issue 11 - 24/09/2012 big-5 weekly post · eng d. berbatov (fulham) esp koke (atlético madrid) fra...
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1,5
1,8
2,1
2,4
Serie ALigaLigue 1Premier LeagueBundesliga
2.272.37 1.792.04 1.63
ENG K. Mirallas (Everton)
ESP M. Hélder Postiga (Zaragoza)
FRA Z. Ibrahimović (Paris SG)
GER I. Perišić (Dortmund)
ITA F. Quagliarella (Juventus)
1. Man. United (ENG) 5.40
2. Everton (ENG) 4.26
3. Bilbao (ESP) 4.23
4. Barcelona (ESP) 4.02
5. Liverpool (ENG) 3.98
6. Dortmund (GER) 3.67
7. Mainz (GER) 3.65
8. Hannover (GER) 3.61
9. Real Sociedad (ESP) 3.58
10. Bordeaux (FRA) 3.57
83. Genoa (ITA) 0.87
84. Nice (FRA) 0.86
85. Valencia (ESP) 0.84
86. Osasuna (ESP) 0.82
87. Zaragoza (ESP) 0.79
88. Sochaux (FRA) 0.76
89. Wolfsburg (GER) 0.75
90. QPR (ENG) 0.74
91. Pescara (ITA) 0.59
92. Fiorentina (ITA) 0.48
ENG P. Zabaleta (Man. City)
ESP I. Camacho (Málaga)
FRA A. Romao (Lorient)
GER O. Fink (Düsseldorf )
ITA L. Neto (Siena)
ENG M. Arteta (Arsenal)
ESP A. Costa (Valencia)
FRA M. Verratti (Paris SG)
GER B. Schweinsteiger (Bayern)
ITA W. Sneijder (Internazionale)
ENG J. McAnuff (Reading)
ESP Adriano (Barcelona)
FRA M. Valbuena (Marseille)
GER P. Verhaegh (Augsburg)
ITA A. Diamanti (Bologna)
ENG M. Fellaini (Everton)
ESP M. Krohn-Dehli (Vigo)
FRA Nenê (Paris SG)
GER N. Petersen (Bremen)
ITA E. Giaccherini (Juventus)
ENG D. Berbatov (Fulham)
ESP Koke (Atlético Madrid)
FRA Nenê (Paris SG)
GER N. Petersen (Bremen)
ITA E. Giaccherini (Juventus)
Issue 11 - 24/09/2012
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
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Average number of seasons in the club (consecutive seasons in the first team squad)
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 21 to 23 September 2012.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
D. Ba (Newcastle)
C. Tevez (Man. City)
Nani (Man. United)
M. Arteta (Arsenal)
M. Noble (West Ham)
Premier League
2
1
3
L. Suárez (Liverpool)
Nani (Man. United)
C. Tevez (Man. City)
General Index
Serie A
M. Mandžukić (Bayern)
S. Huszti (Hannover)
T. Müller (Bayern)
P. Lahm (Bayern)
L. Bender (Leverkusen)
Bundesliga
2
1
3
S. Huszti (Hannover)
J. Blaszczykowski (Dortmund)
T. Müller (Bayern)
General Index
Z. Ibrahimović (Paris SG)
M. Valbuena (Marseille)
Y. Mollo (Nancy)
M. Verratti (Paris SG)
A. Mandi (Reims)
Ligue 1
2
1
3
R. Cabella (Montpellier)
M. Valbuena (Marseille)
Z. Ibrahimović (Paris SG)
General Index
C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
D. Castro (Getafe)
L. Messi (Barcelona)
Xavi (Barcelona)
I. Camacho (Málaga)
Liga
2
1
3
L. Messi(Barcelona)
A. Fernández (Vigo)
Victor (Mallorca)
General Index
2
1
3
Hernanes (Lazio)
K. Asamoah (Juventus)
A. Diamanti (Bologna)
General Index
A. Cassano (Internazionale)
F. Totti (AS Roma)
A. Diamanti (Bologna)
A. Pirlo (Juventus)
Juan (Internazionale)
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Issue 12 - 01/10/2012
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
Analysis published in the ‘Big-5 Weekly Post’ is only part of a broader spectrum of data that can also be produced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of parties: broadcast-ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, na-tional associations, bookmakers, etc.
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Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Players of the monthseptember 2012
25
26
27
28
BundesligaLigue 1LigaPremier LeagueSerie A
27.327.6 26.527.2 25.9
ENG S. Cazorla (Arsenal)
ESP C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
FRA S. Khelifa (Evian Thonon)
GER F. Ribéry (Bayern)
ITA M. Bradley (AS Roma)
1. Levante (ESP) 30.80
2. Fulham (ENG) 30.76
3. Chievo Verona (ITA) 29.92
4. Lazio (ITA) 29.86
5. Siena (ITA) 29.46
6. QPR (ENG) 29.22
7. Everton (ENG) 29.17
8. Internazionale (ITA) 29.15
9. La Coruña (ESP) 29.13
10. Catania (ITA) 28.68
89. Aston Villa (ENG) 25.11
90. Nice (FRA) 25.08
91. Bremen (GER) 25.02
92. Rennes (FRA) 24.91
93. Schalke 04 (GER) 24.67
94. Troyes (FRA) 24.65
95. Leverkusen (GER) 24.62
96. Toulouse (FRA) 24.53
97. Freiburg (GER) 24.52
98. Hoffenheim (GER) 24.36
ENG P. Evra (Man. United)
ESP V. Iborra (Levante)
FRA J. Boye (Rennes)
GER T. Arslan (Hamburg)
ITA D. Avelar (Cagliari)
ENG M. Arteta (Arsenal)
ESP Xavi (Barcelona)
FRA J. Clément (St-Etienne)
GER B. Schweinsteiger (Bayern)
ITA A. Pirlo (Juventus)
ENG W. Hoolahan (Norwich)
ESP S. Pedro León (Getafe)
FRA Y. Djaló (Toulouse)
GER J. Schmid (Freiburg)
ITA C. Del Grosso (Siena)
ENG W. Rooney (Man. United)
ESP B. Emre (Atlético Madrid)
FRA R. Cohade (St-Etienne)
GER C. Makiadi (Freiburg)
ITA M. Angelo (Siena)
ENG S. Cazorla (Arsenal)
ESP B. Emre (Atlético Madrid)
FRA P. Aubameyang (St-Etienne)
GER L. Holtby (Schalke 04)
ITA Hernanes (Lazio)
Issue 13 - 08/10/2012
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
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Average age on the pitch
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 5 to 7 October 2012.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
180
181
182
183
184
LigaLigue 1Serie APremier LeagueBundesliga
182.90183.81 180.99182.15 180.42
ENG J. Mata (Chelsea)
ESP L. Messi (Barcelona)
FRA A. Le Tallec (Valenciennes)
GER T. Müller (Bayern)
ITA A. Cassano (Internazionale)
1. Stoke City (ENG) 187.79
2. Wolfsburg (GER) 185.56
3. Nürnberg (GER) 185.49
4. Dortmund (GER) 185.20
5. Schalke 04 (GER) 184.77
. WBA (ENG) 184.77
7. Leverkusen (GER) 184.52
8. Palermo (ITA) 184.47
9. West Ham United (ENG) 184.44
10. Hoffenheim (GER) 184.16
85. Montpellier (FRA) 179.54
86. Málaga (ESP) 179.50
87. Rayo Vallecano (ESP) 179.44
88. Betis (ESP) 179.23
89. Lille (FRA) 179.22
90. Troyes (FRA) 179.18
91. Swansea (ENG) 178.81
92. Zaragoza (ESP) 178.10
93. Vigo (ESP) 178.06
94. Barcelona (ESP) 176.07
ENG M. Leigertwood (Reading)
ESP V. Iborra (Levante)
FRA B. André (Ajaccio)
GER E. Soto (Mainz)
ITA L. Rigoni (Chievo Verona)
ENG M. Arteta (Arsenal)
ESP F. Fàbregas (Barcelona)
FRA R. Boudebouz (Sochaux)
GER B. Schweinsteiger (Bayern)
ITA D. De Rossi (AS Roma)
ENG A. Valencia (Man. United)
ESP Joaquín (Málaga)
FRA J. Féret (Rennes)
GER S. Jung (Frankfurt)
ITA Maicosuel (Udinese)
ENG J. de Guzmán (Swansea)
ESP F. Fàbregas (Barcelona)
FRA E. Didot (Toulouse)
GER F. Ribéry (Bayern)
ITA I. Piris (AS Roma)
ENG J. Mata (Chelsea)
ESP F. Fàbregas (Barcelona)
FRA R. Alessandrini (Rennes)
GER F. Ribéry (Bayern)
ITA I. Piris (AS Roma)
Issue 14 - 22/10/2012
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Average height on the pitch
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 19 to 21 October 2012.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
J. Mata (Chelsea)
J. Mata (Chelsea)
W. Hoolahan (Norwich)
M. Arteta (Arsenal)
A. Santos (Arsenal)
Premier League
2
1
3
J. Mata (Chelsea)
R. van Persie (Man. United)
W. Rooney (Man. United)
General Index
Serie A
F. Ribéry (Bayern)
F. Ribéry (Bayern)
E. Elia (Bremen)
B. Schweinsteiger (Bayern)
Z. Junuzović (Bremen)
Bundesliga
2
1
3
F. Ribéry (Bayern)
M. Arnautović (Bremen)
T. Müller (Bayern)
General Index
B. Gomis (Lyon)
E. Didot (Toulouse)
J. Pied (Nice)
R. Boudebouz (Sochaux)
M. Gonalons (Lyon)
Ligue 1
2
1
3
A. Traoré (Lorient)
R. Cohade (St-Etienne)
E. Didot (Toulouse)
General Index
L. Messi (Barcelona)
F. Fàbregas (Barcelona)
J. Navas (Sevilla)
X. Hernández (Barcelona)
P. Diop (Levante)
Liga
2
1
3
F. Fàbregas (Barcelona)
G. Higuaín (Real Madrid)
L. Messi (Barcelona)
General Index
2
1
3
E. Lamela (AS Roma)
R. Palacio (Internazionale)
E. Cambiasso (Internazionale)
General Index
E. Lamela (AS Roma)
E. Cambiasso (Internazionale)
S. Giovinco (Juventus)
A. Pirlo (Juventus)
V. Behrami (Napoli)
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Issue 15 - 29/10/2012
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
Analysis published in the ‘Big-5 Weekly Post’ is only part of a broader spectrum of data that can also be produced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of parties: broadcast-ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, na-tional associations, bookmakers, etc.
