Archive for February 2012
La Liga round 25 goals review
11 goals were scored in the first half whilst 17 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 240 | |
| Home wins | 114 | 47.5 |
| Away wins | 61 | 25.4 |
| Drawn | 65 | 27.1 |
| Goalless draws | 28 | 11.7 |
| Goals | 647 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 280 | 43.3 |
| Second half goals | 367 | 56.7 |
| Home team goals | 396 | 61.2 |
| Away team goals | 251 | 38.8 |
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Serie A round 25 goals review
10 goals were scored in the first half whilst 16 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 247 | |
| Home wins | 116 | 47.0 |
| Away wins | 62 | 25.1 |
| Drawn | 69 | 27.9 |
| Goalless draws | 31 | 12.6 |
| Goals | 618 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 256 | 41.4 |
| Second half goals | 362 | 58.6 |
| Home team goals | 372 | 60.2 |
| Away team goals | 246 | 39.8 |
Bundesliga round 23 goals review
11 goals were scored in the first half whilst 15 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 207 | |
| Home wins | 95 | 45.9 |
| Away wins | 57 | 27.5 |
| Drawn | 55 | 26.6 |
| Goalless draws | 11 | 5.3 |
| Goals | 584 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 259 | 44.3 |
| Second half goals | 325 | 55.7 |
| Home team goals | 351 | 60.1 |
| Away team goals | 233 | 39.9 |
EPL round 26 goals review
12 goals were scored in the first half whilst 15 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 259 | |
| Home wins | 110 | 42.5 |
| Away wins | 85 | 32.8 |
| Drawn | 64 | 24.7 |
| Goalless draws | 20 | 7.7 |
| Goals | 740 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 311 | 42.0 |
| Second half goals | 429 | 58.0 |
| Home team goals | 414 | 55.9 |
| Away team goals | 326 | 44.1 |
HAL round 21 goals review
3 goals were scored in the first half whilst 5 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 115 | |
| Home wins | 51 | 44.3 |
| Away wins | 34 | 29.6 |
| Drawn | 30 | 26.1 |
| Goalless draws | 7 | 6.1 |
| Goals | 312 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 142 | 45.5 |
| Second half goals | 170 | 54.5 |
| Home team goals | 174 | 55.8 |
| Away team goals | 138 | 44.2 |
North London derby: Arsenal vs Spurs
The two teams are separated by ten points and a win is crucial for the Gunners especially with Chelsea winning their match against Bolton.
A winning margin of three goals or more will see the Gunners reclaim fourth spot.
Spurs are five points behind second placed Manchester United and win maintain that gap if Man Utd beat Norwich or reduce the gap to two points should they lose.
When the two teams met at White Hart Lane, Spurs won 2-1 and a win here will see them complete a double over their neighbours.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far this season:
| Arsenal | Spurs | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 5 | 3 |
| Played | 25 | 25 |
| Points | 43 | 53 |
| Drawn | 4 | 5 |
| Won | 13 | 16 |
| Lost | 8 | 4 |
| Goal difference | 13 | 24 |
| Clean sheets | 8 | 10 |
| Failed to score | 4 | 2 |
| Goals scored | 48 | 49 |
| Goals conceded | 35 | 25 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Biggest win | Arsenal 7 - 1 Blackburn | Tottenham 5 - 0 Newcastle |
| Biggest loss | Man United 8 - 2 Arsenal | Tottenham 1 - 5 Man City |
| Scored 3 or more | 7 | 7 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 4 | 3 |
| Scored 5 or more | 2 | 1 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 1 | 1 |
| Home matches | ||
| Played | 12 | 13 |
| Points | 26 | 32 |
| Drawn | 2 | 2 |
| Won | 8 | 10 |
| Lost | 2 | 1 |
| Goal difference | 15 | 19 |
| Goals scored | 24 | 29 |
| Goals conceded | 9 | 10 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Away matches | ||
| Played | 13 | 12 |
| Points | 17 | 21 |
| Drawn | 2 | 3 |
| Won | 5 | 6 |
| Lost | 6 | 3 |
| Goal difference | -2 | 5 |
| Goals scored | 24 | 20 |
| Goals conceded | 26 | 15 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 2.0 | 1.3 |
Late wins for Basel, Marseille
None of the away teams managed to win but Real Madrid managed a draw away to CSKA Moscow.
Both Olympic Marseille and Basel needed late goals to secure narrow 1-nil wins over Inter Milan and Bayern Munich respectively.
