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La Liga's round 30 goes ahead
Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Real Zaragoza, Espanyol, Sevilla and Villarreal had launched an appeal after the Liga Nacional
de Futbol Profesional (LFP) suspended the fixtures following the row over television rights.
Below is a form table for the Spanish Primera showing results from the last six matches only:
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | A | GD | Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 16 | WDWWWW |
| Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 16 | WWWWDW |
| Osasuna | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | WLDWWW |
| Sevilla | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | WDWLDW |
| Levante | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | LWDWDW |
| Málaga | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 | DWLLWW |
| Atletico | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | WDDWDL |
| Villarreal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | DDWLDW |
| Sporting Gijon | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | DDLWDW |
| R Santander | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 | WDDLLW |
| Zaragoza | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | LDWLWL |
| Mallorca | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 | LLWLDW |
| Valencia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 | DWLWLL |
| Almeria | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 | DLDWDL |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 | DDDWLL |
| Espanyol | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 | LWLLWL |
| Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | LLLWDL |
| Sociedad | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 | WLDLLL |
| Getafe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 | LDDLDL |
| Hercules | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 1 | LDLLLL |
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Djukic takes over at Hercules
The promoted side are currently bottom of La Liga and Djukic has an initial contract until the end of the season.
Hercules started their La Liga adventure with a shock win over the defending champions Barcelona at Nou Camp but it has been a free fall from then on.
The away win over Barca remains the team's only away win of the season so far.
Vigo's last match was the 4-nil drubbing at home by Osasuna which was also the team's biggest loss of the season.
Below is the some of the stats for Vigo's Hercules:
| Vigo's Hercules | |
|---|---|
| Played | 29 |
| Points | 26 |
| Won | 7 |
| Drawn | 5 |
| Lost | 17 |
| Goal difference | -22 |
| Clean sheets | 5 |
| Failed to score | 17 |
| Goals scored | 25 |
| Goals conceded | 47 |
| Ave. goals scored | 0.9 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.6 |
| Biggest win | Hercules 4 - 1 Málaga Hercules 4 - 1 Atletico |
| Biggest loss | Hercules 0 - 4 Osasuna |
| Scored 3 or more | 3 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 8 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 |
| Home matches | |
| Played | 14 |
| Points | 20 |
| Won | 6 |
| Drawn | 2 |
| Lost | 6 |
| Goal difference | 0 |
| Goals scored | 22 |
| Goals conceded | 22 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.6 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.6 |
| Away matches | |
| Played | 15 |
| Points | 6 |
| Won | 1 |
| Drawn | 3 |
| Lost | 11 |
| Goal difference | -22 |
| Goals scored | 3 |
| Goals conceded | 25 |
| Ave. goals scored | 0.2 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.7 |
Djukic first match will be against Real Sociedad.
Botswana reaches maiden Nations Cup
The result means that Botswana are guaranteed at least second spot which qualifies for a place at the 2012 Nations Cup to be jointly hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Botswana are also the first country to reach the finals (apart from the hosts) and now the remaining matches will determine who will take the remaining 13 places.
Botswana are currently unbeaten in their group which also includes Tunisia, Togo and Malawi.
TipsChallenge will run a tipping competition for the 2012 Nations Cup, the last one to be held in January.
Chelsea leapfrogs Man City into third
The defending champions won the tie against their closest rivals 2-nil after two late second half goals.
Chelsea are now in third place whilst City are one point behind in fourth place.
The champions are now four points behind Arsenal who could only get a draw at the Hawthorns against West Bromwich Albion.
Tottenham Hotspurs could have moved closer to the top four but a goalless draw against relegation threatened West Ham means that they trail Man City by four points.
Liverpool are taking hold of sixth place after an away win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Liverpool are four points behind Spurs and five points ahead of Bolton in seventh.
Its at the bottom of the table where there is a lot of congestion. Whilst Wigan anchor the table now, there is now a six point difference between them and Newcastle in eleventh position.
The other two teams in the relegation zone are Birmingham who lost to Wigan and Wolverhampton Wanderers who beat Aston Villa 1-nil
The table below shows the form table for the last six matches only:
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | A | GD | Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 13 | WLDWWW |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 | WWDLWW |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 | WLWWDW |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | WDWWDD |
| West Ham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | WLDWWD |
| Wolves | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | WLDWDW |
| Tottenham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | WWWLDD |
| Bolton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | WLWDWL |
| Man United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | LWWLLW |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | WDDDWL |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | DWLDWL |
| Wigan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | DWDLLW |
| Stoke | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | WLLDLW |
| W Brom | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 7 | LDDDWD |
| Bham City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 | WWLLDL |
| Newcastle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 | DDWDLL |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 5 | LDDWLL |
| Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 5 | LDWLLD |
| Blackburn | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 2 | LLDLLD |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 1 | LLLLDL |
So the two teams in top form are Chelsea and Liverpool and Sunderland are experiencing a dip in form at the moment.