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Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Players of the monthOCTOBER 2012
35%
50%
65%
80%
Ligue 1LigaSerie ABundesligaPremier League
% of minutes played
60.9874.15 44.0353.26 42.24
ENG M. Fellaini (Everton)
ESP Piti (Rayo Vallecano)
FRA G. Pujol (Valenciennes)
GER A. Schürrle (Leverkusen)
ITA A. Gómez (Catania)
1. Internazionale (ITA) 100.0%
. Juventus (ITA) 100.0%
3. Man. City (ENG) 99.9%
4. Real Madrid (ESP) 98.3%
5. Fulham (ENG) 97.8%
6. Valencia (ESP) 97.4%
7. Barcelona (ESP) 95.5%
8. Bayern (GER) 90.9%
. Man. United (ENG) 90.9%
10. Everton (ENG) 90.8%
85. Freiburg (GER) 18.3%
86. Düsseldorf (GER) 18.2%
87. Bastia (FRA) 17.6%
88. Troyes (FRA) 16.3%
89. Espanyol (ESP) 16.0%
90. Real Sociedad (ESP) 12.5%
91. Siena (ITA) 4.5%
92. Pescara (ITA) 4.0%
93. Rayo Vallecano (ESP) 2.4%
94. Osasuna (ESP) 1.8%
ENG B. Watson (Wigan)
ESP S. Ramos (Real Madrid)
FRA L. N'Guemo (Bordeaux)
GER W. Kvist (Stuttgart)
ITA P. Álvarez (Catania)
ENG P. Mertesacker (Arsenal)
ESP Xavi (Barcelona)
FRA F. Balmont (Lille)
GER J. Schuster (Freiburg)
ITA É. Barreto (Palermo)
ENG S. Diakité (QPR)
ESP A. Turan (Atlético Madrid)
FRA Y. Gourcuff (Lyon)
GER J. Farfán (Schalke 04)
ITA A. Cerci (Torino)
ENG K. Mirallas (Everton)
ESP L. Baptistão (Rayo Vallecano)
FRA F. Kadir (Valenciennes)
GER F. Ribéry (Bayern)
ITA U. Emanuelson (Milan)
ENG L. Suárez (Liverpool)
ESP D. Villa (Barcelona)
FRA F. Kadir (Valenciennes)
GER T. Kroos (Bayern)
ITA A. Gómez (Catania)
Issue 16 - 05/11/2012
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
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Internationals (footballers who played at least one national A-team match during their career)
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 2 to 4 November 2012.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
0
10
20
30
Serie APremier LeagueBundesligaLigue 1Liga
% of minutes played
19.024.5 12.916.8 6.4
ENG A. Weimann (Aston Villa)
ESP L. Messi (Barcelona)
FRA C. Belghazouani (Ajaccio)
GER R. Lewandowski (Dortmund)
ITA F. Quagliarella (Juventus)
1. Bilbao (ESP) 65.9%
2. Real Sociedad (ESP) 64.6%
3. Vigo (ESP) 50.5%
4. Barcelona (ESP) 46.4%
5. Toulouse (FRA) 45.5%
6. Montpellier (FRA) 44.0%
7. Sochaux (FRA) 44.0%
8. Lyon (FRA) 43.0%
9. Mallorca (ESP) 42.9%
10. Bayern (GER) 37.7%
72. Bologna, Chievo, Fiorentina 0.0%
. Genoa, Inter, Lazio, Palermo 0.0%
. Parma, Siena, Torino, Udin. 0.0%
. Fulham, Man. City, Norwich 0.0%
. QPR, Reading, WBA, Wigan 0.0%
. Getafe, Granada 0.0%
. Valencia, Zaragoza 0.0%
. Augsburg, Hoffenheim 0.0%
. Wolfsburg 0.0%
. Ajaccio, Brest 0.0%
ENG M. Leigertwood (Reading)
ESP M. Susaeta (Bilbao)
FRA H. Saivet (Bordeaux)
GER I. Gündoğan (Dortmund)
ITA É. Barreto (Palermo)
ENG M. Carrick (Man. United)
ESP Xavi (Barcelona)
FRA M. Estrada (Montpellier)
GER B. Schweinsteiger (Bayern)
ITA A. Pirlo (Juventus)
ENG L. Baines (Everton)
ESP J. Navas (Sevilla)
FRA S. Diarra (Ajaccio)
GER M. Schäfer (Wolfsburg)
ITA Hernanes (Lazio)
ENG T. Walcott (Arsenal)
ESP V. Rodríguez (Zaragoza)
FRA Jussiê (Bordeaux)
GER M. Götze (Dortmund)
ITA F. Brienza (Palermo)
ENG M. Fellaini (Everton)
ESP V. Rodríguez (Zaragoza)
FRA S. Diarra (Ajaccio)
GER H. Kiyotake (Nürnberg)
ITA F. Quagliarella (Juventus)
Issue 17 - 12/11/2012
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Club-trained players
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 9 to 11 November 2012.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
15
20
25
30
BundesligaLigue 1Premier LeagueSerie ALiga
% of players changed
26.830.0 24.125.9 19.7
ENG L. Suárez (Liverpool)
ESP J. Reyes (Sevilla)
FRA M. Gradel (St-Etienne)
GER M. Götze (Dortmund)
ITA M. Sau (Cagliari)
1. Bayern (GER) 6
2. Barcelona (ESP) 5
. Chelsea (ENG) 5
. Getafe (ESP) 5
. Nürnberg (GER) 5
. Paris SG (FRA) 5
. Toulouse (FRA) 5
. Valencia (ESP) 5
81. Aston Villa (ENG) 0
. Atlético Madrid (ESP) 0
. Bremen (GER), Fiorentina (ITA) 0
. M'gladbach (GER) 0
. Norwich (ENG) 0
. Palermo (ITA), QPR (ENG) 0
. Rennes (FRA) 0
. Southampton (ENG) 0
. Wigan (ENG) 0
. Wolfsburg (GER) 0
ENG C. Tioté (Newcastle)
ESP J. Gámez (Málaga)
FRA M. Planus (Bordeaux)
GER J. Kirchhoff (Mainz)
ITA A. Vidal (Juventus)
ENG M. Carrick (Man. United)
ESP Xavi (Barcelona)
FRA K. Chafni (Brest)
GER N. Subotić (Dortmund)
ITA F. Lodi (Catania)
ENG A. Valencia (Man. United)
ESP M. Pereira (Mallorca)
FRA Y. Mollo (Nancy)
GER Z. Pospěch (Mainz)
ITA A. Cassano (Internazionale)
ENG A. Johnson (Sunderland)
ESP M. Özil (Real Madrid)
FRA P. Aubameyang (St-Etienne)
GER M. Götze (Dortmund)
ITA A. Aquilani (Fiorentina)
ENG L. Suárez (Liverpool)
ESP J. Reyes (Sevilla)
FRA Y. Mollo (Nancy)
GER M. Götze (Dortmund)
ITA A. Cassano (Internazionale)
Issue 18 - 19/11/2012
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
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Number of players changed in the starting eleven (compared to the previous championship match)
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 16 to 18 November 2012.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
20
35
50
65
Ligue 1LigaBundesligaSerie APremier League
% of minutes played
49.461.4 39.845.6 27.0
ENG J. Gómez (Wigan)
ESP L. Messi (Barcelona)
FRA Z. Ibrahimović (Paris SG)
GER R. Lewandowski (Dortmund)
ITA J. Iličić (Palermo)
1. Fulham (ENG) 91.92
2. Wolfsburg (GER) 90.91
3. Valencia (ESP) 89.63
4. Chelsea (ENG) 88.99
5. Wigan (ENG) 82.53
6. Paris SG (FRA) 78.69
7. Atlético Madrid (ESP) 74.34
8. Arsenal (ENG) 74.04
9. Fiorentina (ITA) 73.74
10. Evert., Swan., Man. C. (ENG) 72.73
81. Lorient (FRA) 16.67
82. Brest (FRA) 16.57
83. Sochaux (FRA) 14.95
84. Bordeaux (FRA) 12.53
85. Barcelona (ESP) 12.02
86. Toulouse (FRA) 11.72
87. Betis (ESP) 10.00
88. Getafe (ESP) 9.09
89. Bastia (FRA) 0.11
90. Bilbao (ESP) 0.00
ENG G. Cameron (Stoke City)
ESP J. Martínez García (Rayo Vallecano)
FRA B. Matuidi (Paris SG)
GER L. Schmitz (Bremen)
ITA M. de Sciglio (Milan)
ENG D. Fletcher (Man. United)
ESP Xavi (Barcelona)
FRA A. Traoré (Lorient)
GER M. Badelj (Hamburg)
ITA E. Maresca (Sampdoria)
ENG J. Milner (Man. City)
ESP L. Messi (Barcelona)
FRA W. Ben Yedder (Toulouse)
GER J. Rosenthal (Freiburg)
ITA M. Moralez (Atalanta)
ENG P. Crouch (Stoke City)
ESP A. Iniesta (Barcelona)
FRA R. Cohade (St-Etienne)
GER T. Kroos (Bayern)
ITA F. Brienza (Palermo)
ENG J. Gómez (Wigan)
ESP A. Iniesta (Barcelona)
FRA W. Ben Yedder (Toulouse)
GER J. Rosenthal (Freiburg)
ITA F. Brienza (Palermo)
Issue 19 - 26/11/2012
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Expatriate players
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 23 to 25 November 2012.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
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Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
M. Fellaini (Everton)
T. Walcott (Arsenal)
A. Taarabt (QPR)
M. Carrick (Man. United)
S. Sidwell (Fulham)
Premier League
2
1
3
T. Walcott (Arsenal)
L. Suárez (Liverpool)
A. Taarabt (QPR)
General Index
Serie A
R. Lewandowski (Dortmund)
M. Götze (Dortmund)
J. Rosenthal (Freiburg)
N. Subotić (Dortmund)
S. Bender (Dortmund)
Bundesliga
2
1
3
M. Götze(Dortmund)
F. Ribéry(Bayern)
J. Rosenthal(Freiburg)
General Index
G. Pujol (Valenciennes)
F. Kadir (Valenciennes)
