Other news...
I mentioned the Across The Leagues guys in last week's mail and I've been having a good old dig around in their database over the past few days, now that the International break is over (were Scotland playing? Can't say I noticed... 😶😏)...
I personally like to
focus on a few teams each season from a couple of the major leagues (outside of my obvious 'interest' in the lower Scottish leagues) and one team I've been monitoring closely this season is BOLOGNA in Serie A (nothing to do with the fact Lewis Ferguson is currently ripping things up there as Bologna captain 😉... yet can't get a starting place in the Scotland team!! Come on Stevie Clark, open your eyes man!)...
Bologna are having a fantastic season (mainly down to Lewis Ferguson 🤩) and currently sit fourth in Serie A... and they have some very solid stats once you dig into things...
Some of the highlights being...
They've won 73% of home matches
(11/15)
86% of their matches have seen over 3.5 cards (25/29)
66% of their matches have seen over 4.5 cards (19/29)
Only ONCE at home have they picked up the most bookings
They've won 88% of home matches against the bottom 6 (7/8)
They've only conceded 8 goals at home so far (15 matches)