A point in the goalless draw against Arsenal is the only point the Black Cats have mustered in their last six matches.
Chelsea paired with Man Utd
Tottenham Hotspurs has been paired with Real Madrid whilst Barcelona has been drawn to play against Shakhtar Donetsk.
The defending champions Inter Milan will meet Schalke in the quarters.
In the semi-final draw winner between Chelsea and Manchester United will play the winner between Schalke and Inter.
The final cannot be an all La Liga affair as the winner between Spurs and Real Madrid will play the winner between Barca and Shakhtar.
So here is the quarter final draw summary:
Inter Milan vs Schalke 04
Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Chelsea vs Mnachester United
Real Madrid vs Tottenham
and for the semi-finals:
Real Madrid/Spurs vs Barcelona/Shakhtar Donetsk
Inter Milan/Schalke 04 vs Chelsea/Manchester Utd
Real finally beats Lyon
Its also the first time in seven years that Real has managed to go past the first knockout stage.
Last season Lyon knocked out Real but this time a 3-nil win ensures the nine-team champions are in the hat when the draw for the quarters and semis is made on Friday.
Meanwhile in the other match at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea and Copenhagen played out a goalless draw which saw the home team proceed to the last eight.
Real Madrid is the only remaining team in the competition that has not conceded a goal so far in the first half.
Inter Milan has conceded six first half goals making it the team still in the competition to concede the most goals in the first 45 minutes.
Here is a table showing how many goals each team has conceded so far:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Rubin | 0 |
| Real Madrid | 0 |
| Rangers | 1 |
| Man United | 1 |
| Chelsea | 1 |
| Valencia | 2 |
| Twente | 3 |
| Spartak Moscow | 3 |
| Schalke 04 | 3 |
| Marseille | 3 |
| Braga | 3 |
| Benfica | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | 3 |
| Barcelona | 3 |
| Auxerre | 3 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 |
| Partizan | 4 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 |
| FC Copenhagen | 4 |
| AC Milan | 4 |
| Arsenal | 5 |
| Ajax | 5 |
| Tottenham | 6 |
| Lyon | 6 |
| Inter Milan | 6 |
| Werder Bremen | 7 |
| Panathinaikos | 7 |
| CFR | 7 |
| Basel | 7 |
| Zilina | 8 |
| Roma | 9 |
| Bursaspor | 9 |
Total Goals Conceded : 134
Schalke sack coach Magath
Although Schalke are in the quarter-final draw for the Champions League, the story has is not as rosy in the Bundesliga.
Schalke are currently in tenth position on the table and participation in the Champions League in no longer possible unless the team lifts the trophy at Wembley in May.
Here is some of the stats for Magath's Schalke in the Bundesliga:
| Magath's Schalke | |
|---|---|
| Rank | 10 |
| Played | 26 |
| Points | 33 |
| Won | 9 |
| Drawn | 6 |
| Lost | 11 |
| Goal difference | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 9 |
| Failed to score | 8 |
| Goals scored | 31 |
| Goals conceded | 31 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.2 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.2 |
| Biggest win | Schalke 04 4 - 0 Werder Bremen |
| Biggest loss | Kaiser 5 - 0 Schalke 04 |
| Scored 3 or more | 3 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 2 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 1 |
| Home matches | |
| Played | 14 |
| Points | 21 |
| Won | 6 |
| Drawn | 3 |
| Lost | 5 |
| Goal difference | 8 |
| Goals scored | 22 |
| Goals conceded | 14 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.6 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.0 |
| Away matches | |
| Played | 12 |
| Points | 12 |
| Won | 3 |
| Drawn | 3 |
| Lost | 6 |
| Goal difference | -8 |
| Goals scored | 9 |
| Goals conceded | 17 |
| Ave. goals scored | 0.8 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.4 |
Inter dumps Bayern out
Inter scored first to make the tie one-all but before the break the home team were in front leading 2-1.
Two second half goals from the defending champions ensured that they marched to the quarters as the only representative from Serie A.