It was a comfortable win though for Napoli who are going to take a 3-1 advantage to Stamford Bridge.
4 goals were scored in the first half whilst 4 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 104 | |
| Home wins | 47 | 45.2 |
| Away wins | 28 | 26.9 |
| Drawn | 29 | 27.9 |
| Goalless draws | 8 | 7.7 |
| Goals | 277 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 128 | 46.2 |
| Second half goals | 149 | 53.8 |
| Home team goals | 159 | 57.4 |
| Away team goals | 118 | 42.6 |
Serie A round 24 goals review
16 goals were scored in the first half whilst 14 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 237 | |
| Home wins | 111 | 46.8 |
| Away wins | 59 | 24.9 |
| Drawn | 67 | 28.3 |
| Goalless draws | 31 | 13.1 |
| Goals | 592 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 246 | 41.6 |
| Second half goals | 346 | 58.4 |
| Home team goals | 357 | 60.3 |
| Away team goals | 235 | 39.7 |
HAL round 20 goals review
9 goals were scored in the first half whilst 10 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 110 | |
| Home wins | 49 | 44.5 |
| Away wins | 32 | 29.1 |
| Drawn | 29 | 26.4 |
| Goalless draws | 7 | 6.4 |
| Goals | 304 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 139 | 45.7 |
| Second half goals | 165 | 54.3 |
| Home team goals | 171 | 56.3 |
| Away team goals | 133 | 43.8 |
La Liga round 24 goals review
13 goals were scored in the first half whilst 25 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 230 | |
| Home wins | 111 | 48.3 |
| Away wins | 57 | 24.8 |
| Drawn | 62 | 27.0 |
| Goalless draws | 28 | 12.2 |
| Goals | 619 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 269 | 43.5 |
| Second half goals | 350 | 56.5 |
| Home team goals | 381 | 61.6 |
| Away team goals | 238 | 38.4 |
Bleiberg leaves Gold Coast
Bleiberg leaves the club anchoring the table and in his last match he saw his team narrowly lose 2-1 at home to Adelaide United.
He did not sit on the bench of for the next match against Melbourne Heart as he had been suspended.
Bleiberg's Gold Coast only managed three wins and here is the rest of the stats for the team:
| Bleiberg's Gold Coast | |
|---|---|
| Position | 10 |
| Played | 20 |
| Points | 15 |
| Won | 3 |
| Drawn | 6 |
| Lost | 11 |
| Goal difference | -12 |
| Clean sheets | 4 |
| Failed to score | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 |
| Goals conceded | 33 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.6 |
| Biggest win | Adelaide Utd 0 - 3 Gold Coast |
| Biggest loss | Perth Glory 4 - 0 Gold Coast |
| Scored 3 or more | 2 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 5 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 |
| Home matches | |
| Played | 8 |
| Points | 9 |
| Won | 2 |
| Drawn | 3 |
| Lost | 3 |
| Goal difference | 0 |
| Goals scored | 8 |
| Goals conceded | 8 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.0 |
| Away matches | |
| Played | 12 |
| Points | 6 |
| Won | 1 |
| Drawn | 3 |
| Lost | 8 |
| Goal difference | -11 |
| Goals scored | 13 |
| Goals conceded | 24 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.9 |
Bundesliga round 22 goals review
12 goals were scored in the first half whilst 16 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 198 | |
| Home wins | 90 | 45.5 |
| Away wins | 54 | 27.3 |
| Drawn | 54 | 27.3 |
| Goalless draws | 11 | 5.6 |
| Goals | 558 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 248 | 44.4 |
| Second half goals | 310 | 55.6 |
| Home team goals | 333 | 59.7 |
| Away team goals | 225 | 40.3 |
Milan mauls Gunners 4-nil
5 goals were scored in the first half whilst 9 were scored after half-time.
The biggest result was probably AC Milan beating Arsenal 4-nil at the San Siro.
The leaves the Gunners with a four goal margin to overhaul in the second leg at the Emirates.
The only home team to lose was Bayer Leverkusen who lost to defending champions Barcelona 3-1.
The other two matches saw the home teams take slender leads to the second legs.
