nine league goals this season.

Barcelona - Getafe
Getafe have only ever beaten Barcelona once in the top flight in 13 meetings: 2-0 at the Camp Nou in November 2007.
Barça have won their last four league matches against the azulones.
Getafe have not won on the road in the league in 2011, winning just one of their 12 matches home and away.
Barcelona have scored in their last 26 league matches.
All three of the azulones´ league goals in their last five matches have been netted by Manu del Moral, who has also netted an own goal in this period.
Lionel Messi has scored in three of Barcelona´s last four league matches at the Camp Nou.
The Argentine has scored in the last four meetings between the Blaugrana and Getafe.
The last time Barcelona failed to win two consecutive league matches was in May 2009.
Getafe have scored five goals from throw ins this season, at least two more than any other side in Liga BBVA.

Deportivo de la Coruña - Levante
Depor have won five of their seven top-flight meetings with Levante since 2004.
The four top-flight encounters between the sides at Deportivo have ended in three 1-0 wins for the home side, and one 0-0 draw.
Defeat in their last match at Espanyol ended a run of five league games unbeaten for Deportivo.
Deportivo have lost only one of their 10 league games at the Riazor since the start of October.
Levante have lost only one of their last eight league games, away to Real Madrid, winning five.
The granotas have not scored more than once away from home in any league game this season.
Just one of Felipe Caicedo´s 11 league goals this season has come away from home (vs Sporting).
No Depor player has scored more than five league goals this season.

Hércules - Osasuna
Hércules have taken only two points from their last seven top-flight meetings with Osasuna.
However the rojillos have won on only one of their five visits to Hércules in Primera (three draws).
The herculanos have failed to score in eight of their last 10 games in Liga BBVA.
Hércules have kept just two clean sheets in 13 matches at home in the league this season.
Osasuna have recently won back-to-back league games for the first time this season.
A win in their last away trip ended a run of 21 league games on the road without a victory for Osasuna, a period during which they picked up just two points.
Osasuna´s substitutes have scored a total of six goals this season, the joint-most in Liga BBVA.
The rojillos are also the only side not to have conceded a goal to a substitute in the competition this season.
Osasuna have the most different goalscorers in Liga BBVA this season (15), though none has more than five.
Only four players have scored more than once for Hércules in the league this season, fewer than any other side (Trezeguet, Valdez, Drenthe and Paz).

Málaga - Espanyol
Nine of the last10 league meetings between Málaga and Espanyol have ended in wins for the side playing at home.
The Andalucians have netted 20 goals in their last seven top-flight matches at home to Espanyol.
Málaga have only kept one clean sheet at home in the league this season.
Espanyol have drawn only once this season. Only once in a 38-game Primera has a side previously drawn just one game in a full campaign.
The Catalonians are on a run of three straight defeats on the road in the league.
Espanyol´s José Callejón is one of only three outfield players to have started every Liga BBVA match this season, but will miss this game through suspension.
The Catalonians lost all seven league matches when he wasn´t in the starting XI last season.

Mallorca - Real Zaragoza
Mallorca have won their last four league matches at home to Real Zaragoza.
Zaragaoza have found the net in all but one of their last nine league trips to the islanders´ ground.
The bermellones have won only two of their last 10 matches in Liga BBVA.
They have also lost back-to-back league games at home for the first time since January 2007.
The last team to play at Mallorca was Valencia, who won 2-1. Zaragoza played los che in their last league match, winning 4-0 at home.
Real Zaragoza have won the joint-fewest away games in Liga BBVA this season (one).
Eight of los maños´ last 11 league goals have come from set pieces.

Sporting - Almería
Sporting have scored exactly once in all five meetings in Primera with Almería.
The team from Gijón have won both of their top-flight meetings with Almería 1-0.
Sporting have won only one of their last seven league games.
However they are unbeaten in their last five at home in Liga BBVA, winning three and conceding just one goal in the process.
Only four sides have conceded fewer goals on the road than Almería in La Liga this season (20).
Despite this the rojiblancos have not kept an away clean sheet in the league since September.
Almeria are one of only two teams in Liga BBVA to have won more games on the road (three) than at home (two) this season.

Racing - Real Sociedad
Racing have won only one of their last six league games at home, drawing four.
Racing are on a winless run of four games in Liga BBVA, the same as Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad have only failed to score in two away matches in the league this season, at Barcelona and Mallorca.
The last meeting between the sides in the top flight in Santander ended in a win for the home side, the first in eight attempts (two draws).
The txuri-urdin have benefitted from the most own goals in Liga BBVA this season (three).
Real Sociedad have conceded the most left-footed goals in the competition this season (19).
Real Sociedad have dropped the most points after winning away from home in La Liga this season (11).
A higher proportion of home teams have won under José Luis Paradas Romero this season (10 of 13) than any other Liga BBVA referee.
However Racing have never won with this referee in the top flight.

