The Milan Derby: City Rivals By The Numbers
by Adam Digby
at giovedì, gen 12 2012 17:25
Sunday evening will see two of European football's grandest clubs meet in one of the most high profile matches of the year as Milan face Inter in the 205th Derby della Madonnina. As rivalries go it is also one of the closest; Milan have won on 72 occasions, just one more than their city cousins, wit...
Serie A Team of the Season Up to Now
by Martin Laurence
at venerdì, gen 6 2012 18:13
Like La Liga in Spain, Italy's Serie A returns to action this weekend, so we take the time to analyse the league's All Star XI up to now based upon WhoScored ratings.As many as 8 sides are represented, indicating the tight nature of a league that reigning champions AC Milan top on goal difference ah...
Statistical Oddities: Five Serie A Surprises
by Adam Digby
at giovedì, gen 5 2012 12:14
With Serie A away on its traditional Winter Break, fans of Italian football are reduced to searching for snippets of information on transfer rumours and training camps as the league builds up to its return this coming weekend. In an attempt to fill the void left by the absence of Calcio (which almos...
Hot Shots Part Two: Serie A's Most Prolific Midfielders
by Adam Digby
at giovedì, dic 29 2011 13:57
Last week we looked at the most accurate strikers in Serie A, bringing you the seven most prolific front-men of the season so far. Yet in today's game it isn't just those hit-men who are responsible for scoring goals. With so many teams utilising a formation with just one man up front it is increasi...
WhoScored's 2011 Serie A Player and Young Player of the Year
by Martin Laurence
at martedì, dic 27 2011 18:17
In the penultimate edition of the WhoScored Player of the Calendar Year in each of Europe's top 5 leagues we analyse the top performers of Italy's Serie A since the beginning of 2011.While there are a number of predictable inclusions in our top 10, there is also a selection of high-profile absentees...
Hot Shots: Serie A's Magnificent Seven
by Adam Digby
at lunedì, dic 19 2011 15:40
Serie A has long been famed for it's defensive abilities and tactical organisation, it's gifts to the world deemed to be tacticians such as Giovanni Trapattoni and Arrigo Sacchi, breeding defenders the likes of which other countries could only look on in envy of. Yet, as a byproduct of coming up aga...
Bundesliga Boasting the Finest Finishers
by Martin Laurence
at lunedì, dic 12 2011 17:42
With some sharp shooters already stamping their authority in Europe this season, WhoScored has undergone an analysis of individuals, and indeed league averages that stand out when it comes to shooting stats for the most prolific players for shots on target. Of the top 5 players in terms of total sho...
Torrid Travellers - Europe's Rotten Away Records
by Martin Laurence
at martedì, nov 29 2011 15:19
Goal-less La Liga
by Javier Hernandez
at mercoledì, nov 16 2011 11:50