Olympic Lyon and Zenit Petersburg will have two defend one goal advantages.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 100 | |
| Home wins | 44 | 44.0 |
| Away wins | 28 | 28.0 |
| Drawn | 28 | 28.0 |
| Goalless draws | 8 | 8.0 |
| Goals | 269 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 124 | 46.1 |
| Second half goals | 145 | 53.9 |
| Home team goals | 153 | 56.9 |
| Away team goals | 116 | 43.1 |
Serie A round 23 goals review
6 goals were scored in the first half whilst 14 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 225 | |
| Home wins | 106 | 47.1 |
| Away wins | 54 | 24.0 |
| Drawn | 65 | 28.9 |
| Goalless draws | 29 | 12.9 |
| Goals | 562 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 230 | 40.9 |
| Second half goals | 332 | 59.1 |
| Home team goals | 341 | 60.7 |
| Away team goals | 221 | 39.3 |
Afcon 2012 round up
The next Nations Cup tournament will be hosted by South Africa as the tournament now reverts to odd years.
In total 76 goals were scored in open play and here is table showing how many goals each team scored:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Niger | 1 |
| Burkina | 2 |
| Botswana | 2 |
| Senegal | 3 |
| Eq Guinea | 3 |
| Sudan | 4 |
| Morocco | 4 |
| Libya | 4 |
| Angola | 4 |
| Tunisia | 5 |
| Mali | 6 |
| Ghana | 6 |
| Guinea | 7 |
| Gabon | 7 |
| Zambia | 9 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 |
Total Goals Scored : 76
The runners-up Ivory Coast finished the tournament without conceding a single in open play and so here is a table showing the number of goals each team conceded:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 0 |
| Zambia | 3 |
| Guinea | 3 |
| Gabon | 3 |
| Libya | 4 |
| Tunisia | 5 |
| Niger | 5 |
| Morocco | 5 |
| Mali | 5 |
| Ghana | 5 |
| Eq Guinea | 5 |
| Angola | 5 |
| Senegal | 6 |
| Burkina | 6 |
| Sudan | 7 |
| Botswana | 9 |
Total Goals Conceded : 76
Two years ago in Angola 71 goals were scored in total but in 2008 99 goals were scored.
Wolves dismiss manager McCarthy
McCarthy had been in charge at Molineux since the 2006/7 season and got the seasons promoted to the current premier league status two seasons ago.
Here is some of the stats for McCarthy's Wolves:
| McCarthy's Wolves | |
|---|---|
| Position | 18 |
| Played | 25 |
| Points | 21 |
| Won | 5 |
| Drawn | 6 |
| Lost | 14 |
| Goal difference | -21 |
| Clean sheets | 2 |
| Failed to score | 6 |
| Goals scored | 28 |
| Goals conceded | 49 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.1 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 2.0 |
| Biggest win | Wolves 2 - 0 Fulham Wolves 3 - 1 Wigan |
| Biggest loss | Wolves 1 - 5 W Brom |
| Scored 3 or more | 1 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 7 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 1 |
| Home matches | |
| Played | 13 |
| Points | 11 |
| Won | 3 |
| Drawn | 2 |
| Lost | 8 |
| Goal difference | -11 |
| Goals scored | 17 |
| Goals conceded | 28 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.3 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 2.2 |
| Away matches | |
| Played | 12 |
| Points | 10 |
| Won | 2 |
| Drawn | 4 |
| Lost | 6 |
| Goal difference | -10 |
| Goals scored | 11 |
| Goals conceded | 21 |
| Ave. goals scored | 0.9 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.8 |
La Liga round 23 goals review
11 goals were scored in the first half whilst 20 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 220 | |
| Home wins | 105 | 47.7 |
| Away wins | 55 | 25.0 |
| Drawn | 60 | 27.3 |
| Goalless draws | 28 | 12.7 |
| Goals | 581 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 256 | 44.1 |
| Second half goals | 325 | 55.9 |
| Home team goals | 354 | 60.9 |
| Away team goals | 227 | 39.1 |
Zambia beats Ivory Coast on penalties
The first seven penalties were all converted but the Ivory Coast failed on their eighth and ninth penalties.
The Ivorians finished the tournament without conceding a single goal from open play but it was the failure to convert a penalty in the second half that cost them dearly.
