Archive for January 2013
EPL round 24 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 | 240 | |
| Home wins | 101 | 42.1 |
| Away wins | 64 | 26.7 |
| Drawn | 75 | 31.3 |
| Goalless draws | 23 | 9.6 |
| Goals | 684 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 302 | 44.2 |
| Second half goals | 382 | 55.8 |
| Home team goals | 383 | 56.0 |
| Away team goals | 301 | 44.0 |
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Togo reaches quarter-finals
Tunisia needed a win in order to stay in the competition but a missed penalty in the second half meant that they are now leaving South Africa.
Ivory Coast had already qualified for the quarters where they will meet Nigeria.
The last group matches produced 20 goals.
8 goals were scored in the first half whilst 12 were scored after half-time.
Here is the Africa Nations Cup summary so far :
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 8 | 33.3 |
| Away wins | 3 | 12.5 |
| Drawn | 13 | 54.2 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 16.7 |
| Goals | 49 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 18 | 36.7 |
| Second half goals | 31 | 63.3 |
| Home team goals | 28 | 57.1 |
| Away team goals | 21 | 42.9 |
Holders Zambia out of Nations Cup
They become only the second holders to fail to reach the knockout stage.
The Zambians go out without losing a match but they did not win one either after three draws.
In Group C, Burkina Faso won the group and will play the runners up from Group D. This will be either Togo or Tunisia.
Nigeria will face Ivory Coast in their quarter final match after overcoming Ethiopia 2-nil.
The first quarter-final will see Ghana play Cape Verde whilst hosts South Africa will meet Mali.
Here are the winning goal margins so far at half time:
| Goal Margin | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 11 | 50.0 |
| 1 | 10 | 45.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 4.5 |
The table shows that no team has been winning by more than a two goal margin at half time.
Here is the table of goal margins at full time:
| Goal Margin | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 11 | 50.0 |
| 1 | 5 | 22.7 |
| 2 | 3 | 13.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 9.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 4.5 |
Half of the matches have been drawn so far whilst for those matches where there has been a result, the most popular margin has been a one goal margin.
La Liga round 21 goals review
15 goals were scored in the first half whilst 19 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 210 | |
| Home wins | 108 | 51.4 |
| Away wins | 61 | 29.0 |
| Drawn | 41 | 19.5 |
| Goalless draws | 12 | 5.7 |
| Goals | 606 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 285 | 47.0 |
| Second half goals | 321 | 53.0 |
| Home team goals | 363 | 59.9 |
| Away team goals | 243 | 40.1 |
Kosmina quits Adelaide United
Kosmina was in his second spell with the club having been the foundation coach and he had managed to keep his team in the two places of the table for most of this season.
Kosmina took over Adelaide in December 2011 from Rini Coleen with the team bottom of the table.
At the weekend Kosmina's Adelaide lost 3-1 to the Central Coast Mariners having scored first.
Adelaide has a very good record at home having lost just one match against Brisbane Roar.
It is the away record though has been the team's Achille's heel.
Here is some of the stats for Kosmina's Adelaide:
| Kosmina's Adelaide | |
|---|---|
| Position | 4 |
| Played | 18 |
| Points | 32 |
| Won | 10 |
| Drawn | 2 |
| Lost | 6 |
| Goal difference | 4 |
| Clean sheets | 6 |
| Failed to score | 3 |
| Goals scored | 28 |
| Goals conceded | 24 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.6 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.3 |
| Biggest win | Adelaide Utd 3 - 0 Sydney |
| Biggest loss | West Sydney 6 - 1 Adelaide Utd |
| Scored 3 or more | 5 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 2 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 1 |
| Home matches | |
| Played | 9 |
| Points | 22 |
| Won | 7 |
| Drawn | 1 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Goal difference | 11 |
| Goals scored | 19 |
| Goals conceded | 8 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.1 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.9 |
| Away matches | |
| Played | 9 |
| Points | 10 |
| Won | 3 |
| Drawn | 1 |
| Lost | 5 |
| Goal difference | -7 |
| Goals scored | 9 |
| Goals conceded | 16 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.8 |
Serie A round 22 goals review
13 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 | 220 | |
| Home wins | 108 | 49.1 |
| Away wins | 60 | 27.3 |
| Drawn | 52 | 23.6 |
| Goalless draws | 15 | 6.8 |
| Goals | 600 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 241 | 40.2 |
| Second half goals | 359 | 59.8 |
| Home team goals | 347 | 57.8 |
| Away team goals | 253 | 42.2 |
Bundesliga round 19 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 | 171 | |
| Home wins | 77 | 45.0 |
| Away wins | 51 | 29.8 |
| Drawn | 43 | 25.1 |
| Goalless draws | 13 | 7.6 |
| Goals | 496 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 218 | 44.0 |
| Second half goals | 278 | 56.0 |
| Home team goals | 271 | 54.6 |
| Away team goals | 225 | 45.4 |
HAL round 18 goals review
4 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 | 90 | |
| Home wins | 48 | 53.3 |
| Away wins | 26 | 28.9 |
| Drawn | 16 | 17.8 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 4.4 |
| Goals | 242 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 110 | 45.5 |
| Second half goals | 132 | 54.5 |
| Home team goals | 145 | 59.9 |
| Away team goals | 97 | 40.1 |
Ivory Coast through as Algeria bows out
The final group game in Group D between Togo and Tunisia will decide who joins the Ivorians in the quarters.
