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Dortmund face Bayern challenge

Saturday, 26th February 2011 7:46pm
Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund face a tough challenge in defending champions Bayern Munich in round 24.

Bayern currently lead the form table for the last six matches having accumulated 13 points compared to Dortmund's 12 in third place.

However, in the last six matches the league leaders haven't lost whereas Bayern lost once away to Cologne.

When the two teams met earlier in the season, the league leaders won 2-nil.

There is a 13 points difference between the two teams and a loss for the champions will increase it to 16 whilst a win will help reduce it to 10. After the match only ten matches matches remain.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far this season:

	Bayern Munich	Dortmund
Rank	3	1
Played	23	23
Points	42	55
Drawn	6	4
Won	12	17
Lost	5	2
Goal difference	22	36
Clean sheets	7	11
Failed to score	6	3
Goals scored	49	49
Goals conceded	27	13
Ave. goals scored	2.1	2.1
Ave. goals conceded	1.2	0.6
Biggest win	Bayern Munich 5 - 1 Kaiser Bayern Munich 4 - 0 Hoffenheim	Dortmund 5 - 0 Kaiser
Biggest loss	Kaiser 2 - 0 Bayern Munich Dortmund 2 - 0 Bayern Munich Schalke 04 2 - 0 Bayern Munich	Dortmund 0 - 2 Leverkusen
Scored 3 or more	11	8
Conceded 3 or more	3	0
Scored 5 or more	2	1
Conceded 5 or more	0	0
Home matches
Played	11	11
Points	26	24
Drawn	2	3
Won	8	7
Lost	1	1
Goal difference	22	16
Goals scored	29	21
Goals conceded	7	5
Ave. goals scored	2.6	1.9
Ave. goals conceded	0.6	0.5
Away matches
Played	12	12
Points	16	31
Drawn	4	1
Won	4	10
Lost	4	1
Goal difference	0	20
Goals scored	20	28
Goals conceded	20	8
Ave. goals scored	1.7	2.3
Ave. goals conceded	1.7	0.7

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Advantage Bayern after late goal

Thursday, 24th February 2011 9:48pm
Bayern Munich took a huge advantage into the second leg after scoring a very late away goal in their win over defending champions Inter Milan.

With the match seemingly heading for a goalless draw, the Bundesliga champions scored in injury time to take an away goal advantage for the Munich fixture.

In the second batch of the round of 16 matches no home team managed to secure a win.

Chelsea beat Copenhagen 2-nil and the other two matches finished in draws.

Manchester United played out a goalless draw against Marseille whilst Lyon drew Real Madrid one all.

The table below shows the number of goals scored by each team in the second half so far:

Team	Goals
Rubin	0
Rangers	0
Partizan	1
Panathinaikos	1
Zilina	2
Bursaspor	2
Auxerre	2
Inter Milan	3
FC Copenhagen	3
CFR	3
Braga	3
Benfica	3
Basel	3
Ajax	3
Werder Bremen	4
Twente	6
Spartak Moscow	6
Man United	6
Hapoel Tel Aviv	6
AC Milan	6
Valencia	7
Schalke 04	7
Roma	7
Marseille	7
Lyon	8
Chelsea	8
Barcelona	8
Real Madrid	9
Bayern Munich	9
Shakhtar Donetsk	10
Arsenal	12
Tottenham	13

Total Goals Scored : 168

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McCoist to take over at Rangers

Thursday, 24th February 2011 1:21pm
Ally McCoist will take over as Rangers manager from Walter Smith at the end of the season.

McCoist is currently assistant manager to Smith at Ibrox.

Smith took over the Rangers job for the second time in January 2007.

Rangers finished third in their group and thus dropped into the Europa Cup.

Here is some of the stats for Smith's Rangers in this season's Champions League group stages:

	Smith's Rangers
Played	6
Points	6
Won	1
Drawn	3
Lost	2
Goal difference	-3
Clean sheets	2
Failed to score	3
Goals scored	3
Goals conceded	6
Ave. goals scored	0.5
Ave. goals conceded	1.0
Biggest win	Rangers 1 - 0 Bursaspor
Biggest loss	Valencia 3 - 0 Rangers
Scored 3 or more	0
Conceded 3 or more	1
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	0
Home matches
Played	3
Points	4
Won	1
Drawn	1
Lost	1
Goal difference	0
Goals scored	2
Goals conceded	2
Ave. goals scored	0.7
Ave. goals conceded	0.7
Away matches
Played	3
Points	2
Won	0
Drawn	2
Lost	1
Goal difference	-3
Goals scored	1
Goals conceded	4
Ave. goals scored	0.3
Ave. goals conceded	1.3

Here is the winning trend for Rangers:

Trend	Frequency	Percentage(%)
Rangers leading at half time, Rangers winning at full time	1	33.3
Rangers leading at half time, Rangers losing at full time	0	0.0
Rangers trailing at half time, Rangers winning at full time	0	0.0
Rangers trailing at half time, Rangers losing at full time	1	33.3
Rangers drawing at half time, Rangers winning at full time	0	0.0
Rangers drawing at half time, Rangers losing at full time	1	33.3
Matches ending in result	3	50.0

and the trend for the three draws:

Trend	Frequency	Percentage
Rangers drawing at half time, Rangers drawing at full time	1	33.3
Rangers team leading at half time, Rangers drawing at full time	2	66.7
Rangers trailing at half time, Rangers drawing at full time	0	0.0
Drawn matches	3	50.0

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2010 final rematch: Inter vs Bayern

Wednesday, 23rd February 2011 1:44pm
The 2009/10 Uefa Champions League finalists, Inter Milan and Bayern, this season meet in the round of 16 clash first leg at the San Siro.

Inter won the final 2-nil last season but this is a new season and so far it hasn't been as good and hence finishing second in the group stages for the defending champions.

The major difference between the two teams is the change in management. The manager who won the final for the first leg hosts, Jose Mourinho has since left for Real Madrid.

