For all of you who say the English Premier League is the best league in the world. Here are some stats for you. I went through all games between, Italian, German, English and Spanish teams so far this season. UEFA and CL games starting with qualifying round 3. These are the results all sorted best to worst.
GAMES TOTAL: - Italy 15
- Spain 12
- England 11
- Germany 10
This really doesnt mean that much other than that the Italian teams have ended up in groups with opponents from the other countries.
POINTS TOTAL- Italy 24
- Germany 19
- England 7
- Spain 10
This is somewhat surprising. Clearly the German teams are doing very well, compared to how many/few matches they have played against the above opponents. And now for the deciding stat.
POINTS PER GAME (out of 3 possible)
- Germany 1.9
- Italy 1.6
- Spain 0.83
- England 0.64
These are the facts. Undeniable. Feel free to do the same calculations based on UEFA.com stats, if you doubt the validity of these stats. Noteworthy is that English and Spanish teams played worse than a draw on average.
NOTE: Arsenal, Barcelona, Hertha Berlin, Aston Villa, Deportivo, and Valencia all played in groups with no opponents from opposing countries. Given that Spain has 3 teams in "no-opponent" groups the stats might look somewhat different. However, Germany being clearly in the lead as far as points per game should come as a surprise to everyone. Noteworthy is that the English teams have only one (1!) victory in the cups - Chelsea beating Roma. Of course Roma got their revenge and beat Chelsea at home. These are the facts, do with them what you like. Let the fighting begin...