E. Bauthéac (Nice)
M. Estrada (Montpellier)
H. Saivet (Bordeaux)
Ligue 1
2
1
3
F. Kadir (Valenciennes)
R. Cabella(Montpellier)
P. Aubameyang(St-Etienne)
General Index
L. Messi (Barcelona)
A. Iniesta (Barcelona)
C. Vela (Real Sociedad)
Xavi (Barcelona)
A. Illarramendi (Real Sociedad)
Liga
2
1
3
A. Iniesta(Barcelona)
I. Aspas (Vigo)
L. Messi (Barcelona)
General Index
2
1
3
S. El Shaarawy(Milan)
A. Gómez(Catania)
F. Brienza(Palermo)
General Index
J. Iličić (Palermo)
F. Brienza (Palermo)
A. Diamanti (Bologna)
É. Barreto (Palermo)
V. Behrami (Napoli)
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Issue 20 - 03/12/2012
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
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Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
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Chance creation
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Players of the monthnovember 2012
15
25
35
45
LigaBundesligaLigue 1Premier LeagueSerie A
% of minutes played
25.240.1 23.423.7 21.3
ENG W. Rooney (Man. United)
ESP Falcao (Atlético Madrid)
FRA Z. Ibrahimović (Paris SG)
GER V. Ibišević (Stuttgart)
ITA F. Totti (AS Roma)
1. Fiorentina (ITA) 81.82
2. AS Roma (ITA) 75.15
3. Pescara (ITA) 68.28
4. Nice (FRA) 55.56
5. Frankfurt (GER) 54.55
6. Troyes (FRA) 52.42
7. Palermo (ITA) 51.28
8. Parma (ITA) 47.68
9. Siena (ITA) 47.37
10. Wolfsburg (GER) 47.27
77. Man. Utd, Man. City (ENG) 9.09
. Bilbao, Barcelona (ESP) 9.09
. Toulouse (FRA), Everton (ENG) 9.09
83. Hannover (GER) 8.99
84. M'gladbach (GER) 8.48
85. Real Sociedad (ESP) 7.88
86. Real Madrid (ESP) 2.83
87. Mainz (GER) 2.02
88. Nancy (FRA) 1.41
89. Bordeaux (FRA), Stuttgart (GER) 0.00
ENG L. Shaw (Southampton)
ESP M. San José (Bilbao)
FRA P. Ninkov (Toulouse)
GER O. Sorg (Freiburg)
ITA A. Balzano (Pescara)
ENG K. Sung-Yong (Swansea)
ESP Xavi (Barcelona)
FRA T. Motta (Paris SG)
GER H. Westermann (Hamburg)
ITA F. Lodi (Catania)
ENG B. Davies (Swansea)
ESP Joaquín (Málaga)
FRA Y. Mollo (Nancy)
GER M. Götze (Dortmund)
ITA M. Pjanic (AS Roma)
ENG R. Snodgrass (Norwich)
ESP Koke (Atlético Madrid)
FRA A. El Kaoutari (Montpellier)
GER L. Bender (Leverkusen)
ITA V. Weiss (Pescara)
ENG J. de Guzmán (Swansea)
ESP J. Saviola (Málaga)
FRA Y. Mollo (Nancy)
GER M. Feulner (Nürnberg)
ITA F. Totti (AS Roma)
Issue 21 - 10/12/2012
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Players signed at the start of the season (not including players from youth academies)
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 7 to 9 December 2012.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
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Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
40
50
60
70
80
Premier LeagueBundesligaLigue 1LigaSerie A
average of minutes played per match
65.576.2 50.957.9 47.2
ENG S. Cazorla (Arsenal)
ESP L. Messi (Barcelona)
FRA D. Cvitanich (Nice)
GER S. Kiessling (Leverkusen)
ITA L. Toni (Fiorentina)
1. Siena (ITA) 116
2. Brest (FRA) 113
3. Espanyol (ESP) 112
. Atalanta (ITA) 112
. Torino (ITA) 112
6. Atlético Madrid (ESP) 109
. Lille (FRA) 109
8. Wigan (ENG) 107
9. Zaragoza (ESP) 106
10. Parma (ITA) 104
87. Dortmund (GER) 23
88. West Ham United (ENG) 22
89. WBA (ENG) 21
90. Everton (ENG) 20
. Mainz (GER) 20
92. Lyon (FRA) 10
93. Norwich (ENG) 7
94. QPR (ENG) 5
95. Paris SG (FRA) 4
96. Freiburg (GER) 2
ENG S. Ranieri (Tottenham)
ESP J. Aurtenetxe (Bilbao)
FRA M. Barthelmé (Lorient)
GER T. Jantschke (M'gladbach)
ITA E. Cambiasso (Internazionale)
ENG M. Arteta (Arsenal)
ESP Xavi (Barcelona)
FRA L. N'Guemo (Bordeaux)
GER S. Rode (Frankfurt)
ITA A. Pirlo (Juventus)
ENG J. Kébé (Reading)
ESP L. Sanabria (La Coruña)
FRA J. Morel (Marseille)
GER F. Ribéry (Bayern)
ITA J. Vargas (Genoa)
ENG B. Holman (Aston Villa)
ESP D. Costa (Atlético Madrid)
FRA J. Utaka (Montpellier)
GER M. Kruse (Freiburg)
ITA G. Bergessio (Catania)
ENG S. Cazorla (Arsenal)
ESP C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
FRA J. Morel (Marseille)
GER S. Kiessling (Leverkusen)
ITA S. El Shaarawy (Milan)
Issue 22 - 18/12/2012
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Number of minutes played by substitutes
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 14 to 17 December 2012.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
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Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
R. Lukaku (WBA)
C. N'Zogbia (Aston Villa)
G. Bale (Tottenham)
M. Dembélé (Tottenham)
S. Parker (Tottenham)
Premier League
2
1
3
L. Suárez (Liverpool)
G. Bale (Tottenham)
S. Gerrard (Liverpool)
General Index
Serie A
M. Mandžukić (Bayern)
L. Holtby (Schalke 04)
I. Traoré (Stuttgart)
D. van Buyten (Bayern)
A. Ignjovski (Bremen)
Bundesliga
2
1
3
R. Diego (Wolfsburg)
I. Traoré (Stuttgart)
L. Holtby (Schalke 04)
General Index
J. Ayew (Marseille)
L. Moura (Paris SG)
M. Dossevi (Valenciennes)
F. Balmont (Lille)
Mariano (Bordeaux)
Ligue 1
2
1
3
Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
L. Moura (Paris SG)
F. Tabanou (Toulouse)
General Index
C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
I. Rakitić (Sevilla)
Y. Brahimi (Granada)
Xavi (Barcelona)
Gabi (Atlético Madrid)
Liga
2
1
3
L. Messi (Barcelona)
Á. Di María (Real Madrid)
C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
General Index
2
1
3
M. Hamšík (Napoli)
M. Niang (Milan)
A. Vidal (Juventus)
General Index
M. Icardi (Sampdoria)
M. Hamšík (Napoli)
J. Cuadrado (Fiorentina)
R. Montolivo (Milan)
G. Biava (Lazio)
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Issue 23 - 04/02/2013
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Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson
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Take on
Distribution
Recovery
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Chance creation
Take on
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Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
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Recovery
Players of the monthJANUARY 2013
180
182
184
186
Ligue 1LigaSerie APremier LeagueBundesliga
184.1185.6 182.4183.9 182.2
ENG Michu (Swansea)
ESP C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
FRA Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
GER H.M. Son (Hamburg)
ITA M. Vučinić (Juventus)
1. Fulham (ENG) 190.7
2. Dortmund (GER) 190.6
3. Düsseldorf (GER) 189.0
4. Schalke 04 (GER) 188.8
5. West Ham United (ENG) 188.4
6. Stoke City (ENG) 188.1
7. Wolfsburg (GER) 188.0
8. Nancy (FRA) 187.9
9. Nürnberg (GER) 187.5
10. Nice (FRA) 187.4
85. Man. City (ENG) 179.8
86. Valenciennes (FRA) 179.7
87. Reims (FRA) 179.3
88. Barcelona (ESP) 179.2
. Sochaux (FRA) 179.2
90. Stuttgart (GER) 179.0
. Vigo (ESP) 179.0
92. Zaragoza (ESP) 178.4
93. Everton (ENG) 177.8
94. Bastia (FRA) 175.6
ENG F. Delph (Aston Villa)
ESP V. Iborra (Levante)
FRA L. Mareque (Lorient)
GER J. Polák (Wolfsburg)
ITA N. Murru (Cagliari)
ENG M. Arteta (Arsenal)
ESP A. Iniesta (Barcelona)
FRA M. Verratti (Paris SG)
GER B. Schweinsteiger (Bayern)
ITA M. Donati (Palermo)
ENG G. Bale (Tottenham)
ESP G. dos Santos (Mallorca)
FRA V. Nogueira (Sochaux)
GER M. de Jong (Augsburg)
ITA J. Biabiany (Parma)
ENG F. Torres (Chelsea)
ESP T. Alcântara (Barcelona)