Also the manager who navigated Inter's way through the group stages, Rafa Benitez was sacked and and was replaced by Leornardo.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams from the group stages:

	Inter Milan	Bayern Munich
Played	6	6
Points	10	15
Drawn	1	0
Won	3	5
Lost	2	1
Goal difference	1	10
Clean sheets	2	3
Failed to score	1	0
Goals scored	12	16
Goals conceded	11	6
Ave. goals scored	2.0	2.7
Ave. goals conceded	1.8	1.0
Biggest win	Inter Milan 4 - 0 Werder Bremen	CFR 0 - 4 Bayern Munich
Biggest loss	Werder Bremen 3 - 0 Inter Milan	Roma 3 - 2 Bayern Munich
Scored 3 or more	2	3
Conceded 3 or more	3	1
Scored 5 or more	0	0
Conceded 5 or more	0	0
Home matches
Played	3	3
Points	9	9
Drawn	0	0
Won	3	3
Lost	0	0
Goal difference	6	6
Goals scored	9	8
Goals conceded	3	2
Ave. goals scored	3.0	2.7
Ave. goals conceded	1.0	0.7
Away matches
Played	3	3
Points	1	6
Drawn	1	0
Won	0	2
Lost	2	1
Goal difference	-5	4
Goals scored	3	8
Goals conceded	8	4
Ave. goals scored	1.0	2.7
Ave. goals conceded	2.7	1.3

Recent Matches

Season	Round	Team	Goals	Team	Goals
2006/7	2	Inter Milan	0	Bayern Munich	2
2006/7	6	Bayern Munich	1	Inter Milan	1
2009/10	15	Bayern Munich	0	Inter Milan	2

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Lyon looks for repeat against Real

Tuesday, 22nd February 2011 1:15pm
Last season Lyon knocked out Real Madrid out of the Champions League on their way to reaching the semis.

This season Lyon are meeting Real at the same stage of the competition as last season with Real unbeaten in the competitition so far this season.

Lyon managed to scrap through in the last group phase round to get second place with Schalke taking first place and they will need to play a lot better than they did in the group stages.

In Lyon's favour Real hasn't beaten Lyon in their last six meetings and Real will need to reverse this trend if they are to reach the quarters.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams from the group stages:

Lyon	Real Madrid
Played	6	6
Points	10	16
Drawn	1	1
Won	3	5
Lost	2	0
Goal difference	1	13
Clean sheets	2	5
Failed to score	1	0
Goals scored	11	15
Goals conceded	10	2
Ave. goals scored	1.8	2.5
Ave. goals conceded	1.7	0.3
Biggest win	Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 - 3 Lyon Lyon 2 - 0 Benfica	Ajax 0 - 4 Real Madrid Real Madrid 4 - 0 Auxerre
Biggest loss	Schalke 04 3 - 0 Lyon	No loss
Scored 3 or more	2	2
Conceded 3 or more	2	0
Scored 5 or more	0	0
Conceded 5 or more	0	0
Home matches
Played	3	3
Points	7	9
Drawn	1	0
Won	2	3
Lost	0	0
Goal difference	3	8
Goals scored	5	8
Goals conceded	2	0
Ave. goals scored	1.7	2.7
Ave. goals conceded	0.7	0.0
Away matches
Played	3	3
Points	3	7
Drawn	0	1
Won	1	2
Lost	2	0
Goal difference	-2	5
Goals scored	6	7
Goals conceded	8	2
Ave. goals scored	2.0	2.3
Ave. goals conceded	2.7	0.7

Recent Matches

Season	Round	Team	Goals	Team	Goals
2005/6	1	Lyon	3	Real Madrid	0
2005/6	5	Real Madrid	1	Lyon	1
2006/7	1	Lyon	2	Real Madrid	0
2006/7	5	Real Madrid	2	Lyon	2
2009/10	7	Lyon	1	Real Madrid	0
2009/10	9	Real Madrid	1	Lyon	1

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Black Country derby : West Brom vs Wolves

Saturday, 19th February 2011 10:05pm
The Black Country derby between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers is back on after the initial match was postponed because of the weather.

The two teams are separated by three points with Wolves at the bottom of the table.

The hosts are saved from being in the relegation zone by goal difference.

With relegation looming for both teams, this look like its going to be a fiery encounter.

The Baggies only need to avoid defeat to stay outside of the relegation zone.

Wolves will need to win by a three goal margin to get out of the relegation and be replaced by their rivals.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far:

	W Brom	Wolves
Rank	17	20
Played	26	26
Points	27	24
Drawn	6	3
Won	7	7
Lost	13	16
Goal difference	-17	-19
Clean sheets	1	3
Failed to score	9	8
Goals scored	34	26
Goals conceded	51	45
Ave. goals scored	1.3	1.0
Ave. goals conceded	2.0	1.7
Biggest win	Everton 1 - 4 W Brom	Wolves 2 - 1 Stoke Wolves 2 - 1 Man City Wolves 3 - 2 Sunderland Wolves 1 - 0 Bham City Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolves Wolves 1 - 0 Chelsea Wolves 2 - 1 Man United
Biggest loss	Chelsea 6 - 0 W Brom	Blackburn 3 - 0 Wolves Wolves 0 - 3 Liverpool
Scored 3 or more	6	2
Conceded 3 or more	6	5
Scored 5 or more	0	0
Conceded 5 or more	1	0
Home matches
Played	13	13
Points	19	20
Drawn	4	2
Won	5	6
Lost	4	5
Goal difference	-1	-2
Goals scored	21	17
Goals conceded	22	19
Ave. goals scored	1.6	1.3
Ave. goals conceded	1.7	1.5
Away matches
Played	13	13
Points	8	4
Drawn	2	1
Won	2	1
Lost	9	11
Goal difference	-16	-17
Goals scored	13	9
Goals conceded	29	26
Ave. goals scored	1.0	0.7
Ave. goals conceded	2.2	2.0

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Elimination time: Gold Coast v Melb Victory

Saturday, 19th February 2011 9:46pm
In the last elimination match of the first week of finals, Gold Coast United will host Melbourne Victory at Skilled Park.

The winners of this match will face Adelaide United who beat Wellington Phoenix.

Both teams lost their final fixtures of the regular home and away season and both will need to bounce back if they are to face Adelaide.

The hosts won seven of their 15 home matches but Victory only won four of their 15 away matches bit one of those four was against the Gold Coast.