Here is the 2012 Africa Nations summary
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 32 | |
| Home wins | 17 | 53.1 |
| Away wins | 10 | 31.3 |
| Drawn | 5 | 15.6 |
| Goalless draws | 1 | 3.1 |
| Goals | 76 | |
| Goals/game | 2.4 | |
| First half goals | 32 | 42.1 |
| Second half goals | 44 | 57.9 |
| Home team goals | 43 | 56.6 |
| Away team goals | 33 | 43.4 |
Bundesliga round 21 goals review
16 goals were scored in the first half whilst 5 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 189 | |
| Home wins | 86 | 45.5 |
| Away wins | 51 | 27.0 |
| Drawn | 52 | 27.5 |
| Goalless draws | 10 | 5.3 |
| Goals | 530 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 236 | 44.5 |
| Second half goals | 294 | 55.5 |
| Home team goals | 316 | 59.6 |
| Away team goals | 214 | 40.4 |
EPL round 25 goals review
14 goals were scored in the first half whilst 22 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 250 | |
| Home wins | 105 | 42.0 |
| Away wins | 83 | 33.2 |
| Drawn | 62 | 24.8 |
| Goalless draws | 19 | 7.6 |
| Goals | 713 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 299 | 41.9 |
| Second half goals | 414 | 58.1 |
| Home team goals | 394 | 55.3 |
| Away team goals | 319 | 44.7 |
HAL round 19 goals review
6 goals were scored in the first half whilst 8 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 104 | |
| Home wins | 45 | 43.3 |
| Away wins | 31 | 29.8 |
| Drawn | 28 | 26.9 |
| Goalless draws | 7 | 6.7 |
| Goals | 285 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 130 | 45.6 |
| Second half goals | 155 | 54.4 |
| Home team goals | 159 | 55.8 |
| Away team goals | 126 | 44.2 |
Second vs third: Phoenix vs Roar
The two teams are separated by just one point and are encourage by the fact the current leaders, Central Coast Mariners have now lost two matches in a row.
The Phoenix trail the Mariners by seven points and a win here will reduce that gap to four points.
A win for the defending champions will see take over second place and be two points ahead of the Phoenix.
The Roar are coming from a win over the leaders Mariners last weekend.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams:
| Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane Roar | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 3 |
| Played | 20 | 20 |
| Points | 33 | 32 |
| Drawn | 3 | 5 |
| Won | 10 | 9 |
| Lost | 7 | 6 |
| Goal difference | 7 | 14 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 5 |
| Failed to score | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored | 29 | 36 |
| Goals conceded | 22 | 22 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Biggest win | Wellington Phoenix 5 - 2 Newcastle Jets | Brisbane Roar 7 - 1 Adelaide Utd |
| Biggest loss | Melb Victory 3 - 1 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide Utd 2 - 0 Wellington Phoenix | Sydney 2 - 0 Brisbane Roar Wellington Phoenix 2 - 0 Brisbane Roar |
| Scored 3 or more | 3 | 5 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 1 | 1 |
| Scored 5 or more | 1 | 1 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Home matches | ||
| Played | 11 | 10 |
| Points | 22 | 19 |
| Drawn | 1 | 1 |
| Won | 7 | 6 |
| Lost | 3 | 3 |
| Goal difference | 10 | 14 |
| Goals scored | 22 | 23 |
| Goals conceded | 12 | 9 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Away matches | ||
| Played | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 11 | 13 |
| Drawn | 2 | 4 |
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Lost | 4 | 3 |
| Goal difference | -3 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 7 | 13 |
| Goals conceded | 10 | 13 |
| Ave. goals scored | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Mali beats Ghana to finish third
The match was 1-nil at half time and after Ghana was reduced to ten players, Mali scored their second round.
The result means that the 2010 runners up finish fourth.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 31 | |
| Home wins | 17 | 54.8 |
| Away wins | 10 | 32.3 |
| Drawn | 4 | 12.9 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 76 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 32 | 42.1 |
| Second half goals | 44 | 57.9 |
| Home team goals | 43 | 56.6 |
| Away team goals | 33 | 43.4 |
Tense affair: Man Utd vs Liverpool
The two teams are separated by 16 points but the match will be much closer than that after Liverpool knocked out their hosts from the FA Cup.
Their last match at Anfield finished one-all but more than that was the Patrice Evra/Luis Suarez incident that ended with Suarez being suspended for eight matches for racially abusing Evra.
That incident will ensure that this will be a tense affair at Old Trafford.
Man Utd are just two points behind Man City and a win will see them take top position.
A win for Liverpool will see them go fifth and maintain the fight for Champions League football next season.
