Archive for February, 2013
 

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Is Steven Gerrard back to his best? | Stats Compared to Xabi Alonso

Written by    on  February 27, 2013

After crashing out of the Europa League despite a very impressive second leg performance against Zenit at Anfield, Liverpool lost their last opportunity to get some silverware this term. Although Brendan Rodgers and his players still have a chance of finishing fourth in the league, it seems to be unlikely as it’d take a really [...]

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Starting Line Ups
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Newcastle 4 Southampton 2 | Tactical Analysis

Written by    on  February 27, 2013

Newcastle Utd held their inaugural French Day on Sunday in celebration of the increasing number of French players within their ranks. If things did not start as smoothly as they hoped, they would at least finish well with Newcastle running out comfortable 4-2 winners over Southampton even if the scoreline was perhaps a little flattering [...]

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Super Bale Vs Suarez Vs RVP
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Bale Vs Suarez Vs van Persie | Stats from Last 13 EPL Starts

Written by    on  February 26, 2013

Gareth Bale continues to impress for Spurs this season as he scored his fifteenth goal overall in the Premier League and his 12th in his last 13 starts. To put into perspective how well Gareth Bale is doing we’ve created a little info-graphic below that compares him to the Premier League’s top scorers Robin van [...]

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Premier League Talking Points | Bale, Wigan, Kamara, Rodwell & Lampard

Written by    on  February 26, 2013

Writer Karston Thot begins a weekly article on EPLIndex.com where he will look at some of the statistical talking points from the Premier League games on the weekend.  Bale Lethal from Anywhere Late game heroics from Gareth Bale allowed Spurs to come away from Upton Park with three points. Nearly as remarkable as Bale’s current [...]

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Giggs Scores
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QPR 0 Manchester United 2 | Match & Stats Report

Written by    on  February 25, 2013

QPR expectantly lost at home to Manchester United by 2 goals to nil. Rafael scored a stunning volley, and Nani slotted Giggs in for a second to carry United over a Rangers. Overview In terms of possession, the game was far more balanced than most may have predicted. The difference was largely marginal, with Manchester United carrying [...]

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Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa | Tactical Analysis – Santi Cazorla makes the difference

Written by    on  February 25, 2013

In hindsight, a nervous and far from capacity Emirates Stadium saw a predictable result. While Arsenal have a habit of grinding out an important win after major setbacks, Aston Villa have made it a habit of conceding late goals to drop crucial points. In this aspect, Paul Lambert needs to take a hard look at [...]

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Scouting Report: West Ham United | Stats & Tactical Analysis

Written by    on  February 25, 2013

This week Martin Lewis has a scouting report on West Ham United. This will not only be interesting for West Ham United supporters but also Spurs supporters before the big Monday Night Football game. In fact supporters of any club that are yet to play West Ham this season will find this in-depth tactical and [...]

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Dispelling Myths
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EPL Myths | Arsenal can’t defend? Suarez not big game player? United scoring more?

Written by    on  February 23, 2013

In the 21st century the media is more prevalent than ever. There’s the traditional broadsheets of course, but now there are blogs, fanzines, television shows from every country, and pundits. Everybody’s a pundit. Of course in the 21st century information is also more readily accessible than ever before, which means that theoretically, all this conjecture [...]

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Sterling Info-Graphic
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Overrated or Underrated: Raheem Sterling | Stats Analysis

Written by    on  February 22, 2013

For Liverpool fans he was a bright spark of possibility and hope at the beginning of what looked to be a dismal season. Yet as the season has progressed and Liverpool have gotten stronger, Sterling seems to be disappearing somewhat. It is true that he is young and the strengthening in January now puts less [...]

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Darron Gibson Stats: Manchester United Misfit to Merseyside Magician

Written by    on  February 21, 2013

At first glance, the above image reflects favourably on Darron Gibson’s time at Old Trafford, as the Manchester United win percentage towers over the Everton success rate. However, the detail is in the fine print and the reality that Everton fight a weight below United. The real story lies in his impressive unbeaten record at both [...]

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