In their three meetings this season the loser failed to score and the Victory won two out of the three encounters.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams this season:

	Melb Victory	Gold Coast
Season finish	5	4
Played	30	30
Points	43	46
Drawn	10	10
Won	11	12
Lost	9	8
Goal difference	6	8
Clean sheets	10	12
Failed to score	7	11
Goals scored	45	40
Goals conceded	39	32
Ave. goals scored	1.5	1.3
Ave. goals conceded	1.3	1.1
Biggest win	Melb Victory 3 - 0 Brisbane Roar Melb Victory 3 - 0 Sydney NQ Fury 0 - 3 Melb Victory	Gold Coast 4 - 0 NQ Fury Gold Coast 5 - 1 Newcastle Jets
Biggest loss	Melb Victory 1 - 4 Adelaide Utd	Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Gold Coast
Scored 3 or more	6	7
Conceded 3 or more	4	3
Scored 5 or more	0	1
Conceded 5 or more	0	0
Home matches
Played	15	15
Points	26	26
Drawn	5	5
Won	7	7
Lost	3	3
Goal difference	8	14
Goals scored	26	23
Goals conceded	18	9
Ave. goals scored	1.7	1.5
Ave. goals conceded	1.2	0.6
Away matches
Played	15	15
Points	17	20
Drawn	5	5
Won	4	5
Lost	6	5
Goal difference	-2	-6
Goals scored	19	17
Goals conceded	21	23
Ave. goals scored	1.3	1.1
Ave. goals conceded	1.4	1.5

Previous Matches

Season	Round	Team	Goals	Team	Goals
2009/10	8	Gold Coast United	2	Melbourne Victory	3
2009/10	16	Melbourne Victory	4	Gold Coast United	0
2009/10	25	Gold Coast United	1	Melbourne Victory	0
2010/11	4	Gold Coast United	0	Melbourne Victory	1
2010/11	13	Melbourne Victory	0	Gold Coast United	1
2010/11	25	Melbourne Victory	2	Gold Coast United	0

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Roar rules both home and away

Saturday, 19th February 2011 4:24pm
In the just ended regular home and away A-League season, Brisbane Roar lost one away match but not surprisingly collected the most points at home and away.

The Wellington Phoenix who lost only twice at the Westpac Stadium come a close second.

If the Phoenix could replicate the home form away, the could have finished second or third on the table instead of sixth.

Here are the two tables for the home and away for each team.

Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	GD	Pts
Brisbane Roar	15	10	5	0	31	10	21	35
Wellington Phoenix	15	10	3	2	32	18	14	33
Adelaide Utd	15	10	1	4	30	12	18	31
Central Coast Mariners	15	9	3	3	30	18	12	30
Gold Coast	15	7	5	3	23	9	14	26
Melb Victory	15	7	5	3	26	18	8	26
Newcastle Jets	15	6	6	3	18	11	7	24
Sydney	15	5	6	4	20	16	4	21
Melb Heart	15	4	6	5	15	18	-3	18
Perth Glory	15	4	4	7	18	22	-4	16
NQ Fury	15	3	3	9	14	25	-11	12

and this is the away table:

Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	GD	Pts
Brisbane Roar	15	8	6	1	27	16	11	30
Central Coast Mariners	15	7	6	2	20	13	7	27
Gold Coast	15	5	5	5	17	23	-6	20
Adelaide Utd	15	5	4	6	21	24	-3	19
Melb Victory	15	4	5	6	19	21	-2	17
Melb Heart	15	4	5	6	17	24	-7	17
Sydney	15	3	4	8	15	24	-9	13
Newcastle Jets	15	3	2	10	11	22	-11	11
Wellington Phoenix	15	2	2	11	7	23	-16	8
NQ Fury	15	1	4	10	14	35	-21	7
Perth Glory	15	1	4	10	9	32	-23	7

Once again the Roar lead the away performance and in second place is the Central Coast Mariners.

The NQ Fury were better than Perth Glory when it came to away performance.

The full table is here for comparison

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Roar dominates both halves

Saturday, 19th February 2011 4:22pm
The minor premiers Brisbane Roar both the first half and second half tables in the home and away regular 2010/11 A-League season.

The table below considers the results at half time:

Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	GD	Pts
Brisbane Roar	30	13	13	4	24	10	14	52
Central Coast Mariners	30	14	9	7	21	13	8	51
Adelaide Utd	30	11	13	6	22	14	8	46
Sydney	30	9	15	6	14	13	1	42
Melb Victory	30	9	12	9	15	16	-1	39
Wellington Phoenix	30	9	11	10	18	15	3	38
Gold Coast	30	7	17	6	19	17	2	38
Newcastle Jets	30	7	15	8	10	12	-2	36
Perth Glory	30	9	8	13	15	19	-4	35
Melb Heart	30	4	14	12	12	22	-10	26
NQ Fury	30	4	11	15	10	29	-19	23

The table below only considers the second half result only:

Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	GD	Pts
Brisbane Roar	30	16	12	2	34	16	18	60
Adelaide Utd	30	12	10	8	29	22	7	46
Central Coast Mariners	30	11	12	7	29	18	11	45
Melb Victory	30	12	9	9	30	23	7	45
Gold Coast	30	10	14	6	21	15	6	44
Melb Heart	30	9	12	9	20	20	0	39
Wellington Phoenix	30	10	7	13	21	26	-5	37
Newcastle Jets	30	6	15	9	19	21	-2	33
NQ Fury	30	7	11	12	18	31	-13	32
Sydney	30	7	10	13	21	27	-6	31
Perth Glory	30	4	10	16	12	35	-23	22

The actual log ladder is here for comparison

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Can the Mariners stop the Roar?

Saturday, 19th February 2011 8:18am
The Central Coast Mariners play the Brisbane Roar in the first leg of the major semi-final.

The Roar has only last one match this season and that was to Melbourne Victory.

As for the Mariners they suffered their heaviest loss of the season against the Roar when they went 5-1 down at home.

The Mariners have a great chance as they play the first leg at home and its a match the team has to win before going to Suncorp.

Away goals will count should the teams be tied at the end of the second leg and so the Mariners will be aiming to stop the Roar from scoring.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far this season:

Category	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane Roar
Season finish	2	1
Played	30	30
Points	57	65
Drawn	9	11
Won	16	18
Lost	5	1
Goal difference	19	32
Clean sheets	13	12
Failed to score	3	3
Goals scored	50	58
Goals conceded	31	26
Ave. goals scored	1.7	1.9
Ave. goals conceded	1.0	0.9
Biggest win	Central Coast Mariners 5 - 0 Perth Glory	Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Melb Heart Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Adelaide Utd Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Gold Coast Central Coast Mariners 1 - 5 Brisbane Roar
Biggest loss	Central Coast Mariners 1 - 5 Brisbane Roar	Melb Victory 3 - 0 Brisbane Roar
Scored 3 or more	6	8
Conceded 3 or more	3	3
Scored 5 or more	1	1
Conceded 5 or more	1	0
Home matches
Played	15	15
Points	30	35
Drawn	3	5
Won	9	10
Lost	3	0
Goal difference	12	21
Goals scored	30	31
Goals conceded	18	10
Ave. goals scored	2.0	2.1
Ave. goals conceded	1.2	0.7
Away matches
Played	15	15
Points	27	30
Drawn	6	6
Won	7	8
Lost	2	1
Goal difference	7	11
Goals scored	20	27
Goals conceded	13	16
Ave. goals scored	1.3	1.8
Ave. goals conceded	0.9	1.1