FRA R. Cohade (St-Etienne)
GER G. Castro (Leverkusen)
ITA A. Sestu (Siena)
ENG Michu (Swansea)
ESP C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
FRA R. Cohade (St-Etienne)
GER S. Kiessling (Leverkusen)
ITA E. Lamela (AS Roma)
Issue 24 - 11/02/2013
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Average height of defenders on the pitch
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 8 to 10 February 2013.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
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Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
0
10
20
30
Ligue 1BundesligaLigaSerie A
% of minutes played
24.129.3 17.3 16.1
ENG not available
ESP G. Medel (Sevilla)
FRA P. Aubameyang (St-Etienne)
GER M. Reus (Dortmund)
ITA S. Jovetić (Fiorentina)
1. Catania (ITA) 68.9
2. Internazionale (ITA) 59.1
3. AS Roma (ITA) 56.0
4. Málaga (ESP) 50.5
5. Palermo (ITA) 50.3
6. Atlético Madrid (ESP) 46.3
7. Montpellier (FRA) 43.1
8. Barcelona (ESP) 37.3
9. Paris SG (FRA) 36.4
10. Udinese (ITA) 35.4
67. Genoa (ITA) 6.0
68. Bordeaux (FRA) 5.7
69. Lyon (FRA) 5.6
70. Troyes (FRA) 5.0
71. Valladolid (ESP) 3.4
72. Bastia (FRA) 1.3
73. Bremen (GER) 0.9
74. Brest (FRA) 0.0
. Leverkusen (GER) 0.0
. Bilbao (ESP) 0.0
ENG not available
ESP R. Rodríguez (Espanyol)
FRA T. Kolodzieczak (Nice)
GER P. Skjelbred (Hamburg)
ITA L. Antonelli (Genoa)
ENG not available
ESP T. Alcântara (Barcelona)
FRA M. Valbuena (Marseille)
GER B. Schweinsteiger (Bayern)
ITA D. Pizarro (Fiorentina)
ENG not available
ESP L. Messi (Barcelona)
FRA L. Gassama (Lorient)
GER K. de Bruyne (Bremen)
ITA A. Cerci (Torino)
ENG not available
ESP M. Özil (Real Madrid)
FRA B. Gomis (Lyon)
GER M. Götze (Dortmund)
ITA A. Aquilani (Fiorentina)
ENG not available
ESP A. Colunga (Getafe)
FRA J. Cavalli (Ajaccio)
GER M. Reus (Dortmund)
ITA S. Jovetić (Fiorentina)
Issue 25 - 18/02/2013
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Non-European players
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 15 to 17 February 2013.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
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Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
80
100
120
140
BundesligaLigue 1LigaSerie APremier League
133.5138.6 117.2117.6 94.9
ENG S. Cazorla (Arsenal)
ESP A. Colunga (Getafe)
FRA D. Payet (Lille)
GER M. Gómez (Bayern)
ITA M. Livaja (Atalanta)
1. Man. United (ENG) 258.7
2. Fulham (ENG) 236.4
3. Juventus (ITA) 219.7
4. Chelsea (ENG) 204.7
5. Barcelona (ESP) 202.4
6. Man. City (ENG) 195.8
7. Genoa (ITA) 195.7
8. Milan (ITA) 187.6
9. Internazionale (ITA) 186.3
10. Real Madrid (ESP) 184.4
77. Sampdoria (ITA) 59.6
78. Rayo Vallecano (ESP) 54.7
79. Valladolid (ESP) 52.4
80. Vigo (ESP) 50.2
81. Bremen (GER) 46.8
82. Augsburg (GER) 41.6
83. Reims (FRA) 40.1
84. Southampton (ENG) 35.9
85. Düsseldorf (GER) 32.7
86. Fürth (GER) 20.4
ENG J. McArthur (Wigan)
ESP J. López (Espanyol)
FRA A. Hermach (Toulouse)
GER D. Carvajal (Leverkusen)
ITA A. Poli (Sampdoria)
ENG S. Maloney (Wigan)
ESP T. Alcântara (Barcelona)
FRA M. Valbuena (Marseille)
GER D. Bonfim (Bayern)
ITA J. Valdés (Parma)
ENG J. Wilshere (Arsenal)
ESP G. dos Santos (Mallorca)
FRA A. Lacazette (Lyon)
GER M. Jansen (Hamburg)
ITA A. Rosi (Parma)
ENG D. Silva (Man. City)
ESP Bueno (Valladolid)
FRA F. Lemoine (St-Etienne)
GER A. Robben (Bayern)
ITA K. Boateng (Milan)
ENG S. Cazorla (Arsenal)
ESP Beñat (Betis)
FRA D. Payet (Lille)
GER A. Robben (Bayern)
ITA D. Conti (Cagliari)
Issue 26 - 25/02/2013
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Big-5 Experience (Average number of big-5 league matches during career)
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 22 to 24 February 2013.
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Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
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Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
S. Cazorla (Arsenal)
D. Silva (Man. City)
G. Bale (Tottenham)
M. Arteta (Arsenal)
Á. Rangel (Swansea)
Premier League
2
1
3
S. Cazorla (Arsenal)
D. Sturridge (Liverpool)
G. Bale (Tottenham)
General Index
Serie A
N. Petersen (Bremen)
G. Castro (Leverkusen)
I. Traoré (Stuttgart)
B. Schweinsteiger (Bayern)
J. Polák (Wolfsburg)
Bundesliga
2
1
3
I. Traoré (Stuttgart)
S. Kiessling(Leverkusen)
K. de Bruyne (Bremen)
General Index
P. Aubameyang (St-Etienne)
D. Payet (Lille)
F. Thauvin (Bastia)
M. Verratti (Paris SG)
J. Lopy (Sochaux)
Ligue 1
2
1
3
D. Payet (Lille)
R. Boudebouz(Sochaux)
P. Aubameyang (St-Etienne)
General Index
A. Colunga (Getafe)
A. Barrada (Getafe)
G. dos Santos (Mallorca)
T. Alcântara (Barcelona)
B. Oubiña (Vigo)
Liga
2
1
3
C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
C. Vela(Real Sociedad)
L. Messi (Barcelona)
General Index
2
1
3
S. Jovetić(Fiorentina)
J. Biabiany(Parma)
A. Diamanti(Bologna)
General Index
S. Jovetić (Fiorentina)
M. Rubin (Siena)
J. Biabiany (Parma)
A. Pirlo (Juventus)
L. Antonelli (Genoa)
Shooting
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Recovery
Issue 27 - 04/03/2013
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
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Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Players of the monthFEBRUARY 2013
70
72
74
76
78
Serie ALigue 1LigaPremier LeagueBundesliga
74.276.6 72.473.0 71.5
ENG C. Benteke (Aston Villa)
ESP Á. Negredo (Sevilla)
FRA S. Bahoken (Nice)
GER I. Olić (Wolfsburg)
ITA A. Carvalho (Parma)
1. Frankfurt (GER) 87.4
2. Leverkusen (GER) 84.3
3. Wigan (ENG) 83.4
4. Sunderland (ENG) 83.1
5. Bremen (GER) 82.6
6. Hamburg (GER) 81.0
7. Nürnberg (GER) 80.9
. Everton (ENG) 80.9
9. Napoli (ITA) 80.1
10. Vigo (ESP) 79.9
89. Chievo Verona (ITA) 67.0
90. Udinese (ITA) 66.9
91. Atalanta (ITA) 66.5
92. Evian Thonon (FRA) 66.2
93. Betis (ESP) 65.0
94. Augsburg (GER) 64.2
95. Milan (ITA) 63.4
96. Reading (ENG) 63.1
97. QPR (ENG) 62.2
98. Pescara (ITA) 59.7
ENG C. Yacob (WBA)
ESP S. Escudero (Getafe)
FRA D. Sidibe (Lille)
GER J. Matip (Schalke 04)
ITA G. Rodríguez (Fiorentina)
ENG J. de Guzmán (Swansea)
ESP T. Alcântara (Barcelona)
FRA M. Verratti (Paris SG)
GER Á. Dominguez (M'gladbach)
ITA D. Tözsér (Genoa)
ENG A. Townsend (QPR)
ESP A. Turan (Atlético Madrid)
FRA Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
GER P. Lahm (Bayern)
ITA V. Ibarbo (Cagliari)
ENG G. Bale (Tottenham)
ESP I. Rakitić (Sevilla)
FRA M. Martin (Lille)
GER P. Lahm (Bayern)
ITA A. Cossu (Cagliari)
ENG A. Townsend (QPR)
ESP D. Alves (Barcelona)
FRA Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
GER P. Lahm (Bayern)
ITA A. Carvalho (Parma)
Issue 28 - 11/03/2013
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
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% of minutes played by the 11 most fielded footballers per club
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 8 to 10 March 2013.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
72
74
76
78
Ligue 1BundesligaLigaSerie APremier League
76.376.9 74.075.9 73.9
ENG J. Rodriguez (Southampton)
ESP L. Messi (Barcelona)
FRA F. Thauvin (Bastia)
GER N. Sahin (Dortmund)
ITA A. Gómez (Catania)
1. Swansea (ENG) 86.57
2. Real Madrid (ESP) 86.53
3. Chelsea (ENG) 84.38
4. Aston Villa (ENG) 84.18
5. Man. United (ENG) 83.68
