Insajderi Prognoziraju - Portugal, Liga ZON Sagres - 1. kolo / Predrag Jokanović
Written By maxtv on Thursday, 15 August 2013 | 21:15
La Liga Opta Facts - Matchday 1 - 17/18 August
Almeria v Villarreal
Almeria have not lost any of their four home meetings with Villarreal in the Primera Division (3W 1D).
Villarreal achieved their third promotion to the Primera last season - after their first promotion, they suffered their worst ever top-flight campaign to date (1998/99, 36 points).
On the contrary, Almeria achieved their second promotion to the top-flight last season - they gained their best ever points total the year after their promotion (52 points in 2008/09).
Current Villarreal manager Marcelino Garcia Toral has never lost against Almeria in the top-flight (W3 D1).
Villarreal have only won two of their 13 previous opening day games in La Liga (D5 L6), though both victories came away from home (1-2 in Vallecas, 0-3 in the Mestalla).
The Yellows claimed promotion to La Liga in the final gameweek of the Segunda last season despite losing 1-0 at home to Almeria.
Villarreal only conceded more than one goal in two of their final 20 league games last term.
Almeria scored a league-high 19 headed goals last season.
Since the Frenchman made his Segunda debut, only former Almeria striker Charles (13) scored more goals in the second division than Jeremy Perbet (11).
Ustari has lost all three league games he has played against Villarreal.
Barcelona v Levante
Barcelona have won eight of their last nine meetings with Levante in La Liga, drawing the other.
The Catalan side have won all of their eight previous top-flight meetings with Levante on home soil.
Los Granotas have conceded an average of 3.25 goals per game in these eight trips to the Nou Camp in the Spanish league.
The 5-0 hammering Levante suffered in the Camp Nou last season equalled their worst ever La Liga defeat (also lost 5-0 v Real Madrid in 2004/05).
Cesc Fabregas has scored in three of the last four clashes between Barcelona and Levante in the league, including the victory in the Nou Camp last term.
Fabregas made 185 passes in the opposition half against Levante last season, the most by a single player against one opponent in the top-flight.
Barcelona had the highest average possession in any of the top five European leagues last season (69%), whilst Levante had the lowest (35%).
Levante will be playing in their fourth successive top-flight season; their best ever run of consecutive top tier campaigns.
Lionel Messi was the top scorer in La Liga last season, netting 46 goals - four few than the 50 goal record haul he netted two campaigns ago.
Levante have never won their opening fixture in a La Liga season (D5 L3).
Celta Vigo v Espanyol
Celta Vigo sealed La Liga survival last season after winning 1-0 against Espanyol on the final day.
Four of Celta Vigo's five previous home victories over the Catalan side have ended with the same scoreline: 1-0.
Luis Enrique will make his La Liga managerial debut; his Roma side in 2011/12 had the second highest possession figure in Serie A (60%) after champions Juventus (61%).
Espanyol won just three points having conceded the first goal last season - a La Liga-low.
Celta Vigo have lost last season's star man Iago Aspas to Liverpool; only Lionel Messi contributed directly to a higher portion of his team's goals in La Liga than Aspas last term.
Sergio Garcia has participated in more goals for Espanyol than any other player in La Liga under Javier Aguirre (seven goals, four assists).
With 27 goals last season, new Celta striker Charles was the top scorer in the Segunda last season (Aspas scored 23 goals in Celta's promotion campaign).
The last four times Espanyol have started a top-flight campaign away from home, they have suffered defeat, failing to score in three of those games.
Pizzi attempted more crosses than any other player in La Liga last season (338, including corners).
Rafinha attempted more passes in the opposition half than any other player in the second division last term (1417).
Osasuna v Granada
Osasuna lost both clashes with Granada last season; their last victory over the Andalusian side came back in February 2012 (2-1).
In that victory, Javad Nekounam scored his final league goal for Osasuna; the Iranian is Osasuna's top scoring midfielder over the last 10 seasons (24 goals).
Granada have only won one of their five visits to Pamplona in La Liga (2-1 last season).
Dani Benitez was the scorer of the winning goal in this one Granada victory in Pamplona, netting his first ever top-flight goal in the process.
The Andalusian side have lost their opening game in each of their last two top-flight seasons (1-0 v Betis and Rayo Vallecano).
New Osasuna striker Oriol Riera scored more headed goals than any other player in the Segunda last season (seven).
Granada had the second worst shot conversion rate in La Liga last season (10%), behind Osasuna (8%). Two years ago, Granada had the worst rate (9%).
Osasuna scored just 15 goals at the Reyno last season, their worst ever home goal haul.