Previous Matches

Season	Round	Team	Goals	Team	Goals
2006/7	3	Central Coast Mariners	0	Brisbane Roar	0
2006/7	10	Brisbane Roar	1	Central Coast Mariners	1
2006/7	17	Central Coast Mariners	2	Brisbane Roar	3
2005/6	7	Brisbane Roar	1	Central Coast Mariners	1
2005/6	14	Central Coast Mariners	2	Brisbane Roar	2
2005/6	21	Brisbane Roar	2	Central Coast Mariners	2
2007/8	3	Brisbane Roar	0	Central Coast Mariners	1
2007/8	8	Central Coast Mariners	0	Brisbane Roar	1
2007/8	16	Brisbane Roar	2	Central Coast Mariners	1
2008/9	3	Brisbane Roar	2	Central Coast Mariners	4
2008/9	14	Central Coast Mariners	1	Brisbane Roar	1
2008/9	19	Central Coast Mariners	3	Brisbane Roar	4
2008/9	22	Central Coast Mariners	0	Brisbane Roar	2
2008/9	23	Brisbane Roar	2	Central Coast Mariners	1
2009/10	4	Brisbane Roar	1	Central Coast Mariners	0
2009/10	11	Brisbane Roar	0	Central Coast Mariners	3
2009/10	20	Central Coast Mariners	2	Brisbane Roar	3
2010/11	10	Brisbane Roar	2	Central Coast Mariners	0
2010/11	16	Central Coast Mariners	1	Brisbane Roar	5
2010/11	22	Central Coast Mariners	3	Brisbane Roar	3

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Gunners overcome Barca in first leg

Thursday, 17th February 2011 9:47pm
Arsenal won the first leg of their match against Barcelona after coming from behind to win 2-1.

In this round featuring just four fixtures, the Gunners were the only home team to win their match.

Both teams from the Serie A, Roma and AC Milan, failed to take home advantage as they lost by one goal margins.

AC Milan lost 1-nil to Tottenham Hotspurs whilst Roma lost 3-2 to Shakhtar Donetsk despite scoring first.

The other fixture saw Valencia and Schalke share the spoils in a one all draw.

So with the Gunners trailing behind at half time and then winning at full time, this week I will take a look at the winning trends in all the matches that ended in a result so far in the Champions League:

Trend	Frequency	Percentage(%)
Home team leading at half time, home team winning at full time	35	42.7
Away team leading at half time, away team winning at full time	16	19.5
Home team trailing at half time, home team winning at full time	3	3.7
Away team trailing at half time, away team winning at full time	1	1.2
Draw at half time, home team winning at full time	14	17.1
Draw at half time, away team winning at full time	13	15.9
Matches ending in result	82	82.0

So the Gunners become the third home to be trailing at half time and then win by the end of the match.

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In-form Phoenix face Adelaide

Thursday, 17th February 2011 2:07pm
The last league match between Adelaide United and Wellington saw the Phoenix win for the first time away to Adelaide.

If the Phoenix can continue that run then Adelaide will be out of the finals.

The hosts have been to the grand final twice and will therefore have the finals experience compared to the hosts who are playing only for the second time in the finals.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams this season:

	Adelaide Utd	Wellington Phoenix
Played	30	30
Points	50	41
Drawn	5	5
Won	15	12
Lost	10	13
Goal difference	15	-2
Clean sheets	9	9
Failed to score	7	9
Goals scored	51	39
Goals conceded	36	41
Ave. goals scored	1.7	1.3
Ave. goals conceded	1.2	1.4
Biggest win	Adelaide Utd 8 - 1 NQ Fury	Wellington Phoenix 4 - 0 Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix 4 - 0 Perth Glory
Biggest loss	Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Adelaide Utd	Adelaide Utd 3 - 0 Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 0 - 3 Central Coast Mariners Wellington Phoenix 1 - 4 Brisbane Roar
Scored 3 or more	6	4
Conceded 3 or more	3	6
Scored 5 or more	1	0
Conceded 5 or more	0	0
Home matches
Played	15	15
Points	31	33
Drawn	1	3
Won	10	10
Lost	4	2
Goal difference	18	14
Goals scored	30	32
Goals conceded	12	18
Ave. goals scored	2.0	2.1
Ave. goals conceded	0.8	1.2
Away matches
Played	15	15
Points	19	8
Drawn	4	2
Won	5	2
Lost	6	11
Goal difference	-3	-16
Goals scored	21	7
Goals conceded	24	23
Ave. goals scored	1.4	0.5
Ave. goals conceded	1.6	1.5

Previous Matches

Season	Round	Team	Goals	Team	Goals
2007/8	5	Wellington Phoenix	2	Adelaide United FC	2
2007/8	10	Adelaide United FC	4	Wellington Phoenix	1
2007/8	15	Wellington Phoenix	1	Adelaide United FC	2
2008/9	3	Adelaide United FC	3	Wellington Phoenix	0
2008/9	14	Adelaide United FC	6	Wellington Phoenix	1
2008/9	20	Wellington Phoenix	1	Adelaide United FC	1
2009/10	5	Wellington Phoenix	1	Adelaide United FC	1
2009/10	20	Adelaide United FC	1	Wellington Phoenix	1
2009/10	25	Wellington Phoenix	1	Adelaide United FC	0
2010/11	11	Adelaide United FC	3	Wellington Phoenix	0
2010/11	17	Wellington Phoenix	2	Adelaide United FC	1
2010/11	26	Adelaide United FC	0	Wellington Phoenix	1

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Gunners face Barca test

Wednesday, 16th February 2011 11:00pm
Arsenal will meet Barcelona at the Emirates in the first leg of the round of 16 seeking a victory to take to the Nou Camp.

Arsenal currently lie second in the Premiership and face high riding Barcelona who dropped league points away from home for the first time this season at the weekend.

In the group phase the Gunners won all their home matches. Barca on the other hand won two and drew one away from the Nou Camp.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams for the group phase:

	Arsenal	Barcelona
Played	6	6
Points	12	14
Drawn	0	2
Won	4	4
Lost	2	0
Goal difference	11	11
Clean sheets	1	3
Failed to score	1	0
Goals scored	18	14
Goals conceded	7	3
Ave. goals scored	3.0	2.3
Ave. goals conceded	1.2	0.5
Biggest win	Arsenal 6 - 0 Braga	Barcelona 5 - 1 Panathinaikos
Biggest loss	Braga 2 - 0 Arsenal	No loss
Scored 3 or more	4	2
Conceded 3 or more	0	0
Scored 5 or more	2	1
Conceded 5 or more	0	0
Home matches
Played	3	3
Points	9	9
Drawn	0	0
Won	3	3
Lost	0	0
Goal difference	12	8
Goals scored	14	9
Goals conceded	2	1
Ave. goals scored	4.7	3.0
Ave. goals conceded	0.7	0.3
Away matches
Played	3	3
Points	3	5
Drawn	0	2
Won	1	1
Lost	2	0
Goal difference	-1	3
Goals scored	4	5
Goals conceded	5	2
Ave. goals scored	1.3	1.7
Ave. goals conceded	1.7	0.7

Recent UCL Matches

Season	Round	Team	Goals	Team	Goals
2005/6	13	Barcelona	2	Arsenal	1
2009/10	11	Arsenal	2	Barcelona	2
2009/10	12	Barcelona	4	Arsenal	1

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Spurs faces Milan challenge

Tuesday, 15th February 2011 10:59pm
Seasoned Champions League campaigners AC Milan will host Tottenham Hotspurs at the San Siro in the first leg of the round of 16 stage.