6. Wolfsburg (GER) 83.51
7. Real Sociedad (ESP) 82.78
8. Milan (ITA) 82.28
9. Lyon (FRA) 81.74
10. Barcelona (ESP) 81.66
87. Nürnberg (GER) 64.63
88. Atlético Madrid (ESP) 64.35
89. Espanyol (ESP) 63.43
90. Norwich (ENG) 62.45
91. Zaragoza (ESP) 62.21
92. Troyes (FRA) 60.84
93. Evian Thonon (FRA) 59.20
94. Fürth (GER) 57.81
95. Levante (ESP) 57.58
96. Augsburg (GER) 54.12
ENG A. Alcaraz (Wigan)
ESP V. Sánchez (Espanyol)
FRA G. Krychowiak (Reims)
GER N. Müller (Mainz)
ITA A. Calello (Siena)
ENG J. de Guzmán (Swansea)
ESP J. Toulalan (Málaga)
FRA I. Gueye (Lille)
GER S. Kjaer (Wolfsburg)
ITA M. De Sciglio (Milan)
ENG M. Jarvis (West Ham United)
ESP Piti (Rayo Vallecano)
FRA Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
GER K. de Bruyne (Bremen)
ITA V. Ibarbo (Cagliari)
ENG J. Bennett (Aston Villa)
ESP J. Valerón (La Coruña)
FRA W. Khazri (Bastia)
GER H. Schmidtgal (Fürth)
ITA M. Vučinić (Juventus)
ENG E. Hazard (Chelsea)
ESP L. Messi (Barcelona)
FRA R. Boudebouz (Sochaux)
GER N. Sahin (Dortmund)
ITA G. Pandev (Napoli)
Issue 29 - 18/03/2013
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
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Passing accuracy percentage
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 15 to 17 March 2013.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
L. Suárez (Liverpool)
W. Rooney (Man. United)
A. Townsend (QPR)
J. de Guzmán (Swansea)
A. Alcaraz (Wigan)
Premier League
2
1
3
W. Rooney (Man. United)
E. Hazard (Chelsea)
A. Townsend (QPR)
General Index
Serie A
R. Lewandowski (Dortmund)
P. Lahm (Bayern)
K. de Bruyne (Bremen)
P. Lahm (Bayern)
J. Baumgartlinger (Mainz)
Bundesliga
2
1
3
P. Lahm(Bayern)
J. Draxler (Schalke 04)
F. Ribéry (Bayern)
General Index
Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
I. Gueye (Lille)
D. Sidibe (Lille)
Ligue 1
2
1
3
Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
M. Martin (Lille)
W. Khazri (Bastia)
General Index
L. Messi (Barcelona)
C. Vela (Real Sociedad)
C. Vela (Real Sociedad)
R. Trashorras (Rayo Vallecano)
V. Sánchez (Espanyol)
Liga
2
1
3
L. Messi (Barcelona)
Á. Negredo (Sevilla)
C. Vela(Real Sociedad)
General Index
2
1
3
R. Palacio(Internazionale)
V. Ibarbo(Cagliari)
Amauri(Parma)
General Index
Amauri (Parma)
A. Cossu (Cagliari)
V. Ibarbo (Cagliari)
B. Valero (Fiorentina)
A. Vidal (Juventus)
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Issue 30 - 01/04/2013
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
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Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Players of the monthMARCH 2013
0
25
50
75
100
Ligue 1BundesligaSerie ALigaPremier League
42.290.8 26.131.8 19.9
ENG T. Rosický (Arsenal)
ESP F. Fàbregas (Barcelona)
FRA S. Kalou (Lille)
GER J. Schieber (Dortmund)
ITA G. Denis (Atalanta)
1. Real Madrid (ESP) 410.3
2. Chelsea (ENG) 298.8
3. Man. City (ENG)** 292.6
4. Bayern (GER) 188.3
5. Man. United (ENG)** 181.1
6. Liverpool (ENG) 155.4
7. Paris SG (FRA) 153.0
8. Barcelona (ESP) 144.3
9. Arsenal (ENG) 125.6
10. Internazionale (ITA) 108.1
88. Vigo (ESP) 2.5
. Pescara (ITA) 2.5
90. Reims (FRA) 2.3
91. Düsseldorf (GER) 2.1
92. Fürth (GER) 1.4
93. Osasuna (ESP) 0.9
94. Troyes (FRA) 0.5
95. Bastia (FRA), Ajaccio (FRA) 0.0
. Levante (ESP) 0.0
. Rayo Vallecano (ESP) 0.0
ENG L. Leiva (Liverpool)
ESP Casado (Rayo Vallecano)
FRA I. Gueye (Lille)
GER E. Polanski (Hoffenheim)
ITA B. Džemaili (Napoli)
ENG L. Leiva (Liverpool)
ESP T. Alcântara (Barcelona)
FRA F. Balmont (Lille)
GER J. Kirchhoff (Mainz)
ITA P. Pogba (Juventus)
ENG A. Townsend (QPR)
ESP L. Pizzi (La Coruña)
FRA P. Aubameyang (St-Etienne)
GER J. Farfán (Schalke 04)
ITA A. Diamanti (Bologna)
ENG E. Bennett (Norwich)
ESP A. Sánchez (Barcelona)
FRA B. Cheyrou (Marseille)
GER J. Kirchhoff (Mainz)
ITA F. Miccoli (Palermo)
ENG J. Rodriguez (Southampton)
ESP F. Fàbregas (Barcelona)
FRA S. Kalou (Lille)
GER J. Draxler (Schalke 04)
ITA A. Di Natale (Udinese)
Issue 31 - 08/04/2013
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Transfer fees spent for players fielded (in millions euros)
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 05 to 07 April 2013.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*Last game**
Last week-end*
10
20
30
40
BundesligaLigue 1Premier LeagueLigaSerie A
24.232.2 22.123.2 18.4
ENG C. N'Zogbia (Aston Villa)
ESP C. Tello (Barcelona)
FRA J. Aliadière (Lorient)
GER I. Gündoğan (Dortmund)
ITA L. Muriel (Udinese)
1. Atalanta (ITA) 57.8
2. Pescara (ITA) 57.4
3. Nürnberg (GER) 54.5
. Genoa (ITA) 54.5
. Levante (ESP) 54.5
6. Málaga (ESP) 54.3
7. Torino (ITA) 50.8
8. Fulham (ENG) 46.7
9. Bayern (GER) 45.5
10. Everton (ENG) 44.6
79. Hamburg (GER) 9.0
80. Stuttgart (GER) 8.6
. Valencia (ESP) 8.6
82. Freiburg (GER) 4.5
. Newcastle (ENG) 4.5
84. Stoke City (ENG) 1.9
. Nice (FRA) 1.9
86. Atlético Madrid (ESP) 0.0
. Aston Villa (ENG) 0.0
. Bremen (GER) 0.0
ENG D. Rose (Sunderland)
ESP Gabi (Atlético Madrid)
FRA J. Guilavogui (St-Etienne)
GER C. Molinaro (Stuttgart)
ITA T. Heurtaux (Udinese)
ENG M. Arteta (Arsenal)
ESP Xavi (Barcelona)
FRA M. Coutadeur (Lorient)
GER J. Schuster (Freiburg)
ITA E. Cambiasso (Internazionale)
ENG C. N'Zogbia (Aston Villa)
ESP Joaquín (Málaga)
FRA L. Karaboué (Nancy)
GER F. Ribéry (Bayern)
ITA A. Cerci (Torino)
ENG J. McClean (Sunderland)
ESP J. Reyes (Sevilla)
FRA B. Trémoulinas (Bordeaux)
GER J. Blaszczykowski (Dortmund)
ITA P. Zieliński (Udinese)
ENG C. N'Zogbia (Aston Villa)
ESP T. Alcântara (Barcelona)
FRA Y. Jouffre (Lorient)
GER J. Blaszczykowski (Dortmund)
ITA L. Muriel (Udinese)
Issue 32 - 15/04/2013
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% of players over 30 on the pitch
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 12 to 14 April 2013.
The most and the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
0
4
8
12
Premier LeagueSerie ALigaLigue 1Bundesliga
9.410.7 2.35.2 0.7
ENG L. Suárez (Liverpool)
ESP Y. El Arabi (Granada)
FRA L. López (Lyon)
GER M. Gómez (Bayern)
ITA S. Pellissier (Chievo Verona)
1. Schalke 04 (GER) 27.3
2. Mainz (GER) 25.3
3. Fürth (GER) 24.0
4. Freiburg (GER) 22.4
5. Lyon (FRA) 20.4
6. Valenciennes (FRA) 19.8
7. Pescara (ITA) 17.2
8. Toulouse (FRA) 17.1
9. Bilbao (ESP) 16.9
10. Brest (FRA) 13.5
11. Nancy (FRA) 12.7
12. Getafe (ESP) 11.9
13. Wolfsburg (GER) 11.4
14. Nice (FRA) 10.9
15. M'gladbach (GER) 10.5
16. Hoffenheim (GER) 9.8
ENG J. Cork (Southampton)
ESP A. Song (Barcelona)
FRA B. Cheyrou (Marseille)
GER M. Badelj (Hamburg)
ITA L. Antonelli (Genoa)
ENG A. Ramsey (Arsenal)
ESP T. Alcântara (Barcelona)
FRA M. Verratti (Paris SG)
GER P. Wollscheid (Leverkusen)
ITA J. Valdés (Parma)
ENG S. Manolev (Fulham)
ESP C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
FRA M. Poundje (Bordeaux)
GER H. Balitsch (Nürnberg)
ITA M. Motta (Bologna)
ENG S. Larsson (Sunderland)
ESP K. Benzema (Real Madrid)
FRA T. Mangani (Nancy)
GER C. Pizarro (Bayern)
ITA R. Meggiorini (Torino)
ENG L. Suárez (Liverpool)
ESP C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
FRA T. Mangani (Nancy)
GER C. Pizarro (Bayern)
ITA D. De Rossi (AS Roma)
Issue 33 - 22/04/2013
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% of minutes played by U21 national players
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 19 to 21 April 2013.
