Ahead of the first round of 2021 fixtures, I previewed each Ligue 2 team and ran their last five game numbers ............

 

 

 

 

 

I previewed this game last season, post lockdown, so fairly recently and a lot of the comments I focussed on that day are still relevant, so let's start with a look back at those ..........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sunday email will also be sent @ 10:00 and will include NFL and PGA Tour notes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is one of those days which we could easily skip, but mindful that this is a newsletter, I feel obliged to say something whenever possible, so a few words about two games taking place today.

 

 

 

 

Glossary:

 

Pd = games played.

Pts= points .

xP = expected points.

ITB = attempts inside the box created/allowed.

BC = big chances created/given up.

ITB 4 = attempts inside the box created/allowed for the last 4 games only.

BC 4 = big chances created/given up for the last four games only.

 

 

 

Dortmund +85

Leipzig +69

Bayern +58

Leverkusen +39

 

 

 

 

Burnley have won 1/8 on the road and their sole win in that sequence came versus a team who played 40 minutes a man short yet still dominated the game statistically ( 6-2 on target, 13-4 corners, 3-1 BC's, 12-7 ITB, 2-6 saves). They have had 24 hours less time to recover to prepare for this and had a tough hard fought game with inform Manchester United on Tuesday which they kindly lost 1-0 and ahead of which I noted ...........