Here are some of the stats for the two teams:
| Man Utd | Liverpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | 7 |
| Played | 24 | 24 |
| Points | 55 | 39 |
| Drawn | 4 | 9 |
| Won | 17 | 10 |
| Lost | 3 | 5 |
| Goal difference | 35 | 7 |
| Clean sheets | 12 | 10 |
| Failed to score | 1 | 8 |
| Goals scored | 59 | 28 |
| Goals conceded | 24 | 21 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Biggest win | Man United 8 - 2 Arsenal | Wolves 0 - 3 Liverpool |
| Biggest loss | Man United 1 - 6 Man City | Tottenham 4 - 0 Liverpool |
| Scored 3 or more | 9 | 3 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 4 | 3 |
| Scored 5 or more | 4 | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 1 | 0 |
| Home matches | ||
| Played | 12 | 12 |
| Points | 28 | 20 |
| Drawn | 1 | 8 |
| Won | 9 | 4 |
| Lost | 2 | 0 |
| Goal difference | 21 | 6 |
| Goals scored | 35 | 14 |
| Goals conceded | 14 | 8 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Away matches | ||
| Played | 12 | 12 |
| Points | 27 | 19 |
| Drawn | 3 | 1 |
| Won | 8 | 6 |
| Lost | 1 | 5 |
| Goal difference | 14 | 1 |
| Goals scored | 24 | 14 |
| Goals conceded | 10 | 13 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Zambia to meet Ivory Coast in final
The Zambians shocked pre-tournament favourites Ghana 1-nil through a late goal.
With the seemingly heading for extra time, Zambia scored to reach their third Nations Cup final.
In the other semi, Ivory Coast overcame Mali 1-nil.
The win also means that the Ivorians have reached the final without conceding a goal.
Ghana and Mali will play in the bronze medal match.
The Africa Nations Cup round 5 produced 2 goals with home teams scoring 1 and the away teams scoring 1.
1 goals were scored in the first half whilst 1 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 30 | |
| Home wins | 17 | 56.7 |
| Away wins | 9 | 30.0 |
| Drawn | 4 | 13.3 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 74 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 31 | 41.9 |
| Second half goals | 43 | 58.1 |
| Home team goals | 43 | 58.1 |
| Away team goals | 31 | 41.9 |
Serie A round 22 goals review
9 goals were scored in the first half whilst 13 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 215 | |
| Home wins | 100 | 46.5 |
| Away wins | 52 | 24.2 |
| Drawn | 63 | 29.3 |
| Goalless draws | 27 | 12.6 |
| Goals | 542 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 224 | 41.3 |
| Second half goals | 318 | 58.7 |
| Home team goals | 327 | 60.3 |
| Away team goals | 215 | 39.7 |
Capello resigns from England job
This follows the stripping of John Terry as England manager on Monday.
Capello took England to the 2010 South African World Cup and was scheduled to take England to the 2012 Euro being hosted by Poland and Ukraine.
His resignation leaves England with less than five months to pick up a new manager to take the team to the summer tournament.
Another goalless draw for Liverpool
In the last fixture of the round, Liverpool played its second successive goalless home league draw against Tottenham Hotspurs.
This was Liverpool's eighth draw at home and the highest of any team at home.
Liverpool has only draw once away from Anfield.
10 goals were scored in the first half whilst 21 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 240 | |
| Home wins | 100 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 78 | 32.5 |
| Drawn | 62 | 25.8 |
| Goalless draws | 19 | 7.9 |
| Goals | 677 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 285 | 42.1 |
| Second half goals | 392 | 57.9 |
| Home team goals | 375 | 55.4 |
| Away team goals | 302 | 44.6 |
La Liga round 22 goals review
10 goals were scored in the first half whilst 14 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 210 | |
| Home wins | 97 | 46.2 |
| Away wins | 54 | 25.7 |
| Drawn | 59 | 28.1 |
| Goalless draws | 27 | 12.9 |
| Goals | 550 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 245 | 44.5 |
| Second half goals | 305 | 55.5 |
| Home team goals | 331 | 60.2 |
| Away team goals | 219 | 39.8 |
Liverpool's home record faces Spurs test
Liverpool and Manchester City are the only two teams unbeaten so far in the league and in Spurs Liverpool face a team in top form.
A win for the hosts will see them reclaim sixth spot from Arsenal.
A win for Spurs will see them sit three points behind second placed Manchester United.