Valencia - Sevilla
Valencia have failed to score in their last two league matches on home soil, something they had not failed to do all season prior to this.
Sevilla have managed just one win in their last seven league away games.
Valencia have won 10 of their 12 league meetings with sides from Andalucia in the last two seasons, the only exceptions being defeats at the hands of Sevilla.
Between Sevilla´s match at Valencia and Jesus Navas´ goal against Barcelona, Álvaro Negredo was the only Spanish player to score for the hispalenses.
None of the last 21 league meetings between the sides at Valencia have ended goalless.
Los che have scored the most goals from corners in Liga BBVA this season (10).
Valencia have won five league matches in which they have been behind in La Liga this season, more than any other side.
Sevilla are unbeaten in three league matches in which Sergio Sánchez has played this season.
Frédéric Kanouté has seen only two red cards in his league career with Sevilla, the first coming at the Mestalla last season.

Bundesliga Opta Facts - 19th to 20th March



Mönchengladbach v Kaiserslautern
Gladbach have won 24 of their 38 BL home games against FCK (nine draws, five defeats). Against no other team have the Foals won more home games in the German top flight than against the Red Devils.
None of the last 11 league meetings between these two teams have seen the visiting side take all three points.
None of the last 22 BL duels between the Foals and the Red Devils have ended in a goalless draw.
The Foals have dropped 25 points after leading in games this season - more than any other team in the league and more than they have actually won so far this season (23).
Only Bremen (17) have conceded more goals since the turn of the year than FCK (16).
Kaiserslautern are undefeated in three games (two draws, one win). The 2-1 win over Freiburg last weekend was their first victory in nine games in 2011.


Nürnberg v Bremen
Werder have only lost on two of their last 10 visits to Nürnberg in the Bundesliga (five wins, three draws).
Nürnberg have won more points than any other team in the league since the winter break (20).
Bremen have only won one of their last eight BL games (four draws, three defeats).
FCN are unbeaten in eight BL games (six wins, two draws) - longer than any other team in the league.
Sandro Wagner has scored the opener for Werder in their last two league games.
Nürnberg have won their last four BL home games, keeping a clean sheet in each of these four games.


Hannover v Hoffenheim
Hannover have so far won just one point from their five games against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga (one draw, four defeats).
H96 have won six of their last seven games (one defeat) at the AWD Arena and are currently the second best home team in the league.
Hoffenheim have netted 20 of their 42 goals this season after set-piece situations - no other team has scored such a high ratio of their goals after dead balls (48%).
Only bottom-placed Gladbach (25) have dropped more points after leading than Hoffenheim (20).
Konstantin Rausch has been directly involved in two of the Reds' last three BL goals (one goal, one assist).
1899 have only won one of their last six games on the road in the league (three defeats, two draws).


Freiburg v Bayern
Bayern have won their last 10 BL games against Freiburg - only against Nürnberg have they ever had a longer winning streak (12 games from 1982 to 1988).
Freiburg's last win over Bayern came 15 years ago, when they beat Munich 3-1 at home.
The game sees the league's two highest scorers face each other: Mario Gomez (18 goals) and Papiss Demba Cisse (17).
With eight goals, Arjen Robben is the top scorer so far in 2011, while Franck Ribery has the most assists (six).
Freiburg have only lost one of their last six home games (three wins, two draws) - 1-3 against Bremen.
Bayern have only kept one clean sheet away from home this season (0-0 in Hamburg).


Frankfurt v St. Pauli
Pauli have never won a league game at Frankfurt (three draws, four defeats).
Frankfurt are the only team who haven't won a single game in 2011. With just two points from their nine games in 2011 Eintracht are by far the worst team since the turn of the year.
The Hessians have failed to score in each of their last five Bundesliga home games - the longest drought in the club's history.
The game sees the two lowest scoring sides face each other. Frankfurt have netted 25 & St. Pauli have scored 28 goals.
The Hamburg-based side have only won one of their last eight Bundesliga away games (one draw, six defeats), scoring only three and conceding a total of 20 goals in the process.
Georgios Tzavellas goal from 80 yards out ended Frankfurt's 753 minutes lasting goal drought in the Bundesliga - it was the third-longest a team had ever gone without scoring in BL history.


Hamburg v Köln
Cologne have only won one of their last seven BL away games in Hamburg (one draw, five defeats).
The last three games between the two sides have seen a total of 15 goals.
Hamburg have only won one of their last five league games (one draw, three defeats).
Cologne have already won more points since the winter break (17) than in the complete first half of the season (15).
Mladen Petric and Milivoje Novakovic have each scored five goals in the last five BL meetings between Hamburg and Cologne.
HSV have conceded 10 goals in their last two Bundesliga games. The last time the Redshorts had conceded 10 goals in two consecutive league games was back in September 1987.

Dortmund v Mainz
Dortmund have only won one of their seven BL games against Mainz (four draws, two defeats) when they beat Thomas Tuchel's men 2-0 in this season's first meeting.
Borussia are unbeaten at home against Mainz (one win, three draws).
Jürgen Klopp's men have kept clean sheets in each of their last three home games and have only conceded three goals in their last 11 games at the Signal Iduna Park.
The Hessians have netted 14 of their last 16 goals in the league away from home.
None of Mainz's 13 away games this season has ended in a draw (nine wins, four defeats).
Dortmund have only lost one of their nine games in 2011 (five wins, three draws) when they were beaten 1-0 by Hoffenheim last weekend.