Spurs had to overcome Inter Milan to finish top of their and hence they host the second leg and now they come against the other Milan team who currently sit top of the Serie A table.

Spurs are currently fourth in the Premier League.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams in the group stages:

Category	AC Milan	Tottenham
Played	6	6
Points	8	11
Drawn	2	2
Won	2	3
Lost	2	1
Goal difference	0	7
Clean sheets	2	1
Failed to score	2	0
Goals scored	7	18
Goals conceded	7	11
Ave. goals scored	1.2	3.0
Ave. goals conceded	1.2	1.8
Biggest win	AC Milan 2 - 0 Auxerre Auxerre 0 - 2 AC Milan	Tottenham 4 - 1 Twente Tottenham 3 - 0 Werder Bremen
Biggest loss	Real Madrid 2 - 0 AC Milan AC Milan 0 - 2 Ajax	Inter Milan 4 - 3 Tottenham
Scored 3 or more	0	5
Conceded 3 or more	0	2
Scored 5 or more	0	0
Conceded 5 or more	0	0
Home matches
Played	3	3
Points	4	9
Drawn	1	0
Won	1	3
Lost	1	0
Goal difference	0	8
Goals scored	4	10
Goals conceded	4	2
Ave. goals scored	1.3	3.3
Ave. goals conceded	1.3	0.7
Away matches
Played	3	3
Points	4	2
Drawn	1	2
Won	1	0
Lost	1	1
Goal difference	0	-1
Goals scored	3	8
Goals conceded	3	9
Ave. goals scored	1.0	2.7
Ave. goals conceded	1.0	3.0

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2010/11 A-League finals format

Monday, 14th February 2011 1:21pm
The 2010/11 season A-League format will be the same as the 2009/10 season with the top six teams qualifying for the finals and the finals running over four weeks.

The top two teams play each other over two legs and the winner goes straight to the grand finals and also gets the right to host it and gets a rest in week three.

The team that finishes second hosts the first leg with the minor premiers hosting the second leg. Away goals rule over these two legs.

So this year the Central Coast Mariners will host the first leg and the second leg will be at the Suncorp.

The loser between the top will play the winner from the third to sixth placed teams in week three of the finals.

With the third to sixth place, third will play sixth placed team and the fourth will play the fifth placed with the higher ranked teams hosting the matches in each case.

These are one-off and the winners in these matches will play each other in week two of the finals with the winner in week two playing the loser between the Roar and the Mariners.

So Adelaide United will host the Wellington Phoenix whilst Gold Coast United will host Melbourne Victory in week one of the finals.

The winners in these matches will play each in the second week of the finals and the winner will then play the loser in the Roar/Mariners match in the third week of the finals.

The fourth week of the finals will be the Grand final.

The rules in full can be found here.

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No luck for Fury

Sunday, 13th February 2011 11:39pm
The North Queensland Fury ended their season with another defeat as they lost to the Wellington Phoenix 3-1.

The Fury's position was not going to change with a win as they had already been confirmed wooden spooners but they ended the match with ten man after having a player send off deep into stoppage time.

Last season the Fury just missed on the finals but this season turned out to be worse and they were the only team to lose by a seven goal margin when they lost 8-1 to Adelaide United.

Here is some of the stats for the Fury for the 2010/11 season:

NQ Fury
Final position	NQ Fury
Played	30
Points	19
Won	4
Drawn	7
Lost	19
Goal difference	-32
Clean sheets	2
Failed to score	11
Goals scored	28
Goals conceded	60
Ave. goals scored	0.9
Ave. goals conceded	2.0
Biggest win	NQ Fury 2 - 1 Sydney NQ Fury 2 - 1 Perth Glory Gold Coast 1 - 2 NQ Fury NQ Fury 1 - 0 Sydney
Biggest loss	Adelaide Utd 8 - 1 NQ Fury
Scored 3 or more	1
Conceded 3 or more	9
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	1
Home matches
Played	15
Points	12
Won	3
Drawn	3
Lost	9
Goal difference	-11
Goals scored	14
Goals conceded	25
Ave. goals scored	0.9
Ave. goals conceded	1.7
Away matches
Played	15
Points	7
Won	1
Drawn	4
Lost	10
Goal difference	-21
Goals scored	14
Goals conceded	35
Ave. goals scored	0.9
Ave. goals conceded	2.3

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Jets misses finals as Phoenix wins

Sunday, 13th February 2011 11:32pm
The Newcastle Jets could have reached the finals on goal difference had they won and Wellington Phoenix lost but things did not happen.

The Phoenix and the Jets lost and so the Jets missed out on the finals.

Last season the Jets finished sixth but this season they had to settle for seventh and wait another year for the finals.

Here is some of the stats for the Jets:

Newcastle Jets
Final position	7
Played	30
Points	35
Won	9
Drawn	8
Lost	13
Goal difference	-4
Clean sheets	10
Failed to score	12
Goals scored	29
Goals conceded	33
Ave. goals scored	1.0
Ave. goals conceded	1.1
Biggest win	Newcastle Jets 4 - 0 Perth Glory
Biggest loss	Wellington Phoenix 4 - 0 Newcastle Jets Gold Coast 5 - 1 Newcastle Jets
Scored 3 or more	3
Conceded 3 or more	2
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	1
Home matches
Played	15
Points	24
Won	6
Drawn	6
Lost	3
Goal difference	7
Goals scored	18
Goals conceded	11
Ave. goals scored	1.2
Ave. goals conceded	0.7
Away matches
Played	15
Points	11
Won	3
Drawn	2
Lost	10
Goal difference	-11
Goals scored	11
Goals conceded	22
Ave. goals scored	0.7
Ave. goals conceded	1.5

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Hearts signs off with a draw

Sunday, 13th February 2011 11:29pm
Melbourne signed off its debut A-League season with a draw against champions Sydney FC at AAMI Park.