The most
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
0
2
4
6
8
LigaLigue 1Premier LeagueBundesligaSerie A
6.16.9 2.13.0 0.9
ENG D. Sturridge (Liverpool)
ESP I. Agirretxe (Real Sociedad)
FRA S. Kalou (Lille)
GER K. Huntelaar (Schalke 04)
ITA P. Osvaldo (AS Roma)
1. Hoffenheim (GER) 25.3
2. Sampdoria (ITA) 21.8
3. Bologna (ITA) 18.2
. Hamburg (GER) 18.2
. Internazionale (ITA) 18.2
6. Fürth (GER) 15.8
7. Udinese (ITA) 14.3
8. Parma (ITA) 11.1
. M'gladbach (GER) 11.1
10. Newcastle (ENG) 9.2
11. Lazio (ITA) 9.1
. Fulham, Chelsea (ENG) 9.1
. Atlético Madrid (ESP) 9.1
. Augsburg, Wolfsburg (GER) 9.1
. Juventus (ITA) 9.1
. Bayern (GER) 9.1
. Bordeaux (FRA) 9.1
. Pescara (ITA) 9.1
. Leverkusen (GER) 9.1
. Sochaux (FRA) 9.1
ENG L. Leiva (Liverpool)
ESP J. López (Espanyol)
FRA G. Krychowiak (Reims)
GER J. Morávek (Augsburg)
ITA S. García (Palermo)
ENG Y. Touré (Man. City)
ESP R. Trashorras (Rayo Vallecano)
FRA F. Balmont (Lille)
GER Rafinha (Bayern)
ITA G. Inler (Napoli)
ENG A. Traoré (QPR)
ESP P. León (Getafe)
FRA C. Benschop (Brest)
GER Rafinha (Bayern)
ITA M. Balotelli (Milan)
ENG S. Downing (Liverpool)
ESP V. Rodríguez (Zaragoza)
FRA J. Féret (Rennes)
GER Diego (Wolfsburg)
ITA E. Lamela (AS Roma)
ENG D. Sturridge (Liverpool)
ESP G. Castro (Real Sociedad)
FRA S. Kalou (Lille)
GER Diego (Wolfsburg)
ITA P. Osvaldo (AS Roma)
Issue 34 - 29/04/2013
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% of minutes played by U21 expatriate players
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 26 to 28 April 2013.
The most
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
D. Sturridge (Liverpool)
R. Lukaku (WBA)
A. Townsend (QPR)
A. Ramsey (Arsenal)
L. Leiva (Liverpool)
Premier League
2
1
3
D. Sturridge (Liverpoo)
G. Bale(Tottenham)
R. Lukaku(WBA)
General Index
Serie A
R. Lewandowski (Dortmund)
C. Pizarro (Bayern)
R. Kruse (Düsseldorf )
Rafinha (Bayern)
J. Morávek (Augsburg)
Bundesliga
2
1
3
C. Pizarro(Bayern)
A. Schürrle(Leverkusen)
Diego(Wolfsburg)
General Index
S. Kalou (Lille)
Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
Z. Ibrahimović (Paris SG)
F. Balmont (Lille)
T. Xavier (Troyes)
Ligue 1
2
1
3
R. Cabella(Montpellier)
J. Féret(Rennes)
Y. Mollo (St-Etienne)
General Index
F. Fàbregas (Barcelona)
A. Sánchez (Barcelona)
J. Navas (Sevilla)
T. Alcântara (Barcelona)
Gabi (Atlético Madrid)
Liga
2
1
3
A. Sánchez (Barcelona)
F. Fàbregas (Barcelona)
T. Alcântara(Barcelona)
General Index
2
1
3
F. Miccoli(Palermo)
A. Di Natale(Udinese)
J. Iličić(Palermo)
General Index
A. Di Natale (Udinese)
F. Miccoli (Palermo)
A. Candreva (Lazio)
J. Valdés (Parma)
G. Paletta (Parma)
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Issue 35 - 06/05/2013
Big-5 Weekly PostThe Big-5 Weekly Post is a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and OptaPro. Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post will present exclusive data on players’ demogra-phy and pitch performance. All of our statis-tics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to ensure aca-demic accuracy.
Analysis published in the ‘Big-5 Weekly Post’ is only part of a broader spectrum of data that can also be produced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of parties: broadcast-ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, na-tional associations, bookmakers, etc.
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Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Shooting
Chance creation
Take on
Distribution
Recovery
Players of the monthAPRIL 2013
0
5
10
15
Serie ABundesligaLigaPremier LeagueLigue 1
2.913.2 1.72.2 1.4
ENG D. Sturridge (Liverpool)
ESP Falcao (Atlético Madrid)
FRA S. Kalou (Lille)
GER J. Hegeler (Leverkusen)
ITA A. Di Natale (Udinese)
1. Rennes (FRA) 34.5
2. Valenciennes (FRA) 27.3
. Lille (FRA) 27.3
4. Montpellier (FRA) 24.1
5. Reims (FRA) 19.5
6. Bordeaux (FRA) 19.4
7. Nancy (FRA) 18.2
. Lorient (FRA) 18.2
. Lyon (FRA) 18.2
10. Evian Thonon (FRA) 17.4
11. Newcastle (ENG) 14.5
12. Toulouse (FRA) 11.6
13. Hannover (GER) 11.3
14. Chievo Verona (ITA) 9.9
15. Marseille (FRA) 9.2
16. Everton, Tottenham (ENG) 9.1
. Fulham (ENG), Sochaux (FRA) 9.1
. Stuttgart, Fürth (GER) 9.1
. ReaL Madrid, Malaga (ESP) 9.1
. Lazio (ITA) 9.1
ENG A. Westwood (Aston Villa)
ESP Nacho (Betis)
FRA M. Gonalons (Lyon)
GER M. Stranzl (M'gladbach)
ITA A. Vidal (Juventus)
ENG P. Scholes (Man. United)
ESP X. Alonso (Real Madrid)
FRA F. Balmont (Lille)
GER J. Schuster (Freiburg)
ITA Z. Kuzmanović (Internazionale)
ENG F. Delph (Aston Villa)
ESP M. de las Cuevas (Osasuna)
FRA K. Abdallah (Marseille)
GER A. Robben (Bayern)
ITA J. Biabiany (Parma)
ENG E. Hazard (Chelsea)
ESP S. Feghouli (Valencia CF)
FRA G. Danic (Valenciennes)
GER F. Ribéry (Bayern)
ITA R. Vitiello (Siena)
ENG D. Sturridge (Liverpool)
ESP A. Guardado (Valencia)
FRA R. Rodelin (Lille)
GER F. Ribéry (Bayern)
ITA A. Vidal (Juventus)
Issue 36 - 13/05/2013
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% of minutes played by African players
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 10 to 12 May 2013.
The most
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
0
10
20
30
Premier LeagueBundesligaLigue 1LigaSerie A
27.027.6 13.320.6 6.7
ENG K. Nolan (West Ham United)
ESP I. Agirretxe (Real Sociedad)
FRA Brandao (St-Etienne)
GER K. de Bruyne (Bremen)
ITA A. Ljajić (Fiorentina)
1. Siena (ITA) 71.2
2. Rayo Vallecano (ESP) 65.9
3. Pescara (ITA) 63.6
4. Granada (ESP) 56.7
5. La Coruña (ESP) 54.5
6. Atalanta (ITA) 46.2
7. Valladolid (ESP) 44.9
8. Hannover (GER) 42.7
9. Bastia (FRA) 41.2
10. Ajaccio (FRA) 40.4
81. Barcelona (ESP) 0.0
. Sevilla (ESP) 0.0
. Dortmund (GER) 0.0
. Hamburg (GER) 0.0
. Lille (FRA) 0.0
. Southampton (ENG) 0.0
. Tottenham (ENG) 0.0
. Man. City (ENG) 0.0
. Reading, West Ham (ENG) 0.0
. Everton, Arsenal (ENG) 0.0
ENG A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
ESP D. Abella (Osasuna)
FRA A. Bosetti (Nice)
GER T. Rincón (Hamburg)
ITA M. Bradley (AS Roma)
ENG J. Henderson (Liverpool)
ESP X. Hernández (Barcelona)
FRA M. Estrada (Montpellier)
GER J. Schuster (Freiburg)
ITA L. Cigarini (Atalanta)
ENG R. Espinoza (Wigan)
ESP I. Rakitić (Sevilla)
FRA R. Cabella (Montpellier)
GER J. Farfán (Schalke 04)
ITA A. Diamanti (Bologna)
ENG A. Carroll (West Ham United)
ESP Ó. de Marcos (Bilbao)
FRA Brandao (St-Etienne)
GER R. Mak (Nürnberg)
ITA M. Estigarribia (Sampdoria)
ENG P. Coutinho (Liverpool)
ESP É. Banega (Valencia)
FRA Brandao (St-Etienne)
GER F. Ribéry (Bayern)
ITA A. Ljajić (Fiorentina)
Issue 37 - 20/05/2013
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% of minutes played by footballers running out of their contracts
* All the data refer to championship matches played from 17 to 19 May 2013.