Leverkusen v Schalke
Schalke have only won one of their last nine BL matches against Bayer and have lost six. Their only win came at the BayArena one year ago.
Leverkusen's record in their last 10 home games against Schalke is slightly negative; Bayer have won four and lost five (one draw).
Bayer have won four of their last five BL matches (one draw).
Schalke have won three of their last four competitive matches (one defeat).
Leverkusen have conceded three of their four defeats this season on home soil.
Leverkusen's midfielders are the most dangerous in the league with 33 goals.


Stuttgart v Wolfsburg
VfB haven't lost any of their last 10 home games against VfL (eight wins, two draws) - their last defeat against the Wolves dates back nearly 11 years (5-2 in April 2000).
Stuttgart have won their last three games and are out of the relegation zone for the first time since day 12.
The Wolves have lost six of their last seven matches (one win) and only scored four goals in the process - only Frankfurt have scored fewer during this period (one).
The Swabians have stayed undefeated for three games for the first time this season.
Only Frankfurt have gained fewer points in 2011 (two) than Wolfsburg (seven).
Stuttgart's top scorer Martin Harnik (16 goals in all competitions) will miss the game against Wolfsburg after being given his fifth yellow card of the season last weekend against St. Pauli.

French Ligue One Opta Facts 19th to 20th March



Auxerre v Sochaux
Sochaux have only won three of their 24 away league games against Auxerre, suffering 16 defeats.
None of the last 32 top-flight encounters between Auxerre and Sochaux have ended in a goalless draw.
The last four encounters between these two sides at Auxerre have all ended 1-0, twice for Auxerre and twice for Sochaux.
Auxerre have never scored more than one goal per game in Ligue 1 since mid-november.
Auxerre have conceded the opening goal 18 times, a league-high this season.
Sochaux have won their last two away league games, their best run this season.
Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga has scored three goals in his last four away league games.

Brest v Lille
Lille have only won one of their 10 top-flight trips to Brest.
Lille have scored the winning goal after the 89th minute four times this season, a league-high.
Brest have only picked up one point against teams from the top-five this season.
Lille are unbeaten on Saturdays in Ligue 1 this season, with five wins and two draws.
41% of Brest's goals have been scored in the last 15 minutes of play, the highest proportion this season.
Lille striker Moussa Sow has scored five goals in three league games against clubs from Brittany this season.
Brest have picked up the fewest bookings this season in Ligue 1 (36).

Lorient v St Etienne
Lorient have won their last five league games against St Etienne, scoring 15 goals.
St Etienne have never won at Lorient's Moustoir stadium in Ligue 1 with two draws and two defeats.
Kevin Gameiro has scored four goals in his last two appearances against St Etienne in Ligue 1.
Lorient are unbeaten in their last 10 home league games (seven wins, three draws).
With only seven goals conceded, no side can boast a better home defensive record than Lorient in Ligue 1 this season.
Lorient have drawn their last three league games, currently the longest run in Ligue 1.
St Etienne have scored in 24 league games this season but haven't scored yet in their two games played in Brittany (0-0 at Rennes and 0-2 at Brest).

Montpellier v Lens
Lens have failed to win any of their last 12 away league games.
Montpellier have won only seven of their 33 top-flight games against Lens.
Lens are winless in their last seven league games, only Arles-Avignon are currently on a worse run (15).
Lens have failed to score in their last 301 minutes of league football, the longest current drought.
Lens are the only side in Ligue 1 who have yet to score away from home in 2011.
Montpellier have picked up the most red cards in Ligue 1 this season (6).
Olivier Giroud has scored 39% of Montpellier's goals in Ligue 1 this season, that's nine out of 23.

Toulouse v Nice
Nice have won their last three league games against Toulouse, without conceding a single goal.
Nice have scored five goals in their last three league trips to Toulouse.
None of Toulouse's last 16 league games have ended in a draw, the longest current run.
Toulouse have lost their last two home league games, their worst run this season.
Nice have kept a clean sheet in their last 286 minutes of league football, the best current run.
Toulouse have always won when their Paraguayan striker Federico Santander has scored in the league this season (four wins).

Valenciennes v Bordeaux
Bordeaux have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 top-flight encounters with Valenciennes.
Valenciennes have won four of their last five home encounters with Bordeaux in Ligue 1.
Valenciennes have kept a clean sheet in their last three home league games, with the last two ending goalless.
Bordeaux's last seven league goals away from home have all come from set-pieces.
Valenciennes have failed to win any of their last four league games.
Bordeaux striker Anthony Modeste is the most prolific goalscorer from the penalty spot in Ligue 1 this season with four conversions.
Valenciennes striker Grégory Pujol is experiencing his most prolific league campaign to date with 11 goals.