In their last home match Liverpool played a goalless draw against Stoke whilst in their last away match Spurs lost to Manchester City.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far:
| Liverpool | Spurs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 3 |
| Played | 23 | 23 |
| Points | 38 | 49 |
| Drawn | 8 | 4 |
| Won | 10 | 15 |
| Lost | 5 | 4 |
| Goal difference | 7 | 19 |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 8 |
| Failed to score | 7 | 1 |
| Goals scored | 28 | 44 |
| Goals conceded | 21 | 25 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Biggest win | Wolves 0 - 3 Liverpool | Tottenham 4 - 0 Liverpool |
| Biggest loss | Tottenham 4 - 0 Liverpool | Tottenham 1 - 5 Man City |
| Scored 3 or more | 3 | 6 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 3 | 3 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 1 |
| Home matches | ||
| Played | 11 | 12 |
| Points | 19 | 29 |
| Drawn | 7 | 2 |
| Won | 4 | 9 |
| Lost | 0 | 1 |
| Goal difference | 6 | 14 |
| Goals scored | 14 | 24 |
| Goals conceded | 8 | 10 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Away matches | ||
| Played | 12 | 11 |
| Points | 19 | 20 |
| Drawn | 1 | 2 |
| Won | 6 | 6 |
| Lost | 5 | 3 |
| Goal difference | 1 | 5 |
| Goals scored | 14 | 20 |
| Goals conceded | 13 | 15 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Glory free scoring run continues
Perth Glory were the only home team to win in this round. The other three lost whilst Melbourne Heart drew the Melbourne derby.
The Glory have now scored a total of eleven goals in the last three matches.
They have also scored seven unanswered goals after winning 3-nil and now 4-nil.
The Mariners good form suffered a hit with a loss against defending champions Brisbane Roar.
9 goals were scored in the first half whilst 7 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 99 | |
| Home wins | 42 | 42.4 |
| Away wins | 29 | 29.3 |
| Drawn | 28 | 28.3 |
| Goalless draws | 7 | 7.1 |
| Goals | 271 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 124 | 45.8 |
| Second half goals | 147 | 54.2 |
| Home team goals | 151 | 55.7 |
| Away team goals | 120 | 44.3 |
Ghana to meet Zambia in semis
The last quarter final went into extra time as Ghana won 2-1 with an extra time goal.
That win means that the losing finalists from the Angola tournament will face Zambia in the first semi.
The other semi will see Mali battle it out against Mali. Mali beat Gabon after a penalty shootout.
The co-host had led for the most of the match only for Mali to equalise with about five minutes of normal time remaining. The Malians held their nerve to score all their penalties and march to the semis.
4 goals were scored in the first half whilst 7 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 28 | |
| Home wins | 16 | 57.1 |
| Away wins | 8 | 28.6 |
| Drawn | 4 | 14.3 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 72 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 30 | 41.7 |
| Second half goals | 42 | 58.3 |
| Home team goals | 42 | 58.3 |
| Away team goals | 30 | 41.7 |
Bundesliga round 20 goals review
8 goals were scored in the first half whilst 12 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 180 | |
| Home wins | 81 | 45.0 |
| Away wins | 50 | 27.8 |
| Drawn | 49 | 27.2 |
| Goalless draws | 9 | 5.0 |
| Goals | 509 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 220 | 43.2 |
| Second half goals | 289 | 56.8 |
| Home team goals | 300 | 58.9 |
| Away team goals | 209 | 41.1 |
Fourth vs Second: Chelsea vs Man Utd
This is a crucial match for both teams and both need to win it in order to keep up with Manchester City.
For the hosts it could be more to do with the Champions League place than the title as they are 15 points behind the league leaders at the moment.
A win for Manchester United will see them be once again on par with City and be second on goal difference.
Neither team will change positions because of a loss or a win but the benefit of the result will be felt by the surrounding teams like Tottenham Hotspurs, Arsenal and Newcastle.
In their match at Old Trafford, Man Utd won 3-1.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far this season:
| Chelsea | Man United | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 4 | 2 |
| Played | 23 | 23 |
| Points | 42 | 54 |
| Drawn | 6 | 3 |
| Won | 12 | 17 |
| Lost | 5 | 3 |
| Goal difference | 15 | 35 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 12 |
| Failed to score | 3 | 1 |
| Goals scored | 41 | 56 |
| Goals conceded | 26 | 21 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Biggest win | Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea | Man United 8 - 2 Arsenal |
| Biggest loss | Man United 3 - 1 Chelsea Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal Chelsea 1 - 3 Aston Villa | Man United 1 - 6 Man City |
| Scored 3 or more | 7 | 8 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 3 | 3 |
| Scored 5 or more | 1 | 4 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 1 | 1 |
| Home matches | ||
| Played | 11 | 12 |
| Points | 22 | 28 |
| Drawn | 1 | 1 |
| Won | 7 | 9 |
| Lost | 3 | 2 |
| Goal difference | 8 | 21 |
| Goals scored | 24 | 35 |
| Goals conceded | 16 | 14 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Away matches | ||
| Played | 12 | 11 |
| Points | 20 | 26 |
| Drawn | 5 | 2 |
| Won | 5 | 8 |
| Lost | 2 | 1 |
| Goal difference | 7 | 14 |
| Goals scored | 17 | 21 |
| Goals conceded | 10 | 7 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Zambia reaches Afcon semis
Zambia led 1-nil at half-time and two more goals ensured they became the first team in this year's edition to win by a three goal margin.