The most, the least
Most productive players, by league
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Shooting
RecoveRyDiStRibution
take onchance cReation
geneRal
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
Last week-end*
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2. Franck Ribéry (Bayern)
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
4. Francesc Fàbregas (Barcelona)
5. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
6. Mario Götze (Dortmund)
7. Toni Kroos (Bayern)
8. Mesut Özil (Real Madrid)
9. Luis Suárez (Liverpool)
10. Thomas Müller (Bayern)
1. Franck Ribéry (Bayern)
2. Kevin de Bruyne (Bremen)
3. Alessandro Diamanti (Bologna)
4. Luis Suárez (Liverpool)
5. Antonio Candreva (Lazio)
6. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
7. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
8. Alessio Cerci (Torino)
9. Jefferson Farfán (Schalke 04)
10. Jesús Navas (Sevilla)
1. Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)
2. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
3. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
4. Francesc Fàbregas (Barcelona)
5. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
6. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
7. Andrea Pirlo (Juventus)
8. Yaya Touré (Man. City)
9. Michael Carrick (Man. United)
10. Dani Alves (Barcelona)
1. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
2. Arturo Vidal (Juventus)
3. Gabi (Atlético Madrid)
4. Idrissa Gueye (Lille)
5. Valon Behrami (Napoli)
6. Blaise Matuidi (Paris SG)
7. Javi Martínez (Bayern)
8. Paul Pogba (Juventus)
9. Diego Perez (Bologna)
10. Fágner (Wolfsburg)
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
3. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris SG)
4. Miroslav Klose (Lazio)
5. Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund)
6. Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)
7. Luis Suárez (Liverpool)
8. Edison Cavani (Napoli)
9. Robin van Persie (Man. United)
10. Antonio Di Natale (Udinese)
1. Franck Ribéry (Bayern)
2. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
3. Mesut Özil (Real Madrid)
4. Antonio Cassano (Internazionale)
5. Toni Kroos (Bayern)
6. Juan Mata (Chelsea)
7. Francesco Totti (AS Roma)
8. Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)
9. Thomas Müller (Bayern)
10. Jacub Blaszczykowski (Dortmund)
Issue 38 - 27/05/2013
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Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel and Roger Besson
Players of the SEASON2012/2013
General Index
Take On Distribution Recovery
Shooting Chance Creation
1. Jesús Navas (Manchester City FC) +5.3 M€
2. Andrew Carroll (West Ham United) +4.6 M€
3. Simon Mignolet (Liverpool FC) +3.1 M€
4. Timm Klose (VfL Wolfsburg) +2.6 M€
5. Isco Alarcón (Real Madrid CF) +2.6 M€
R² = 89%
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Estimated (million €)
1. André Schürrle (Chelsea FC) -7.0 M€
2. Carlos Tévez (Juventus FC) -4.2 M€
3. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) -1.6 M€
4. Daniel Caligiuri (VfL Wolfsburg) -1.3 M€
5. Jordi Amat (Swansea City AFC) -1.0 M€
Issue n°39 - 02/07/2013
Big-5 Weekly Post
Weekly follow-up on transfers - Summer 2013
Correlation between estimated values and reported fees
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Most over-paid (to)
* Value adjusted for 100% of transfer rights
Most under-paid (to)
[Not including players with buy-out clause]
Date Name From To Reported Fees Estimated Fees Gap (%)
before 01/07 Isco Alarcón Málaga CF Real Madrid CF 27.0 24.4 +10.7%
before 01/07 André Schürrle Bayer 04 Leverkusen Chelsea FC 23.0 30.0 -23.3%
before 01/07 Andrew Carroll West Ham United West Ham United 17.5 12.9 +35.7%
before 01/07 Jesús Navas Sevilla FC Manchester City FC 17.5 12.2 +43.4%
before 01/07 Carlos Tévez Manchester City FC Juventus FC 12.0 16.2 -25.9%
before 01/07 Simon Mignolet Sunderland AFC Liverpool FC 10.6 7.5 +41.3%
before 01/07 Dimitri Payet Lille OSC Olympique de Marseille 10.0 10.0 +0.0%
before 01/07 Heung Son Hamburger SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 10.0 9.9 +1.0%
01/07 Younès Belhanda Montpellier Hérault SC FC Dynamo Kyiv 9.5 9.1 +4.4%
before 01/07 Sokratis Papastathopoulos SV Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund 9.5 8.0 +18.8%
before 01/07 Iago Aspas RC Celta de Vigo Liverpool FC 8.8 7.5 +17.3%
before 01/07 Alessio Cerci Torino Calcio Torino Calcio 8.5* 7.5 +13.3%
before 01/07 Beñat Etxebarria Real Betis Balompié Athletic Club Bilbao 8.0 7.5 +6.7%
before 01/07 Ádám Szalai 1. FSV Mainz 05 FC Schalke 04 8.0 7.0 +14.3%
before 01/07 Dejan Lovren Olympique Lyonnais Southampton FC 8.0 6.7 +19.4%
before 01/07 Aurélien Chedjou Lille OSC Galatasaray SK 7.8 8.0 -2.5%
before 01/07 Alberto Costa Valencia CF FC Spartak Moskva 7.0 6.5 +7.7%
before 01/07 Leonardo Baptistão Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid 7.0 5.8 +20.7%
before 01/07 Panagiotis Tachtsidis AS Roma FC Genoa 1893 6.0* 5.2 +15.4%
before 01/07 Maarten Stekelenburg AS Roma Fulham FC 5.6 5.3 +5.7%
Average all players 5.3 5.1 +4.9%
1. Christopher Samba (FC Anzhi) +10.1 M€
2. Jesús Navas (Manchester City FC) +5.3 M€
3. Andrew Carroll (West Ham United) +4.6 M€
4. Timm Klose (VfL Wolfsburg) +2.6 M€
5. Isco Alarcón (Real Madrid CF) +2.6 M€
R² = 86%
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rted
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ion
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Estimated (million €)
1. André Schürrle (Chelsea FC) -7.0 M€
2. Mario Gómez (AC Fiorentina) -4.2 M€
3. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) -1.6 M€
4. Daniel Caligiuri (VfL Wolfsburg) -1.3 M€
5. James Perch (Wigan Athletic FC) -1.3 M€
Issue n°40- 09/07/2013
Big-5 Weekly Post
Weekly follow-up on transfers - Summer 2013
Correlation between estimated values and reported fees
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Most over-paid (to)
* Value adjusted for 100% of transfer rights
Most under-paid (to)
[Not including players with buy-out clause]
Date Name From To Reported Fees Estimated Fees Gap (%)
08/07 Mario Gómez FC Bayern München AC Fiorentina 20.0 24.2 -17.4%
08/07 Andrea Poli Sampdoria UC Milan AC 6.0 6.4 -6.3%
08/07 Arouna Koné Wigan Athletic FC Everton FC 5.8 4.5 +28.9%
08/07 David Villa FC Barcelona Club Atlético de Madrid 5.1 6.1 -16.4%
08/07 Grant Holt Norwich City FC Wigan Athletic FC 3.0 2.4 +25.0%
07/07 Jérémy Toulalan Málaga CF AS Monaco 5.0 5.5 -9.1%
06/07 Christopher Samba Queens Park Rangers FC FC Anzhi Makhachkala 14.5 4.4 +229.5%
05/07 Ishak Belfodil FC Parma Internazionale Milano FC 20.0* 10.1 +98.0%
05/07 Simon Kjaer VfL Wolfsburg Lille OSC 2.0 5.2 -61.5%
04/07 Kike Sola CA Osasuna Athletic Club Bilbao 4.0 2.3 +73.9%
03/07 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang AS St-Etienne Borussia Dortmund 13.0 10.5 +23.8%
03/07 Jonjo Shelvey Liverpool FC Swansea City AFC 7.0 7.1 -1.4%
03/07 Vito Mannone Arsenal FC Sunderland AFC 2.4 1.1 +118.2%
03/07 James Perch Newcastle United FC Wigan Athletic FC 1.2 2.5 -52.0%
03/07 Eloge Enza Yamissi ES Troyes Valenciennes FC 0.5 0.5 +0.0%
01/07 Younès Belhanda Montpellier Hérault SC FC Dynamo Kyiv 9.5 9.1 +4.4%
01/07 Jasmin Kurtić Palermo US US Sassuolo 5.0* 2.8 +78.6%
before 01/07 Isco Alarcón Málaga CF Real Madrid CF 27.0 24.4 +10.7%
before 01/07 André Schürrle Bayer 04 Leverkusen Chelsea FC 23.0 30.0 -23.3%
before 01/07 Andrew Carroll West Ham United West Ham United 17.5 12.9 +35.7%
Average all players 5.8 5.3 +8.7%
1. Jesús Navas (Manchester City FC) +5.3 M€
2. Andrew Carroll (West Ham United) +4.6 M€
3. Medhi Benatia (AS Roma) +4.0 M€
4. Lucas Digne (Paris St-Germain FC) +3.0 M€
5. Medhi Benatia (AS Roma) +4.0 M€
R² = 87%
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rted
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ion
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Estimated (million €)
1. André Schürrle (Chelsea FC) -7.0 M€
2. Mario Gómez (AC Fiorentina) -4.2 M€
3. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) -1.6 M€
4. Daniel Caligiuri (VfL Wolfsburg) -1.3 M€
5. James Perch (Wigan Athletic FC) -1.3 M€
Issue n°41- 18/07/2013
Big-5 Weekly Post
Weekly follow-up on transfers - Summer 2013
Correlation between estimated values and reported fees
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Most over-paid (to)
