Big-5 Weekly Post - CIES Football Observatory

Issue n°77- 27/05/2014
Big-5 Weekly Post
Throughout the season for the five major
European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post
presents exclusive data on club composition and players’ pitch performance. All of
our statistics are carefully reviewed using a
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= as expected
Liga
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
Liverpool FC
Levante UD
Hull City AFC
Málaga CF
Stoke City FC
Elche CF
Everton FC
Villarreal CF
Manchester City FC
Club Atlético de Madrid
Sunderland AFC
Sevilla FC
Southampton FC
Getafe CF
Cardiff City FC
UD Almería
Arsenal FC
RC Celta de Vigo
Chelsea FC
Athletic Club Bilbao
Fulham FC
FC Barcelona
Tottenham Hotspur FC
RCD Espanyol
Newcastle United FC
Real Madrid CF
West Ham United
Granada CF
West Bromwich Albion FC
Valencia CF
gaps of more than 3 ranks
Aston Villa FC
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
gaps of 2-3 ranks
Swansea City AFC
Real Valladolid CF
gaps of 0-1 rank
Norwich City FC
CA Osasuna
Manchester United FC
Real Betis Balompié
gaps of 2-3 ranks
 under-achieving
Premier League
Crystal Palace FC
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 over-achieving
Assessment of 2013/2014 big-5 league predictions
gaps of more than 3 ranks
Ligue 1
Average gap: 2.3 ranks
Average gap: 3.5 ranks
Bundesliga
Serie A
SC Bastia
FC Augsburg
Torino Calcio
FC Nantes
Hertha BSC Berlin
Hellas Verona FC
Lille OSC
1. FSV Mainz 05
AC Fiorentina
Stade Rennais FC
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Sampdoria UC
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
SV Werder Bremen
AS Roma
FC Lorient
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
FC Parma
Toulouse FC
VfL Wolfsburg
US Sassuolo
EA Guingamp
FC Bayern München
Internazionale Milano FC
AS Monaco
FC Schalke 04
SSC Napoli
AS St-Etienne
SC Freiburg
Juventus FC
Paris St-Germain FC
Borussia Dortmund
AS Livorno
Olympique Lyonnais
VfL Borussia M'gladbach
FC Genoa 1893
Evian Thonon Gaillard FC
Eintracht Frankfurt
Atalanta Bergamo
AC Ajaccio
Eintracht Braunschweig
AC Chievo Verona
Stade Reims
Hannover 96
Bologna FC
OGC Nice
1. FC Nürnberg
Cagliari Calcio
Valenciennes FC
Hamburger SV
SS Lazio
Olympique de Marseille
VfB Stuttgart
Milan AC
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Udinese Calcio
Montpellier Hérault SC
Calcio Catania
Average gap: 3.1 ranks
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel
Average gap: 4.1 ranks
Average gap: 3.5 ranks