In the other quarter-final match, Manchester United beat Marseille 2-1 to reach the last eight.
A goal in each half was enough for the Old Trafford outfit to move to the next stage and an own goal ensured that the visitors registered on the score sheet.
The table below shows the number of goals each team has scored in the second half in the competition:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Rubin | 0 |
| Rangers | 0 |
| Partizan | 1 |
| Panathinaikos | 1 |
| Zilina | 2 |
| Bursaspor | 2 |
| Auxerre | 2 |
| FC Copenhagen | 3 |
| CFR | 3 |
| Braga | 3 |
| Benfica | 3 |
| Basel | 3 |
| Ajax | 3 |
| Werder Bremen | 4 |
| Inter Milan | 5 |
| Twente | 6 |
| Spartak Moscow | 6 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6 |
| AC Milan | 6 |
| Valencia | 7 |
| Roma | 7 |
| Man United | 7 |
| Marseille | 8 |
| Lyon | 8 |
| Chelsea | 8 |
| Schalke 04 | 9 |
| Real Madrid | 9 |
| Bayern Munich | 9 |
| Barcelona | 10 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 11 |
| Tottenham | 13 |
| Arsenal | 13 |
Total Goals Scored : 178
Hoffenheim stuns Dortmund as Bayern runs riot
The defeat for the runaway leaders was only the third this season and their lead has now been cut to nine points after Bayer Leverkusen accounted for Mainz.
Mainz loss means that they now slip down to fifth place as they exchanged places with Bayern who are now fourth.
Bayern's 6-nil win was only the the third time this season that a team has lost by a six goal margin or more.
Here are the goal margins for the Bundesliga matches so far this season:
| Goal Margin | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 | 47 |
| 1 | 91 |
| 2 | 53 |
| 3 | 27 |
| 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 |
Roar crowned champions after thriller
The grand final was goalless after ninety minutes and this was the first time this season that the Roar had been unable to score at Suncorp for a whole ninety minutes.
The Mariners then scored two goals in the first half of extra time and looked like they were enroute to become champions for the first time.
However, the Roar stunned the Mariners with two goals in four minutes to send the match into a penalty shootout.
The Roar won the shootout 4-2 after.
Not surprisingly the dominant Roar topped the goal scoring charts after scoring a total of 64 goals as shown in the table below:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Perth Glory | 27 |
| NQ Fury | 28 |
| Newcastle Jets | 29 |
| Melb Heart | 32 |
| Sydney | 35 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 39 |
| Gold Coast | 44 |
| Melb Victory | 45 |
| Adelaide Utd | 54 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 55 |
| Brisbane Roar | 64 |
Total Goals Scored : 452
Victory, Merrick part ways
Merrick was the longest serving coach in the A-League as he was the team's foundation coach.
Victory finished fifth in the league this season but were eliminated by the Gold Coast in their first match in the finals.
Merrick's last match was the 5-1 humiliation against Gamba Osaka in the Asian Champions League.
Here is some stats for Merrick's Victory in the just ended 2010/11 season:
| Merrick's Victory 2010/11 | |
|---|---|
| Played | 30 |
| Points | 43 |
| Won | 11 |
| Drawn | 10 |
| Lost | 9 |
| Goal difference | 6 |
| Clean sheets | 10 |
| Failed to score | 8 |
| 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 |
Here is the trend in the 11 matches that Victory won:
| Trend | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory leading at half time, Melbourne Victory winning at full time | 7 | 33.3 |
| Melbourne Victory leading at half time, Melbourne Victory losing at full time | 0 | 0.0 |
| Melbourne Victory trailing at half time, Melbourne Victory winning at full time | 0 | 0.0 |
| Melbourne Victory trailing at half time, Melbourne Victory losing at full time | 6 | 28.6 |
| Melbourne Victory drawing at half time, Melbourne Victory winning at full time | 4 | 19.0 |
| Melbourne Victory drawing at half time, Melbourne Victory losing at full time | 4 | 19.0 |
| Matches ending in result | 21 | 67.7 |
Here is the trend in the ten draws for Victory:
| Trend | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory drawing at half time, Melbourne Victory drawing at full time | 5 | 50.0 |
| Melbourne Victory team leading at half time, Melbourne Victory drawing at full time | 2 | 20.0 |
| Melbourne Victory trailing at half time, Melbourne Victory drawing at full time | 3 | 30.0 |
| Drawn matches | 10 | 32.3 |
Spurs march to the quarters
Having won the first leg at the San Siro 1-nil, Spurs needed to avoid defeat to ensure their passage to the last eight.