* Value adjusted for 100% of transfer rights
Most under-paid (to)
[Not including players with buy-out clause]
Date Name From To Reported Fees Estimated Fees Gap (%)
17/07 Lucas Digne Lille OSC Paris St-Germain FC 12.0 9.0 +33.3%
16/07 Edison Cavani SSC Napoli Paris St-Germain FC 64.0 63.0 +1.6%
13/07 Medhi Benatia Udinese Calcio AS Roma 13.5 9.5 +42.1%
13/07 Jeffrey Bruma Chelsea FC PSV Eindhoven 3.0 4.1 -26.8%
12/07 Emanuele Giaccherini Juventus FC Sunderland AFC 9.0 7.9 +13.9%
12/07 Ciro Immobile FC Genoa 1893 Torino Calcio 5.5* 10.2 -46.1%
12/07 Lasse Sobiech Borussia Dortmund Hamburger SV 1.2 1.1 +9.1%
12/07 Sergio Escudero FC Schalke 04 Getafe CF 0.5 0.7 -28.6%
11/07 Angelo Ogbonna Torino Calcio Juventus FC 13.0 10.0 +30.0%
11/07 Benjamin Corgnet FC Lorient AS St-Etienne 4.0 3.9 +2.6%
10/07 José María Callejón Real Madrid CF SSC Napoli 9.0 7.5 +20.0%
10/07 Benoît Trémoulinas Girondins de Bordeaux FC Dynamo Kyiv 6.5 5.1 +27.5%
09/07 Mauro Icardi Sampdoria UC Internazionale Milano FC 12.0* 8.9 +34.8%
09/07 Manolo Gabbiadini Bologna FC Sampdoria UC 11.0* 7.6 +44.7%
09/07 Giovani dos Santos RCD Mallorca Villarreal CF 6.0 3.1 +93.5%
09/07 Anthony Modeste Girondins de Bordeaux TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3.0 3.4 -11.8%
09/07 Joel Robles Club Atlético de Madrid Everton FC 2.3 2.2 +4.5%
08/07 Mario Gómez FC Bayern München AC Fiorentina 20.0 24.2 -17.4%
08/07 Andrea Poli Sampdoria UC Milan AC 6.0 6.4 -6.3%
08/07 Arouna Koné Wigan Athletic FC Everton FC 5.8 4.5 +28.9%
Average all players (Summer 2013) 6.6 6.0 +9.9%
1. Christopher Samba (FC Anzhi) +10.1 M€
2. Gonzalo Higuaín (SSC Napoli) +7.5 M€
3. Jesús Navas (Manchester City FC) +5.3 M€
4. Andrew Carroll (West Ham United) +4.6 M€
5. Younès Belhanda (FC Dynamo Kyiv) +4.0 M€
R² = 85%
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Estimated (million €)
1. André Schürrle (Chelsea FC) -7.0 M€
2. Mario Gómez (AC Fiorentina) -3.2 M€
3. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) -1.6 M€
4. Morgan De Sanctis (AS Roma) -1.4 M€
5. Daniel Caligiuri (VfL Wolfsburg) -1.3 M€
Issue n°42- 30/07/2013
Big-5 Weekly Post
Weekly follow-up on transfers - Summer 2013
Correlation between estimated values and reported fees
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Most over-paid (to)
* Value adjusted for 100% of transfer rights
Most under-paid (to)
[Not including players with buy-out clause]
Date Name From To Reported Fees Estimated Fees Gap (%)
29/07 Yohann Thuram-Ulien ES Troyes Standard Liège 1.5 1.4 +7.1%
27/07 Kévin Constant Milan AC Milan AC 6.0* 5.5 +9.1%
27/07 Rodney Strasser Milan AC FC Genoa 1893 3.0* 1.7 +76.5%
26/07 Chris Mavinga Stade Rennais FC FC Rubin Kazan 4.0 1.9 +110.5%
26/07 Yannick Sagbo Evian Thonon Gaillard FC Hull City AFC 2.0 2.3 -13.0%
26/07 Jamie Mackie Queens Park Rangers FC Nottingham Forest FC 1.2 1.5 -20.0%
25/07 Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid CF SSC Napoli 37.0 29.5 +25.4%
25/07 Morgan De Sanctis SSC Napoli AS Roma 0.5 1.9 -73.7%
24/07 Kevin Gameiro Paris St-Germain FC Sevilla FC 10.0 9.0 +11.1%
23/07 Josip Iličić Palermo US AC Fiorentina 9.0 9.3 -3.2%
21/07 Raúl Albiol Real Madrid CF SSC Napoli 9.0 5.8 +55.2%
20/07 Thiago Ribeiro Cagliari Calcio Santos Futebol Clube 3.0 2.1 +42.9%
20/07 Juan Forlín RCD Espanyol Al Rayyan 2.5 2.8 -10.7%
19/07 Nelson Valdez Valencia CF Al Jazeera 3.0 2.0 +50.0%
18/07 José Campaña Sevilla FC Crystal Palace FC 2.0 2.1 -4.8%
17/07 Lucas Digne Lille OSC Paris St-Germain FC 12.0 9.0 +33.3%
15/07 Athanasios Petsos SpVgg Greuther Fürth SK Rapid Wien 0.3 0.8 -68.8%
13/07 Medhi Benatia Udinese Calcio AS Roma 10.0 9.5 +5.3%
13/07 Jeffrey Bruma Chelsea FC PSV Eindhoven 3.0 4.1 -26.8%
12/07 Emanuele Giaccherini Juventus FC Sunderland AFC 8.0 7.9 +1.3%
Average all players (Summer 2013) 5.7 5.1 +11.5%
1. Gonzalo Higuaín (SSC Napoli) +7.5 M€
2. Christopher Samba (FC Anzhi) +7.2 M€
3. Gary Medel (Cardiff City) +6.1 M€
4. Jesús Navas (Manchester City FC) +5.3 M€
5. Andrew Carroll (West Ham United) +4.6 M€
R² = 85%
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Estimated (million €)
1. André Schürrle (Chelsea FC) -7.0 M€
2. Mario Gómez (AC Fiorentina) -3.2 M€
3. Alejandro Gómez (Metalist Kharkiv) -3.2 M€
4. Simon Kjaer (Lille OSC) -2.7 M€
5. James McClean (Wigan Athletic FC) -2.6 M€
Issue n°43- 12/08/2013
Big-5 Weekly Post
Weekly follow-up on transfers - Summer 2013
Correlation between estimated values and reported fees
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Most over-paid (to)
* Value adjusted for 100% of transfer rights
Most under-paid (to)
[Not including players with buy-out clause]
Date Name From To Reported Fees Estimated Fees Gap (%)
10/08 Gary Medel Sevilla FC Cardiff City 13.0 6.9 +88.4%
09/08 Miguel Torres Getafe CF Olympiacos FC 0.5 1.1 -54.5%
08/08 Lisandro López Olympique Lyonnais Al-Gharafa 7.2 7.5 -4.0%
08/08 James McClean Sunderland AFC Wigan Athletic FC 2.3 4.9 -53.1%
08/08 Xavi Torres Getafe CF Real Betis Balompié 2.2 3.4 -35.3%
07/08 Hélder Postiga Real Zaragoza Valencia CF 3.0 2.9 +3.4%
07/08 Saber Khelifa Evian Thonon Gaillard FC Olympique de Marseille 2.5 2.5 +0.0%
07/08 Granddi Ngoyi ES Troyes Palermo US 1.5 1.3 +15.4%
07/08 Victor Hugo Montaño Stade Rennais FC Montpellier HSC 0.8 1.2 -33.3%
05/08 Gaëtan Charbonnier Montpellier Hérault SC Stade Reims 1.0 2.3 -56.5%
04/08 Gervinho Kouassi Arsenal FC AS Roma 9.5 10.4 -8.7%
03/08 Clint Dempsey Tottenham Hotspur FC Seattle Sounders 6.8 8.5 -20.0%
02/08 Emre Can FC Bayern München Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6.0 1.5 +300.0%
02/08 Francesco Bolzoni AC Siena Palermo US 1.0 1.7 -41.2%
01/08 Michel Bastos Olympique Lyonnais Al-Aïn 4.0 4.2 -4.8%
01/08 Henri Bedimo Montpellier Hérault SC Olympique Lyonnais 2.6 3.2 -18.8%
01/08 Tamás Hajnal VfB Stuttgart FC Ingolstadt 0.3 0.3 -16.7%
31/07 Steven Caulker Tottenham Hotspur FC Cardiff City 10.5 11.2 -6.2%
30/07 Alejandro Gómez Calcio Catania Metalist Kharkiv 7.0 10.2 -31.4%
30/07 Franck Tabanou Toulouse FC AS St-Etienne 5.0 5.5 -9.1%
Average all players (Summer 2013) 5.2 4.8 +8.7%
1. Gonzalo Higuaín (SSC Napoli) +7.5 M€
2. Christopher Samba (FC Anzhi) +7.2 M€
3. Gary Medel (Cardiff City) +6.1 M€
4. Jesús Navas (Manchester City FC) +5.3 M€
5. Andrew Carroll (West Ham United) +4.6 M€
R² = 85%
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1.0
10.0
100.0
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Estimated (million €)
1. André Schürrle (Chelsea FC) -7.0 M€
2. Mario Gómez (AC Fiorentina) -3.2 M€
3. Alejandro Gómez (Metalist Kharkiv) -3.2 M€
4. Simon Kjaer (Lille OSC) -2.7 M€
5. James McClean (Wigan Athletic FC) -2.6 M€
Issue n°44- 26/08/2013
Big-5 Weekly Post
Weekly follow-up on transfers - Summer 2013
Correlation between estimated values and reported fees
Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson
Most over-paid (to)
* Value adjusted for 100% of transfer rights
Most under-paid (to)
[Not including players with buy-out clause]
Date Name From To Reported Fees Estimated Fees Gap (%)
21/08 Saphir Taïder Bologna FC Internazionale Milano FC 11.0* 9.3 +18.3%
20/08 Scott Parker Tottenham Hotspur FC Fulham FC 4.1 5.0 -18.0%
20/08 Mohammed Rabiu Evian Thonon Gaillard FC Kuban Krasnodar 1.8 1.7 +5.9%
20/08 Fabrice N'Sakala ES Troyes RSC Anderlecht 1.2 1.3 -7.7%
19/08 Gaëtan Bong Valenciennes FC Olympiacos FC 1.0 2.0 -50.0%
16/08 Mikel Rico Granada CF Athletic Bilbao 3.0 2.7 +11.1%
15/08 Luiz Gustavo FC Bayern München VfL Wolfsburg 15.0 14.0 +7.1%
14/08 Etienne Capoue Toulouse FC Tottenham Hotspur FC 10.2 10.4 -1.9%
14/08 Tom Huddlestone Tottenham Hotspur FC Hull City FC 5.8 5.3 +9.4%
13/08 Stewart Downing Liverpool FC West Ham United 7.0 7.3 -4.1%
10/08 Gary Medel Sevilla FC Cardiff City 13.0 6.9 +88.4%
09/08 Miguel Torres Getafe CF Olympiacos FC 0.5 1.1 -54.5%
08/08 Lisandro López Olympique Lyonnais Al-Gharafa 7.2 7.5 -4.0%
08/08 James McClean Sunderland AFC Wigan Athletic FC 2.3 4.9 -53.1%
08/08 Xavi Torres Getafe CF Real Betis Balompié 2.2 3.4 -35.3%
07/08 Hélder Postiga Real Zaragoza Valencia CF 3.0 2.9 +3.4%
07/08 Saber Khelifa Evian Thonon Gaillard FC Olympique de Marseille 2.5 2.5 +0.0%
07/08 Granddi Ngoyi ES Troyes Palermo US 1.5 1.3 +15.4%
07/08 Victor Hugo Montaño Stade Rennais FC Montpellier HSC 0.8 1.2 -33.3%
05/08 Gaëtan Charbonnier Montpellier Hérault SC Stade Reims 1.0 2.3 -56.5%
Average all players (Summer 2013) 5.3 4.9 +8.1%