Burkina Faso has the highest winning margin of four so far having beaten Ethiopia 4-nil in their match.
Burkina Faso will now meet defending champions Zambia in their final match and a draw could see Zambia bow out of the tournament.
The Africa Nations Cup round 2 produced 16 goals.
5 goals were scored in the first half whilst 11 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 16 | |
| Home wins | 7 | 43.8 |
| Away wins | 1 | 6.3 |
| Drawn | 8 | 50.0 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 18.8 |
| Goals | 29 | |
| Goals/game | 1.8 | |
| First half goals | 10 | 34.5 |
| Second half goals | 19 | 65.5 |
| Home team goals | 20 | 69.0 |
| Away team goals | 9 | 31.0 |
EPL round 23 goals review
16 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 | 230 | |
| Home wins | 98 | 42.6 |
| Away wins | 63 | 27.4 |
| Drawn | 69 | 30.0 |
| Goalless draws | 21 | 9.1 |
| Goals | 657 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 290 | 44.1 |
| Second half goals | 367 | 55.9 |
| Home team goals | 368 | 56.0 |
| Away team goals | 289 | 44.0 |
Draws dominate Nations Cup round 1
5 goals were scored in the first half whilst 8 were scored after half-time.
Both Group A matches finished goalless and in fact the first three matches of the tournament were drawn.
Mali got the first win with a 1-nil win over Niger.
Group C saw both matches end one-all but Group D saw Ivory Coast and Tunisia win their matches.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 | |
| Home wins | 3 | 37.5 |
| Away wins | 0 | 0.0 |
| Drawn | 5 | 62.5 |
| Goalless draws | 2 | 25.0 |
| Goals | 13 | |
| Goals/game | 1.6 | |
| First half goals | 5 | 38.5 |
| Second half goals | 8 | 61.5 |
| Home team goals | 8 | 61.5 |
| Away team goals | 5 | 38.5 |
La Liga round 20 goals review
20 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 | 200 | |
| Home wins | 102 | 51.0 |
| Away wins | 59 | 29.5 |
| Drawn | 39 | 19.5 |
| Goalless draws | 11 | 5.5 |
| Goals | 572 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 270 | 47.2 |
| Second half goals | 302 | 52.8 |
| Home team goals | 338 | 59.1 |
| Away team goals | 234 | 40.9 |
Serie A round 21 goals review
11 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 | 210 | |
| Home wins | 105 | 50.0 |
| Away wins | 57 | 27.1 |
| Drawn | 48 | 22.9 |
| Goalless draws | 15 | 7.1 |
| Goals | 571 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 228 | 39.9 |
| Second half goals | 343 | 60.1 |
| Home team goals | 330 | 57.8 |
| Away team goals | 241 | 42.2 |
Bundesliga round 18 goals review
8 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 | 162 | |
| Home wins | 72 | 44.4 |
| Away wins | 49 | 30.2 |
| Drawn | 41 | 25.3 |
| Goalless draws | 11 | 6.8 |
| Goals | 474 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 209 | 44.1 |
| Second half goals | 265 | 55.9 |
| Home team goals | 259 | 54.6 |
| Away team goals | 215 | 45.4 |
HAL round 17 goals review
8 goals were scored in the first half whilst 6 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 85 | |
| Home wins | 46 | 54.1 |
| Away wins | 24 | 28.2 |
| Drawn | 15 | 17.6 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 4.7 |
| Goals | 230 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 106 | 46.1 |
| Second half goals | 124 | 53.9 |
| Home team goals | 138 | 60.0 |
| Away team goals | 92 | 40.0 |
Adkins out, Pochettino in
Adkins achieved back to back promotions to pull Southampton from League One to the Premiership and his team was out of the relegation zone at the time of his sacking.
Pochettino takes over a team currently in 15th position on the table with 22 points from 22 matches.
