Sporting Intelligence
League context, rival watch, squad value and contracts — the sporting side, quantified.
First place, three points of air — and the form team six behind.
League table
last five, most recent rightIn production this table streams from league data APIs — the club never types results in.
Rival watch
6 points behind but the form team: five straight wins, no goal conceded in the last three. Meanest defence in the league (20 against). The run-in includes them at home — likely the title decider.
3 points behind, unbeaten in five. Scores late: 9 of their last 12 goals after the 75th minute — game management in the final quarter decides this fixture.
Filial volatility: brilliant when first-team players drop down, beatable when they don't. Check the parent club's fixture the same weekend.
Around the league
players who decide fixturesLeague top scorer; 6 from set pieces — do not concede corners cheaply.
Keeper behind the league's best defence; beaten low at the near post 3 times.
Creates everything from the left half-space; force him inside.
Their organising CB injured — their next 4 fixtures are winnable for rivals.
In-form winger; suspended for the head-to-head in J34.
Squad value & contractsMarket values are estimates refreshed from public sources; contracts and wages come from the club's own records.
Amber contract dates expire within 12 months — renew or sell, never let value walk for free.
Academy economics
the academy as an asset, not a costOn paper the academy loses €59k a year. Counting the market value of this season's three first-team debuts and one sale, it created €480k of player value — a 1.7x return on its net cost. Scouting and player development detail lives in the Academy & Talent topic.