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Key stats from Japan’s famous win against Spain

"Soccer players with flag of Spain" (CC BY 2.0) by wuestenigel The 2022 FIFA World Cup will live long in the memory of Japanese football fans. To get one massive upset in a tournament is quite the achievement, but to manage wins against two former World Cup winners is extraordinary. While they couldn't quite keep the fairytale going until the very end - crashing out after a heartbreaking penalty shootout against Croatia - it was a campaign to savour. The peak of this…
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Football boot stats – Best boots by player performance 2021

The 2021 Ballon d’Or awards sparked plenty of controversy, with many people arguing that Robert Lewandowski should have beaten Lionel Messi to the prize. The annual award run by French magazine France Football celebrates the best footballer over the past year, and Messi finished marginally ahead of Lewandowski in the final vote. This is the seventh time the Argentinian striker has won the award, putting him two clear of Cristiano Ronaldo in the standings. We take a look at the…
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5 football betting mistakes to avoid

As betting on football is one of the most popular gambling-related hobbies practically all over the world, one would think that it should be easy and straightforward. After all, it is all about predicting the correct outcome of the match, right? Unfortunately, it is not that simple and while some bettors are highly successful, the majority of them never see a return on their investment. There are many factors that determine whether you will make a profit while betting on…
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Premier League Week 37 in review

Welcome to our weekly review of some of the leading stats and facts from the latest round of Premier League games. It’s congratulations to Chelsea as the Blues clinched their sixth top division title and fifth in the Premier League with a Friday night victory at West Bromwich Albion. Antonio Conte became the fourth manager to win the Premier League title in his first season in England while he has also won the league title in four successive seasons as…
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Premier League and FA Cup in review

Welcome to our weekly review of some of the leading stats and facts which this week includes the four games in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup as well as four games in the Premier League and recognition for a rare feat in League One. Sadly but almost inevitably, Lincoln City’s remarkable run in the FA Cup came to an end with their first visit to Arsenal since October 1914. The National League leaders were the first non-league side to…
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Premier League Week 27 in review

Welcome to our weekly review of some of the leading stats and facts from the latest round of Premier League games. Southampton bounced back from the disappointment of last week’s EFL Cup Final defeat with a spectacular 4-3 win at Watford. It meant that they had scored four goals or more in consecutive away games in the top division for the first time in their history. It was only the second time that the Saints had scored four goals in…
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Premier League Week 26 in review

Welcome to our review of some of the leading stats and facts from the latest round of Premier League games in a week when three and 300 appeared to be the magic numbers. Chelsea strengthened the strong hold on their title bid by completing a run of winning ten consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since their opening ten home games of the 2014-15 season. It meant that Swansea City remained without a league win…
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