In the second match of the quarters, Ivory Coast dismissed co-host Equatorial Guinea by a similar scoreline.
The result means that the Ivorians have reached the semis without conceding a goal.
The table below shows the number of goals each team has conceded so far:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 0 |
| Ghana | 1 |
| Gabon | 2 |
| Zambia | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 |
| Mali | 3 |
| Guinea | 3 |
| Libya | 4 |
| Niger | 5 |
| Morocco | 5 |
| Eq Guinea | 5 |
| Angola | 5 |
| Senegal | 6 |
| Burkina | 6 |
| Sudan | 7 |
| Botswana | 9 |
Total Goals Conceded : 67
Third Installment: Heart vs Victory
Heart are currently in fifth place and sliding down the ladder since rising as high as second.
Victory sits in eighth place and outside the finals places.
Victory are not losing as many matches but are drawing. They have nine draws so far which is the highest of any team.
The first match was a goalless draw but Heart edged Victory in the second one.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far:
| Melb Heart | Melb Victory | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 8 | |||
| Played | 19 | 19 | |||
| Points | 26 | 21 | |||
| Drawn | 5 | 9 | |||
| Won | 7 | 4 | |||
| Lost | 7 | 6 | |||
| Goal difference | 2 | -6 | |||
| Clean sheets | 4 | 3 | |||
| Failed to score | 2 | 5 | |||
| Goals scored | 28 | 24 | |||
| Goals conceded | 26 | 30 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.5 | 1.3 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.4 | 1.6 | |||
| Biggest win | Sydney 0 - 4 Melb Heart | Melb Victory 3 - 1 Wellington Phoenix | |||
| Biggest loss | Central Coast Mariners 3 - 1 Melb Heart Wellington Phoenix 3 - 1 Melb Heart Melb Heart 1 - 3 Adelaide Utd | Perth Glory 4 - 1 Melb Victory | |||
| Scored 3 or more | 3 | 2 | |||
| Conceded 3 or more | 4 | 4 | |||
| Scored 5 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Home matches | |||||
| Played | 9 | 11 | |||
| Points | 11 | 17 | |||
| Drawn | 2 | 8 | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |||
| Lost | 4 | 0 | |||
| Goal difference | 0 | 4 | |||
| Goals scored | 12 | 17 | |||
| Goals conceded | 12 | 13 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.3 | 1.5 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.3 | 1.2 | |||
| Away matches | |||||
| Played | 10 | 8 | |||
| Points | 15 | 4 | |||
| Drawn | 3 | 1 | |||
| Won | 4 | 1 | |||
| Lost | 3 | 6 | |||
| Goal difference | 2 | -10 | |||
| Goals scored | 16 | 7 | |||
| Goals conceded | 14 | 17 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.6 | 0.9 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.4 | 2.1 | |||
| Recent Matches |
|---|
| Season | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 9 | Melbourne Heart | 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 18 | Melbourne Heart | 1 | Melbourne Victory | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 24 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | Melbourne Heart | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | Melbourne Heart | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 12 | Melbourne Heart | 3 | Melbourne Victory | 2 |
Mariners face Roar challenge
The Mariners lead the Roar by eleven points and win here will extend that lead to fourteen points.
The first two matches between these two teams were at Suncorp Stadium and each team won once.
Now they meet at the Mariners home ground when the Mariners are unbeaten in their last six matches.
A win for the Roar will still leave them in third but will close the gap between them and the Wellington Phoenix.