Heart were reduced to ten men late in the first half when the match was one-all went ahead in the second half but Sydney struck back towards the end of the match to deny the home team a win.

Here is some of the stats for the Melbourne Heart in their debut season:

Melb Heart
Final position	8
Played	30
Points	35
Won	8
Drawn	11
Lost	11
Goal difference	-10
Clean sheets	7
Failed to score	10
Goals scored	32
Goals conceded	42
Ave. goals scored	1.1
Ave. goals conceded	1.4
Biggest win	Newcastle Jets 0 - 2 Melb Heart Melb Heart 2 - 0 NQ Fury
Biggest loss	Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Melb Heart
Scored 3 or more	1
Conceded 3 or more	4
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	0
Home matches
Played	15
Points	18
Won	4
Drawn	6
Lost	5
Goal difference	-3
Goals scored	15
Goals conceded	18
Ave. goals scored	1.0
Ave. goals conceded	1.2
Away matches
Played	15
Points	17
Won	4
Drawn	5
Lost	6
Goal difference	-7
Goals scored	17
Goals conceded	24
Ave. goals scored	1.1
Ave. goals conceded	1.6

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Sydney fails to overtake Heart

Sunday, 13th February 2011 11:24pm
Sydney FC could have finished the season above the Melbourne Heart with a win against the new team but a 2-all draw ensured they stayed in ninth place.

Sydney who were a double last season failed to even reach the finals but they avoided the wooden spoon.

Here is some of the stats for Sydney's season:

Sydney FC
Final Position	9
Played	30
Points	34
Won	8
Drawn	10
Lost	12
Goal difference	-5
Clean sheets	7
Failed to score	8
Goals scored	35
Goals conceded	40
Ave. goals scored	1.2
Ave. goals conceded	1.3
Biggest win	Perth Glory 0 - 3 Sydney
Biggest loss	Central Coast Mariners 4 - 0 Sydney
Scored 3 or more	3
Conceded 3 or more	5
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	0
Home matches
Played	15
Points	21
Won	5
Drawn	6
Lost	4
Goal difference	4
Goals scored	20
Goals conceded	16
Ave. goals scored	1.3
Ave. goals conceded	1.1
Away matches
Played	15
Points	13
Won	3
Drawn	4
Lost	8
Goal difference	-9
Goals scored	15
Goals conceded	24
Ave. goals scored	1.0
Ave. goals conceded	1.6

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Phoenix snatches last finals spot

Sunday, 13th February 2011 10:22pm
The Wellington Phoenix got the last finals place after beating the North Queensland Fury 3-1 at Westpac Stadium.

The Phoenix had a to get at least a point to make sure that Newcastle Jets did not overtake them.

After that win the result in the last match of the regular home and away season did not matter at all as Jets were now always going to finish in seventh place.

The Jets lost 1-nil to the Central Coast Mariners as the former champions just missed out on the finals.

So here is final table for the season:

Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	GD	Pts
Brisbane Roar	30	18	11	1	58	26	32	65
Central Coast Mariners	30	16	9	5	50	31	19	57
Adelaide Utd	30	15	5	10	51	36	15	50
Gold Coast	30	12	10	8	40	32	8	46
Melb Victory	30	11	10	9	45	39	6	43
Wellington Phoenix	30	12	5	13	39	41	-2	41
Newcastle Jets	30	9	8	13	29	33	-4	35
Melb Heart	30	8	11	11	32	42	-10	35
Sydney	30	8	10	12	35	40	-5	34
Perth Glory	30	5	8	17	27	54	-27	23
NQ Fury	30	4	7	19	28	60	-32	19

Its interesting to see that the the top three teams finished in the bottom three last season

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Asian Cup round up: Goals conceded

Saturday, 12th February 2011 9:53pm
India and Uzbekistan were the only teams to record double digits in the goals conceded at the Qatar 2011 Asian Cup.

Both teams conceded 13 goals but for Uzbekistan it was over six matches whereas for India it was in half the number.

Interestingly both teams endured heavy losses against Australia with India losing 4-nil and the Uzbeks 6-nil.

North Korea, Iran and Australia conceded the least number of goals with two goals conceded.

Here is list of the goals conceded per team :

Team	Goals
Korea DPR	2
Iran	2
Australia	2
Iraq	3
UAE	4
Jordan	4
China	4
Syria	5
Qatar	5
Bahrain	5
Japan	6
Kuwait	7
Korea	7
Saudi Arabia	8
Uzbekistan	13
India	13

Total Goals Conceded : 90

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Asian Cup round up: Goals scored

Saturday, 12th February 2011 9:47pm
A total of 90 goals were scored in the just ended 2011 Qatar Asian Cup.

UAE and North Korea failed to score a single goal in their three matches whilst winners Japan topped the goal scoring charts with 13 goals.

The table below shows the goals scored per team:

Team	Goals
UAE	0
Korea DPR	0
Saudi Arabia	1
Kuwait	1
Iraq	3
India	3
Syria	4
China	4
Jordan	5
Iran	6
Bahrain	6
Qatar	7
Uzbekistan	10
Korea	13
Australia	13
Japan	14

Total Goals Scored : 90

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Baggies settle for Hodgson

Saturday, 12th February 2011 7:59pm
West Bromwich Albion have settled for former Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson to replace Roberto Di Matteo who was sacked earlier in the week.

Hodgson who was Liverpool manager until he was sacked early in the new year now has the job to make the Baggies survive in the Premiership.

Here is the stats for Hodgson's reign at Anfield:

Hodgson's Liverpool
Played	20
Points	25
Won	7
Drawn	4
Lost	9
Goal difference	-3
Clean sheets	6
Failed to score	5
Goals scored	24
Goals conceded	27
Ave. goals scored	1.2
Ave. goals conceded	1.4
Biggest win	Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham Liverpool 3 - 0 Aston Villa
Biggest loss	Man City 3 - 0 Liverpool
Scored 3 or more	2
Conceded 3 or more	4
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	0
Home matches
Played	10
Points	20
Won	6
Drawn	2
Lost	2
Goal difference	9
Goals scored	17
Goals conceded	8
Ave. goals scored	1.7
Ave. goals conceded	0.8
Away matches
Played	10
Points	5
Won	1
Drawn	2
Lost	7
Goal difference	-12
Goals scored	7
Goals conceded	19
Ave. goals scored	0.7
Ave. goals conceded	1.9

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Victory's winning streak ends in Adelaide

Saturday, 12th February 2011 7:52pm
Melbourne Victory had gone three matches without defeat and without conceding a goal but that ended at Adelaide Oval.