New Granada striker Riki scored 13 goals for Deportivo last season; his best ever return in a top-flight campaign.
The Reds scored their last five goals last season after the half-time break.
Rayo Vallecano v Elche
Under Paco Jemez, Rayo Vallecano registered their best ever top-flight points haul last season (53 points).
Elche have won their last two top-flight meetings with Rayo Vallecano (3-0 and 1-0 in 77/78).
In fact, this was Elche's only victory in 39 total visits to Madrid in La Liga (D6).
After Barcelona (69%), Rayo Vallecano had the highest possession figure in La Liga last season (58%).
Edu Albacar was the top scoring defender in the Spanish segunda last season (eight).
Roberto Trashorras averaged more long passes per game than any other player in the top-flight last season (12.4).
Rayo Vallecano have never won a first round game when they have started the campaign away from home in La Liga (D4 L8).
Elche are one of only two teams Rayo Vallecano have faced in La Liga but never scored against (other is Castellon).
Cristian Sapunaru was shown a league-high 18 yellow cards last season.
Of the last 18 goals scored by Rayo in La Liga last season, none of the scorers remain at the club.
Real Madrid v Real Betis
Real Madrid have won four successive league games against Betis in the Bernabeu (scoring 3.7 goals per game).
The Green-and-Whites are the only team to have recorded more than one 0-0 draw against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu over the last 10 seasons.
Betis are one of two teams (with Tenerife) that Cristiano Ronaldo has faced in the league on home soil and never scored against.
Jorge Molina has scored more goals against Real Madrid than any other Primera side, including in each of Betis' last two trips to the Bernabeu.
Mesut Ozil, scorer of a brace in the 3-1 victory over Betis last season, created more big chances than any other player last season (24).
Betis were the first team to ever beat Real Madrid on their own pitch in a La Liga season (1-0 in 1934).
Asier Illarremendi won 59% of the duels he contested in La Liga last season, the best record of the ten midfielders to contest the most duels.
Ruben Castro scored his first top-flight goals against Real Madrid in 2001 when he played for Las Palmas, but has not scored against the Whites since.
The last time there were five Andalusian teams in the top-flight (2008/09), Real Betis were relegated to the Segunda.
The Whites have not opened a season with a home defeat since 1984/85, when they lost 0-3 to Barcelona.
Real Sociedad v Getafe
Real Sociedad have only won one of their six home meetings with Getafe in the top-flight (3-0 in 2005).
The Blues have logged five draws at the Anoeta in La Liga, more than against any other opponent on the road in their top-flight history.
Getafe have found the net at least once in each of their previous nine opening La Liga fixtures.
The last three goals netted by Real Sociedad against Getafe in La Liga have all been headers scored by different players (Paco Sutil, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Vela).
Real Sociedad defenders scored a joint-high 11 goals in La Liga last season, whilst Getafe conceded a league-high 12 to opposition defenders.
Pedro Leon made a league-high six assists from dead ball situations last season.
Carlos Vela was one of only two players (with Iago Aspas) to be his team's top scorer and top assister last season (14 goals and nine assists).
Luis Garcia has never lost against los txuri-urdin in the top-flight (W3 D3).
Carlos Martinez scored the only goal of his La Liga career against Getafe.
Alvaro Vazquez was caught offside more frequently than any other player in La Liga last season (52.6 minutes).
Sevilla v Atletico Madrid
Sevilla are without a win in five league meetings with Atletico Madrid (D3 L2), their last victory against them coming back in 2010 (3-1).
Sevilla did, however, beat Atletico Madrid on the last occasion they played them on the opening day; Julio Baptista scored a debut goal in that game back in 2003.
Atletico have won two successive league games against Sevilla; they last won three in a row against them in La Liga back in 1993.
Both these teams have lost the player that scored the highest percentage of their league goals last season: Alvaro Negredo (43%) and Radamel Falcao (42%).
New Sevilla forward Kevin Gameiro had the second best minutes/goal average in Ligue 1 (eight or more goals) last season (one every 108 minutes) after Zlatan Ibrahimovic (one every 99).
David Villa will make his debut for Atletico against the team he has scored the most La Liga goals against (14).
Thibaut Courtois kept more clean sheets than any other La Liga keeper last season (20).
Ivan Rakitic created more chances per game than any other player in La Liga last season (2.97).
The last time there were five Andalusian teams in La Liga, Sevilla qualified for the Champions League (2008/09).
When they have opened the season on home soil, Sevilla have opened with a victory in seven successive campaigns.
Valencia v Malaga
Valencia have won four successive home league games against Malaga; they have never won four in a row against them.