In the other match, Schalke put their Bundesliga troubles aside to win 3-1 against Valencia and progress with a 4-2 aggregate.
Valencia were the first score but Schalke came back to score three goals without response.
In the first matches of this round a day earlier, Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk also progressed to the quarters after beating Arsenal and AS Roma respectively.
The Gunners were defending a 2-1 lead from the Emirates but Barca hit back 3-1 at the Nou Camp to make sure they eliminated the north London team for the second year in a row.
Shakhtar enter new territory after beating Roma in both legs. This will be the first time for the Ukranian team to reach the quarter-finals of this competition.
When Valencia scored their goal against Schalke it was their tenth goal scored in the first half and the table below shows the goals the other teams have scored in the first half:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Bursaspor | 0 |
| Zilina | 1 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1 |
| Partizan | 1 |
| Panathinaikos | 1 |
| Man United | 1 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 |
| Auxerre | 1 |
| AC Milan | 1 |
| Werder Bremen | 2 |
| Rubin | 2 |
| Braga | 2 |
| Twente | 3 |
| Rangers | 3 |
| CFR | 3 |
| Ajax | 3 |
| Lyon | 4 |
| FC Copenhagen | 4 |
| Benfica | 4 |
| Schalke 04 | 5 |
| Roma | 5 |
| Marseille | 5 |
| Basel | 5 |
| Tottenham | 6 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 7 |
| Real Madrid | 7 |
| Chelsea | 8 |
| Bayern Munich | 8 |
| Barcelona | 8 |
| Arsenal | 8 |
| Inter Milan | 9 |
| Valencia | 10 |
Total Goals Scored : 129
Van Gaal to the end of season
Bayern are not doing very well in the Bundesliga and are currently fifth on the table and could miss out on Champions League if current poor form continues.
Last season Van Gaal's team reached the Champions League final where they lost to Inter Milan but this time in the round of 16 they go to play the second leg having beaten Inter Milan in the first leg.
Here is some of the stats for Bayern so far in the Bundesliga:
| Bayern Munich | |
|---|---|
| Position | 5 |
| Played | 25 |
| Points | 42 |
| Won | 12 |
| Drawn | 6 |
| Lost | 7 |
| Goal difference | 18 |
| Clean sheets | 7 |
| Failed to score | 6 |
| Goals scored | 51 |
| Goals conceded | 33 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.3 |
| Biggest win | Bayern Munich 5 - 1 Kaiser Bayern Munich 4 - 0 Hoffenheim |
| Biggest loss | Kaiser 2 - 0 Bayern Munich Dortmund 2 - 0 Bayern Munich Schalke 04 2 - 0 Bayern Munich Bayern Munich 1 - 3 Dortmund Hannover 96 3 - 1 Bayern Munich |
| Scored 3 or more | 11 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 5 |
| Scored 5 or more | 2 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 |
| Home matches | |
| Played | 12 |
| Points | 26 |
| Won | 8 |
| Drawn | 2 |
| Lost | 2 |
| Goal difference | 20 |
| Goals scored | 30 |
| Goals conceded | 10 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.5 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.8 |
| Away matches | |
| Played | 13 |
| Points | 16 |
| Won | 4 |
| Drawn | 4 |
| Lost | 5 |
| Goal difference | -2 |
| Goals scored | 21 |
| Goals conceded | 23 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.6 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.8 |
Giants clash: Liverpool vs Man United
Liverpool will go into this match after losing 3-1 to West Ham United whilst Manchester United go into the match having lost 2-1 to Chelsea.