Interestingly before the Adelaie match, Victory had last lost to Adelaide in a 4-1 humiliation at Aami Park.

The defeat means that the Victory will now finish in fifth place in the final table.

Here is some of the stats for Melbourne Victory for the 2010/11 season:

Melb Victory
Final position	5
Played	30
Points	43
Won	11
Drawn	10
Lost	9
Goal difference	6
Clean sheets	10
Failed to score	7
Goals scored	45
Goals conceded	39
Ave. goals scored	1.5
Ave. goals conceded	1.3
Biggest win	Melb Victory 3 - 0 Brisbane Roar Melb Victory 3 - 0 Sydney NQ Fury 0 - 3 Melb Victory
Biggest loss	Melb Victory 1 - 4 Adelaide Utd
Scored 3 or more	6
Conceded 3 or more	4
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	0
Home matches
Played	15
Points	26
Won	7
Drawn	5
Lost	3
Goal difference	8
Goals scored	26
Goals conceded	18
Ave. goals scored	1.7
Ave. goals conceded	1.2
Away matches
Played	15
Points	17
Won	4
Drawn	5
Lost	6
Goal difference	-2
Goals scored	19
Goals conceded	21
Ave. goals scored	1.3
Ave. goals conceded	1.4

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Adelaide secures third place

Saturday, 12th February 2011 6:39pm
Adelaide United secured third place on the final A-League ladder after beating Melbourne Victory 2-1 at the Adelaide Oval.

A goal in each half was enough for the two time grand finalists to beat Victory in two consecutive fixtures.

Adelaide needed a win to make sure that that Gold Coast United would not overtake them.

With the result at Adelaide Oval, all positions have now been decided from first to fifth.

Here is some of the stats for Adelaide United in the 2010/11 season:

Adelaide Utd
Final Position	3
Played	30
Points	50
Won	15
Drawn	5
Lost	10
Goal difference	15
Clean sheets	9
Failed to score	7
Goals scored	51
Goals conceded	36
Ave. goals scored	1.7
Ave. goals conceded	1.2
Biggest win	Adelaide Utd 8 - 1 NQ Fury
Biggest loss	Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Adelaide Utd
Scored 3 or more	6
Conceded 3 or more	3
Scored 5 or more	1
Conceded 5 or more	0
Home matches
Played	15
Points	31
Won	10
Drawn	1
Lost	4
Goal difference	18
Goals scored	30
Goals conceded	12
Ave. goals scored	2.0
Ave. goals conceded	0.8
Away matches
Played	15
Points	19
Won	5
Drawn	4
Lost	6
Goal difference	-3
Goals scored	21
Goals conceded	24
Ave. goals scored	1.4
Ave. goals conceded	1.6

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Manchester derby: United vs City

Saturday, 12th February 2011 8:37am
The first fixture of the Premier League's round 27 will see league leaders Manchester United fight it out against local rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford.

Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far:

Category	Man United	Man City
Rank	1	3
Played	25	26
Points	54	49
Drawn	9	7
Won	15	14
Lost	1	5
Goal difference	31	20
Clean sheets	10	12
Failed to score	3	7
Goals scored	55	42
Goals conceded	24	22
Ave. goals scored	2.2	1.6
Ave. goals conceded	1.0	0.8
Biggest win	Man United 7 - 1 Blackburn	Man City 4 - 0 Aston Villa
Biggest loss	Wolves 2 - 1 Man United	Man City 0 - 3 Arsenal
Scored 3 or more	8	8
Conceded 3 or more	1	2
Scored 5 or more	2	0
Conceded 5 or more	0	0
Home matches
Played	13	13
Points	37	27
Drawn	1	3
Won	12	8
Lost	0	2
Goal difference	29	11
Goals scored	37	21
Goals conceded	8	10
Ave. goals scored	2.8	1.6
Ave. goals conceded	0.6	0.8
Away matches
Played	12	13
Points	17	22
Drawn	8	4
Won	3	6
Lost	1	3
Goal difference	2	9
Goals scored	18	21
Goals conceded	16	12
Ave. goals scored	1.5	1.6
Ave. goals conceded	1.3	0.9

Recent Matches

Season	Round	Team	Goals	Team	Goals
2007/8	3	Manchester City	1	Manchester United	0
2007/8	26	Manchester United	1	Manchester City	2
2008/9	15	Manchester City	0	Manchester United	1
2008/9	36	Manchester United	2	Manchester City	0
2009/10	6	Manchester United	4	Manchester City	3
2009/10	35	Manchester City	0	Manchester United	1
2010/11	12	Manchester City	0	Manchester United	0

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Glory finishes with heavy loss

Saturday, 12th February 2011 8:34am
Perth Glory finished their 2010/11 season with a heavy loss to the Newcastle Jets.

The Glory lost 4-nil to the Jets to suffer their second heaviest defeat of the season.

The season started so brightly for the Perth side with the team remaining in the top four positions for the first part of the season but then the big slide started and the team now finishes tenth on the ladder.

The Jets win gives them hope to reach the final should the Wellington Phoenix slip against the North Queensland Fury.

Here is some of the starts for the Glory:

Perth Glory
Final Position	10
Played	30
Points	23
Won	5
Drawn	8
Lost	17
Goal difference	-27
Clean sheets	4
Failed to score	14
Goals scored	27
Goals conceded	54
Ave. goals scored	0.9
Ave. goals conceded	1.8
Biggest win	Melb Victory 0 - 2 Perth Glory Perth Glory 3 - 1 Melb Victory Perth Glory 4 - 2 Adelaide Utd
Biggest loss	Central Coast Mariners 5 - 0 Perth Glory
Scored 3 or more	3
Conceded 3 or more	6
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	1
Home matches
Played	15
Points	16
Won	4
Drawn	4
Lost	7
Goal difference	-4
Goals scored	18
Goals conceded	22
Ave. goals scored	1.2
Ave. goals conceded	1.5
Away matches
Played	15
Points	7
Won	1
Drawn	4
Lost	10
Goal difference	-23
Goals scored	9
Goals conceded	32
Ave. goals scored	0.6
Ave. goals conceded	2.1

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Wolfsburg,McClaren part ways

Tuesday, 8th February 2011 1:21pm
Wolfsburg have parted ways with their manager Steve McLaren after 21 rounds with the club in 12th position.

Wolfsburg has only won five matches this season and are just one point above the relegation zone.

The former Middlesbrough and England took over at Wolfsburg at the start of the season after winning the Dutch League with FC Twente last season.