The Mestalla is the ground that Malaga have played the most often without winning in La Liga (12 times, no victories) together with the Bernabeu since their reformation.
Excluding Sevilla, Valencia are unbeaten in 17 home league games against sides from Andalusia (D3).
Malaga lost on the last occasion they faced Valencia on the opening day of a La Liga campaign.
Valencia scored a league-high 17 headed goals last season.
Willy Caballero conceded five goals on the last occasion Malaga played at the Mestalla, more than in any other game he played last term.
Los Che saw a league-high 11 opposition players sent off last season.
Malaga were the only team not to lose having scored the first goal of a game in the 2012/13 La Liga campaign.
No team won more points with goals scored in the 88th minute or later than Valencia last season (10).
Helder Postiga committed a league-high 100 fouls and was offside a league high 52 times last term.
Valladolid v Athletic Bilbao
Athletic have only lost one of their last eight league games against Valladolid (5W 2D).
However, the Basque side have only won one of their last nine league games in Pucela against Valladolid (D2).
The last four times Valladolid have opened up a top-flight season on home soil, they have lost.
The last time Athletic Bilbao played a full league game without picking up a yellow card was against Valladolid at the old San Mames.
Against no other side has Susaeta scored more league goals than against Real Valladolid (three).
Txingurri Valverde has never drawn in six league games against Valladolid (W2 L4), nor has JIM in the league against Bilbao (W3 L1).
Indeed, Valverde has lost both of his previous two league trips to Pucela, conceding exactly twice in each of these games.
Gorka Iraizoz made more saves per game than any other stopper in La Liga last season (4.37).
Ander Herrera won more fouls than any other player in the top-flight last term (107).
Valladolid scored more own goals than any other side in 2012/13 (four).
League One Opta Facts – August 17
Bristol City v Wolves
In a run stretching back to last season, Bristol City are winless in their last five home matches (D2 L3).
Wolves have scored 17 goals in their last five trips to Bristol, averaging at 3.4 goals per game.
Bristol City have gone 10 league games without beating Wolves, losing seven times (D3).
Wolves have not won any of their last four away matches in the league (D1 L3).
The Robins have the best shooting accuracy in the division so far (61%).
Carlisle v Coventry
Carlisle enjoyed victories in both their matches against Coventry in the 2012/13 campaign.
Coventry's 5-4 over Bristol City on Sunday ended a six-match winless run in the league (D2 L4).
The Cumbrian side are unbeaten in their last three league fixtures against the Sky Blues, winning twice (D1).
Carlisle have shipped more goals (nine) than any other side in League One this season, including three from outside the area.
Callum Wilson has netted in consecutive league appearances for the first time in his career and is the division's joint-top scorer with three so far.
Carlisle's last home victory came in March, since then they have lost two and drawn three at Brunton Park.
Crawley v Rotherham
Crawley Town have not lost at home in the league since February; since then, they have won four and drawn four.
Rotherham have not lost a match since April 6th. They ended last season with five consecutive wins and have drawn two so far this term.
This will be the first time the two clubs have met since the 2011/12 season, when Crawley beat the Millers on both occasions (2-1 & 3-0).
Last season, no League One side had a higher percentage of second half goals than Crawley (68%; 40 of 59 goals).
Crewe v Tranmere
Crewe are unbeaten in six home games against Tranmere, winning four of those (D2).
Tranmere have been on target with just 29% of their attempts at goal so far this season, the worst shooting accuracy in the league.
Since 1999/2000, only one of Tranmere's six league victories against Crewe have occurred at the Alexandra Stadium.
Rovers' last victory in the league came on the 24th March. Since then, they have lost six and drawn two of their eight League One matches.
Gillingham v Brentford
Gillingham have gone four league games without victory over the Bees (D2 L2) and have also failed to score in their last two.
Brentford have lost just one of their last eight league games (W3 D4).
The Bees have scored in each of their last eight games against the Gills. However, they've won only two of those (D4 L2).
Gillingham are one of three teams yet to find the back of the net this season in League One despite their nine shots on target.
Peterborough v Oldham
Peterborough have scored five times in each of their last two matches against Oldham.
Oldham have conceded more than one goal in just two of their last eight away matches.
Peterborough are currently enjoying a four-match unbeaten streak against the Latics, winning the last three on the bounce.
The Posh were last defeated at home in February, since then they have won four and drawn three.
Port Vale v Bradford
Both teams have netted in each of Port Vale's last six home league games.
Bradford have lost just one of their last 11 league games, winning six and drawing four in this run.