A loss for the Roar could see them overtaken by Perth Glory who are only a point behind.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far this season:
| Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane Roar | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | 3 |
| Played | 18 | 19 |
| Points | 40 | 29 |
| Drawn | 4 | 5 |
| Won | 12 | 8 |
| Lost | 2 | 6 |
| Goal difference | 17 | 12 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 4 |
| Failed to score | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored | 30 | 34 |
| Goals conceded | 13 | 22 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Biggest win | Adelaide Utd 0 - 4 Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane Roar 7 - 1 Adelaide Utd |
| Biggest loss | Brisbane Roar 1 - 0 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets 1 - 0 Central Coast Mariners | Sydney 2 - 0 Brisbane Roar Wellington Phoenix 2 - 0 Brisbane Roar |
| Scored 3 or more | 5 | 5 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 0 | 1 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 | 1 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Home matches | ||
| Played | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 19 | 19 |
| Drawn | 4 | 1 |
| Won | 5 | 6 |
| Lost | 0 | 3 |
| Goal difference | 8 | 14 |
| Goals scored | 14 | 23 |
| Goals conceded | 6 | 9 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Away matches | ||
| Played | 9 | 9 |
| Points | 21 | 10 |
| Drawn | 0 | 4 |
| Won | 7 | 2 |
| Lost | 2 | 3 |
| Goal difference | 9 | -2 |
| Goals scored | 16 | 11 |
| Goals conceded | 7 | 13 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Gabon, Ivory Coast top group phase
In the case of Ivory Coast they finished the group phase without conceding a single goal.
Ghana came second in the defensive stakes having conceded just one goal.
Four teams finished without a single point and these are Senegal, Niger, Botswana and Burkina Faso.
So here is a league putting all the teams in one big table and the table uses goal difference:
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Gabon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Eq Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Senegal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
| Burkina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
| Niger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
Milan blows chance to go top
With Juventus match postponed, AC Milan had a chance to go top of the table but an away loss to Lazio means they stay in second.
The two top teams are separated by just one point but Juve have a game in hand.
Inter Milan are now in fifth place after a 4-all draw with Palermo.
The Serie A round 21 produced 23 goals with home teams scoring 13 and the away teams scoring 10.
9 goals were scored in the first half whilst 14 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 205 | |
| Home wins | 95 | 46.3 |
| Away wins | 51 | 24.9 |
| Drawn | 59 | 28.8 |
| Goalless draws | 23 | 11.2 |
| Goals | 521 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 215 | 41.3 |
| Second half goals | 306 | 58.7 |
| Home team goals | 313 | 60.1 |
| Away team goals | 208 | 39.9 |
EPL round 23 goals review
10 goals were scored in the first half whilst 13 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 230 | |
| Home wins | 96 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 75 | 32.6 |
| Drawn | 59 | 25.7 |
| Goalless draws | 18 | 7.8 |
| Goals | 646 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 275 | 42.6 |
| Second half goals | 371 | 57.4 |
| Home team goals | 355 | 55.0 |
| Away team goals | 291 | 45.0 |
Ghana to face Tunisia in quarters
6 goals were scored in the first half whilst 10 were scored after half-time.
Ghana drew Guinea its last group phase match and will now meet Tunisia in the quarter-finals.
A draw was not enough for Guinea and they bow out and Mali who beat Botswana 2-1 will now reach the quarters instead.
Mali will face co-host Gabon who won Group C.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 13 | 54.2 |
| Away wins | 8 | 33.3 |
| Drawn | 3 | 12.5 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 61 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 26 | 42.6 |
| Second half goals | 35 | 57.4 |
| Home team goals | 33 | 54.1 |
| Away team goals | 28 | 45.9 |
Another draw for Victory
7 goals were scored in the first half whilst 7 were scored after half-time.
In this round Victory played two matches and drew both of them.
In the first match of the round Victory drew Sydney FC after taking a 2 goal lead and in the last match of the round they drew bottom side Gold Coast United one-all.
Victory and Adelaide United lead in the draw stakes with 9 and 8 draws respectively.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 94 | |
| Home wins | 41 | 43.6 |
| Away wins | 26 | 27.7 |
| Drawn | 27 | 28.7 |
| Goalless draws | 6 | 6.4 |
| Goals | 255 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 115 | 45.1 |
| Second half goals | 140 | 54.9 |
| Home team goals | 144 | 56.5 |
| Away team goals | 111 | 43.5 |
Gabon tops group C
The win ensures that Gabon will avoid playing the winners of Group D who are more likely to be Ghana.
Tunisia had to settle for the runners up spot whilst Morocco and Niger bow out.
Debutantes Niger go home winless but at least they managed to score one goal.
So far every team has team has scored a goal as shown in the table below:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Niger | 1 |
| Mali | 1 |
| Botswana | 1 |
| Burkina | 2 |
| Senegal | 3 |
| Ghana | 3 |
| Eq Guinea | 3 |
| Tunisia | 4 |
| Sudan | 4 |
| Morocco | 4 |
| Libya | 4 |
| Angola | 4 |
| Zambia | 5 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 |
| Guinea | 6 |
| Gabon | 6 |
Total Goals Scored : 56