Here is some of the stats for McLaren's Wolfsburg:

McLaren's Wolfsburg
Played	21
Points	23
Won	5
Drawn	8
Lost	8
Goal difference	-4
Clean sheets	5
Failed to score	5
Goals scored	26
Goals conceded	30
Ave. goals scored	1.2
Ave. goals conceded	1.4
Biggest win	Wolfsburg 2 - 0 Hannover 96 Hamburg 1 - 3 Wolfsburg Wolfsburg 2 - 0 Stuttgart
Biggest loss	Wolfsburg 0 - 3 Dortmund
Scored 3 or more	2
Conceded 3 or more	4
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	0
Home matches
Played	10
Points	13
Won	3
Drawn	4
Lost	3
Goal difference	0
Goals scored	16
Goals conceded	16
Ave. goals scored	1.6
Ave. goals conceded	1.6
Away matches
Played	11
Points	10
Won	2
Drawn	4
Lost	5
Goal difference	-4
Goals scored	10
Goals conceded	14
Ave. goals scored	0.9
Ave. goals conceded	1.3

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Liverpool complete double over Chelsea

Monday, 7th February 2011 1:24pm
Liverpool complete a double over Chelsea after beating the champions 1-nil at Stamford Bridge.

Following Manchester United's shock loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal's draw with Newcastle, Chelsea were expected to close the gap with a win over Liverpool.

The loss means that Chelsea stay in fourth place and Liverpool rises to sixth.

This is a remarkable rise for a club that was near the relegation places not so long ago.

Wolves shock win over Man Utd ensured they moved from the bottom of the table and have now been replaced by West Ham who lost to Birmingham City.

For the first time this season the "W" teams are now in the bottom four places: West Brom, Wigan, Wolves and Wigan.

Here is a goal margin table showing all the goal margins so far this season:

Goal Margin	Frequency
0	74
1	96
2	51
3	20
4	6
5	2
6	5

So winning by one goal is the most popular followed by draws.

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Baggies axe Di Matteo

Monday, 7th February 2011 1:18pm
West Bromwich Albion has sacked its manager Roberto Di Matteo after losing 13 of its last 18 matches in all competitions.

Di Matteo took the reigns at The Hawthorns in June 2009 and managed to help the club achieve promotion in the 2009/10 season.

The season started well for the Baggies with wins at the Emirates but over the last two months or so there have been very little to cheer about.

Here is some of the stats for Di Matteo's Baggies.:

Di Matteo's Baggies
Played	25
Points	26
Won	7
Drawn	5
Lost	13
Goal difference	-17
Clean sheets	1
Failed to score	9
Goals scored	31
Goals conceded	48
Ave. goals scored	1.2
Ave. goals conceded	1.9
Biggest win	Everton 1 - 4 W Brom
Biggest loss	Chelsea 6 - 0 W Brom
Scored 3 or more	5
Conceded 3 or more	5
Scored 5 or more	0
Conceded 5 or more	1
Home matches
Played	12
Points	18
Won	5
Drawn	3
Lost	4
Goal difference	-1
Goals scored	18
Goals conceded	19
Ave. goals scored	1.5
Ave. goals conceded	1.6
Away matches
Played	13
Points	8
Won	2
Drawn	2
Lost	9
Goal difference	-16
Goals scored	13
Goals conceded	29
Ave. goals scored	1.0
Ave. goals conceded	2.2

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Barca sets new winning streak record

Monday, 7th February 2011 1:12pm
Barcelona set a new record for successive league wins in the Spanish Primera division after seeing off Atletico Madrid 3-nil at the Nou Camp.

The win against Atletico was Barca's 16th consecutive win to surpass the record that was set by Real Madrid of 15 successive wins fifty years ago.

There was a shock result in the round as third placed Villarreal lost at home for the first time this season.

Villarreal lost 1-nil to Levante but still managed to hold on to third place and now have a point advantage over Valencia.

Valencia won the last match of the round 2-nil against Hercules.

This week I take a look at La Liga's away table and here it is:

Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	GD	Pts
Barcelona	10	10	0	0	36	4	32	30
Real Madrid	11	6	3	2	17	13	4	21
Valencia	10	5	2	3	13	11	2	17
Villarreal	10	4	2	4	15	15	0	14
Espanyol	12	4	2	6	13	21	-8	14
Sevilla	10	4	1	5	14	19	-5	13
Athletic Bilbao	10	3	2	5	14	21	-7	11
Getafe	10	3	2	5	10	17	-7	11
Málaga	12	3	2	7	15	26	-11	11
Sociedad	12	3	1	8	17	26	-9	10
Atletico	11	3	1	7	12	21	-9	10
Almeria	11	2	2	7	8	15	-7	8
Zaragoza	10	1	5	4	6	13	-7	8
Levante	12	2	2	8	10	21	-11	8
Mallorca	11	2	2	7	9	22	-13	8
Deportivo La Coruña	12	2	2	8	6	22	-16	8
Sporting Gijon	11	1	4	6	9	18	-9	7
R Santander	12	1	3	8	7	24	-17	6
Hercules	12	1	3	8	3	21	-18	6
Osasuna	11	0	2	9	8	23	-15	2

So Osasuna are the only team without an away win so far.

Barcelona hasn't dropped a single point away from Nou Camp.

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Roar secure minor premiership

Monday, 7th February 2011 1:05pm
The Brisbane Roar won its first piece in the A-League following the draw between Melbourne Heart and Central Coast Mariners.

Second placed Mariners were the only team that could mathematically overtake the Roar before the AAMI Park fixture but the one-all scoreline meant that Roar can claim with one round to spare.

Wellington Phoenix shocked Adelaide United with a 1-nil win and they are now in pole position to secure the last finals place.

Heart's goalless draw against Mariners means they are now out of the finals in their debut season but Newcastle Jets still have a mathematical chance.

So here is some of the stats for the minor premiership winners Roar:

Brisbane Roar
Played	28
Points	59
Won	16
Drawn	11
Lost	1
Goal difference	27
Clean sheets	11
Failed to score	3
Goals scored	52
Goals conceded	25
Ave. goals scored	1.9
Ave. goals conceded	0.9
Biggest win	Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Melb Heart Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Adelaide Utd Central Coast Mariners 1 - 5 Brisbane Roar
Biggest loss	Melb Victory 3 - 0 Brisbane Roar
Scored 3 or more	7
Conceded 3 or more	3
Scored 5 or more	1
Conceded 5 or more	0
Home matches
Played	14
Points	32
Won	9
Drawn	5
Lost	0
Goal difference	17
Goals scored	27
Goals conceded	10
Ave. goals scored	1.9
Ave. goals conceded	0.7
Away matches
Played	14
Points	27
Won	7
Drawn	6
Lost	1
Goal difference	10
Goals scored	25
Goals conceded	15
Ave. goals scored	1.8
Ave. goals conceded	1.1

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