Here is some stats for Adkin's Southampton:
| Adkin's Southampton | Stat |
|---|---|
| Position | 15 |
| Played | 22 |
| Points | 22 |
| Won | 5 |
| Drawn | 7 |
| Lost | 10 |
| Goal difference | -10 |
| Clean sheets | 3 |
| Failed to score | 4 |
| Goals scored | 30 |
| Goals conceded | 40 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.4 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.8 |
| Biggest win | Soton 4 - 1 Aston Villa |
| Biggest loss | Arsenal 6 - 1 Soton |
| Scored 3 or more | 3 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 6 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 1 |
| Home matches | |
| Played | 11 |
| Points | 13 |
| Won | 3 |
| Drawn | 4 |
| Lost | 4 |
| Goal difference | 1 |
| Goals scored | 15 |
| Goals conceded | 14 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.4 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.3 |
| Away matches | |
| Played | 11 |
| Points | 9 |
| Won | 2 |
| Drawn | 3 |
| Lost | 6 |
| Goal difference | -11 |
| Goals scored | 15 |
| Goals conceded | 26 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.4 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 2.4 |
EPL 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 | 219 | |
| Home wins | 93 | 42.5 |
| Away wins | 61 | 27.9 |
| Drawn | 65 | 29.7 |
| Goalless draws | 20 | 9.1 |
| Goals | 621 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 274 | 44.1 |
| Second half goals | 347 | 55.9 |
| Home team goals | 344 | 55.4 |
| Away team goals | 277 | 44.6 |
La Liga round 19 goals review
12 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 | 190 | |
| Home wins | 96 | 50.5 |
| Away wins | 58 | 30.5 |
| Drawn | 36 | 18.9 |
| Goalless draws | 11 | 5.8 |
| Goals | 542 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 250 | 46.1 |
| Second half goals | 292 | 53.9 |
| Home team goals | 321 | 59.2 |
| Away team goals | 221 | 40.8 |
Serie A round 20 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 | 200 | |
| Home wins | 102 | 51.0 |
| Away wins | 55 | 27.5 |
| Drawn | 43 | 21.5 |
| Goalless draws | 15 | 7.5 |
| Goals | 547 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 217 | 39.7 |
| Second half goals | 330 | 60.3 |
| Home team goals | 317 | 58.0 |
| Away team goals | 230 | 42.0 |
HAL round 16 goals review
4 goals were scored in the first half whilst 9 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 80 | |
| Home wins | 44 | 55.0 |
| Away wins | 22 | 27.5 |
| Drawn | 14 | 17.5 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 3.8 |
| Goals | 216 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 98 | 45.4 |
| Second half goals | 118 | 54.6 |
| Home team goals | 128 | 59.3 |
| Away team goals | 88 | 40.7 |
La Liga round 18 goals review
17 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 | 180 | |
| Home wins | 91 | 50.6 |
| Away wins | 56 | 31.1 |
| Drawn | 33 | 18.3 |
| Goalless draws | 10 | 5.6 |
| Goals | 518 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 238 | 45.9 |
| Second half goals | 280 | 54.1 |
| Home team goals | 306 | 59.1 |
| Away team goals | 212 | 40.9 |
Serie A round 19 goals review
3 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 | 190 | |
| Home wins | 94 | 49.5 |
| Away wins | 55 | 28.9 |
| Drawn | 41 | 21.6 |
| Goalless draws | 14 | 7.4 |
| Goals | 521 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 206 | 39.5 |
| Second half goals | 315 | 60.5 |
| Home team goals | 296 | 56.8 |
| Away team goals | 225 | 43.2 |
HAL round 15 goals review
5 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 | 75 | |
| Home wins | 41 | 54.7 |
| Away wins | 21 | 28.0 |
| Drawn | 13 | 17.3 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 4.0 |
| Goals | 203 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 94 | 46.3 |
| Second half goals | 109 | 53.7 |
| Home team goals | 121 | 59.6 |
| Away team goals | 82 | 40.4 |
EPL round 21 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 | 208 | |
| Home wins | 90 | 43.3 |
| Away wins | 58 | 27.9 |
| Drawn | 60 | 28.8 |
| Goalless draws | 17 | 8.2 |
| Goals | 597 | |
| Goals/game | 2.9 | |
| First half goals | 264 | 44.2 |
| Second half goals | 333 | 55.8 |
| Home team goals | 333 | 55.8 |
| Away team goals | 264 | 44.2 |
HAL round 14 goals review
8 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 | 70 | |
| Home wins | 39 | 55.7 |
| Away wins | 20 | 28.6 |
| Drawn | 11 | 15.7 |
| Goalless draws | 2 | 2.9 |
| Goals | 190 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 89 | 46.8 |
| Second half goals | 101 | 53.2 |
| Home team goals | 114 | 60.0 |
| Away team goals | 76 | 40.0 |
Man Utd in top form
United have accumulated 16 points with nearest challengers Chelsea having amassed 13.
Stoke City are the only other unbeated team in the last six matches but four draws have meant that they have only ten points to their name in that period.
With 20 matches played so far the Old Trafford outfit has opened a seven point gap ahead of defending champions Manchester City.
The team having the worst form at the moment is Fulham who have just managed four points in their last six matches.
Queens Park Rangers anchor the table but they have managed five points in their last six matches.
Below is the form table showing the last six matches for each team:
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | A | GD | Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 | WWWDWW |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 13 | DLWWWW |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 13 | DLWWWW |
| Tottenham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 13 | WLWDWW |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 12 | WWLWLW |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | DWDWWL |
| Stoke | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | WDDDWD |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | DLWWLW |
| Norwich | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | WWWLLL |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | LWLWWL |
| Swansea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | WLLDDW |
| W Brom | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 | LLDWWL |
| Soton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 | DLWLDD |
| Newcastle | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 6 | WLLWLL |
| QPR | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 5 | DDWLLL |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 5 | DDWLLL |
| West Ham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 | LWLDLL |
| Wigan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 | LDLLLW |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 | LLLLDW |
| Fulham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 | LWLLDL |