There is a 21 points difference between the two teams at the moment and in the match at Old Trafford, the league leaders edged out Liverpool 3-2.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far this season:
| Liverpool | Man United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 1 | |||
| Played | 28 | 28 | |||
| Points | 39 | 60 | |||
| Drawn | 6 | 9 | |||
| Won | 11 | 17 | |||
| Lost | 11 | 2 | |||
| Goal difference | 1 | 35 | |||
| Clean sheets | 10 | 11 | |||
| Failed to score | 5 | 3 | |||
| Goals scored | 36 | 62 | |||
| Goals conceded | 35 | 27 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.3 | 2.2 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.3 | 1.0 | |||
| Biggest win | Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham Liverpool 3 - 0 Aston Villa Wolves 0 - 3 Liverpool | Man United 7 - 1 Blackburn | |||
| Biggest loss | Man City 3 - 0 Liverpool | Chelsea 2 - 1 Man United Wolves 2 - 1 Man United | |||
| Scored 3 or more | 3 | 9 | |||
| Conceded 3 or more | 5 | 1 | |||
| Scored 5 or more | 0 | 2 | |||
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Home matches | |||||
| Played | 14 | 14 | |||
| Points | 28 | 40 | |||
| Drawn | 4 | 1 | |||
| Won | 8 | 13 | |||
| Lost | 2 | 0 | |||
| Goal difference | 12 | 30 | |||
| Goals scored | 23 | 39 | |||
| Goals conceded | 11 | 9 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.6 | 2.8 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.8 | 0.6 | |||
| Away matches | |||||
| Played | 14 | 14 | |||
| Points | 11 | 20 | |||
| Drawn | 2 | 8 | |||
| Won | 3 | 4 | |||
| Lost | 9 | 2 | |||
| Goal difference | -11 | 5 | |||
| Goals scored | 13 | 23 | |||
| Goals conceded | 24 | 18 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 0.9 | 1.6 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.7 | 1.3 | |||
| Season | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/8 | 17 | Liverpool | 0 | Manchester United | 1 |
| 2007/8 | 31 | Manchester United | 3 | Liverpool | 0 |
| 2008/9 | 4 | Liverpool | 2 | Manchester United | 1 |
| 2008/9 | 29 | Manchester United | 1 | Liverpool | 4 |
| 2009/10 | 10 | Liverpool | 2 | Manchester United | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 31 | Manchester United | 2 | Liverpool | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | Manchester United | 3 | Liverpool | 2 |
Roar to meet Mariners in Grand Final
The Roar were the first to reach the 2011 Grand final after beating the Mariners in the major semi.
The Mariners beat the Gold Coast United 1-nil to reach the final and also to get the second Asian Champions League spot.
The Roar had already taken the first Champions League spot after taking the minor premiership.
Bridge battle: Chelsea vs Manchester Utd
The champions are struggling at the moment and are currently in fifth place and 15 points behind the visitors.
On the other hand Manchester United are in top and have so far lost just one match.
Instead of fighting to defend the title, Chelsea's immediate battle looks like its the right to play Champions League football next season.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far this season:
| Chelsea | Man Utd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 1 | |||
| Played | 26 | 27 | |||
| Points | 45 | 60 | |||
| Drawn | 6 | 9 | |||
| Won | 13 | 17 | |||
| Lost | 7 | 1 | |||
| Goal difference | 24 | 36 | |||
| Clean sheets | 12 | 11 | |||
| Failed to score | 8 | 3 | |||
| Goals scored | 46 | 61 | |||
| Goals conceded | 22 | 25 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.8 | 2.3 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.8 | 0.9 | |||
| Biggest win | Chelsea 6 - 0 W Brom Wigan 0 - 6 Chelsea | Man United 7 - 1 Blackburn | |||
| Biggest loss | Chelsea 0 - 3 Sunderland | Wolves 2 - 1 Man United | |||
| Scored 3 or more | 7 | 9 | |||
| Conceded 3 or more | 3 | 1 | |||
| Scored 5 or more | 2 | 2 | |||
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Home matches | |||||
| Played | 12 | 14 | |||
| Points | 26 | 40 | |||
| Drawn | 2 | 1 | |||
| Won | 8 | 13 | |||
| Lost | 2 | 0 | |||
| Goal difference | 16 | 30 | |||
| Goals scored | 24 | 39 | |||
| Goals conceded | 8 | 9 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 2.0 | 2.8 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.7 | 0.6 | |||
| Away matches | |||||
| Played | 14 | 13 | |||
| Points | 19 | 20 | |||
| Drawn | 4 | 8 | |||
| Won | 5 | 4 | |||
| Lost | 5 | 1 | |||
| Goal difference | 8 | 6 | |||
| Goals scored | 22 | 22 | |||
| Goals conceded | 14 | 16 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.6 | 1.7 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.0 | 1.2 | |||
| Season | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/8 | 7 | Manchester United | 2 | Chelsea | 0 |
| 2007/8 | 36 | Chelsea | 2 | Manchester United | 1 |
| 2007/8 | 13 | Manchester United | 1 | Chelsea | 1 |
| 2008/9 | 5 | Chelsea | 1 | Manchester United | 1 |
| 2008/9 | 21 | Manchester United | 3 | Chelsea | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 12 | Chelsea | 1 | Manchester United | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 33 | Manchester United | 1 | Chelsea | 2 |