The Bantams have failed to beat Port Vale in nine attempts, losing six and drawing three.
The Vale have not scored in five of their last eight home league matches against Bradford.
Stretching back to 2012/13, Port Vale are unbeaten in five home matches (W2 D3).
Preston North End v MK Dons
The two sides have met just four times in the league with Preston yet to taste defeat, winning once (D3).
MK Dons have shut out their opponents in both of their league games so far and have not conceded in 329 minutes of league football in total.
Neither side has managed to score more than one goal in each of the four previous matches between them.
Preston have mustered just 11 shots so far this season (excluding blocked). Only Carlisle (10) have had fewer efforts at goal.
Preston's opening day draw with Wolves stretched their unbeaten record at Deepdale to eight matches (W5 D3), with their last defeat coming on February 2nd.
Sheffield United v Colchester United
Sheffield United have not lost to Colchester in six league games (W2 D4).
Colchester have won only one league match at Bramall Lane in their history (D1 L4).
Sheffield United have lost just one of their last nine games at Bramall Lane (W3 D5).
Colchester have kept two clean sheets either side of the end of last season. In total they have gone 372 minutes of league football without conceding.
Shrewsbury v Swindon
Shrewsbury have won two and lost four of their last eight matches in all competitions (D2).
Swindon have managed to score in each of their last seven league matches against Shrewsbury.
The Shrews have lost eight of the last 10 matches against the Robins (W2).
Swindon have not drawn a league game since March, since then they have won three and lost five (excluding play-offs).
Stevenage v Leyton Orient
Stevenage's last league victory came on April Fools' Day, since then they have drawn one and lost the last five.
Stevenage have scored just once in the four league matches in which they've faced the Orient.
Leyton Orient have attempted more shots at goal (33; excluding blocked) than any other side so far this season in League One and are also the division's top scorers with eight.
The two sides have met just four times in the league, with Stevenage winning once and Leyton Orient winning twice (D1).
With their 100% start to the season, the O's have now won four and lost none (D1) of their last five league matches in total.
Walsall v Notts County
Walsall have picked up one victory in their last six league matches against the Magpies (L3 D2).
Both teams have netted in seven of Notts County's last eight league matches.
After winning four consecutive home games against Notts County, Walsall have failed to win in three matches at the Bescot Stadium (D1 L2).
Including a League Cup victory, the Saddlers have won three on the bounce at the start of this season. It is their best run of form since January, when they won four on the trot.
League Two Opta Facts – August 17th
Bury v Accrington
Accrington Stanley have won only once in their last five visits to Gigg Lane (D1 L3).
Bury have scored seven goals in their last three league meetings with Accrington Stanley, who have scored just three in the same period.
Bury have kept clean sheets against Accrington Stanley in two of their last three games when these teams have met in the league at Gigg Lane.
There has not been a draw between these teams in the last eight meetings in the league.
Accrington have only beaten Bury twice in the last 10 games played in league competition (2D 6L).
Cheltenham V Plymouth
The last three league meetings involving these clubs with Cheltenham at home have ended 2-1, with two of those in favour of Cheltenham.
Plymouth have scored in the last seven league meetings with Cheltenham Town.
These teams have met six times in the league at Cheltenham, Plymouth have won only once.
There has not been a draw between these teams in the last seven league meetings.
Plymouth have failed to score in four of their last five away matches in the league (scoring just two goals in that run).
Exeter City v AFC Wimbledon
Exeter City are yet to score anything other than two goals in a game against AFC Wimbledon.
Last season, AFC Wimbledon won eight league games away from home compared to just six victories at Kingsmeadow.
These teams have played each other twice before in the league. Wimbledon are yet to beat Exeter City.
There has only ever been one yellow card shown when these teams have met in the league.
Exeter have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last five home league matches (conceding six goals in that run).
Fleetwood v Burton Albion
Four of Fleetwood's five goals have been scored in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season.
These sides have lined up against each other twice before in the league, with both sides claiming one clean sheet apiece.
There is yet to be a draw between these teams in the league.
Only two cards have been shown in league matches involving these sides, one of them was red.
Newport v Bristol Rovers
Newport have won their last five matches at home (including four Conference wins from last season).
Only Bury (8) have attempted fewer shots than Bristol Rovers (11; excluding blocked shots) so far this season.
Bristol Rovers' last league win was on April 6th against AFC Wimbledon. Since then they have drawn three and lost three.
This is the first time these teams have met since Newport County reformed in 1988.
Portsmouth v Morecambe
Pompey have taken the lead in both of their games so far this season; but are yet to hold for victory.
This the first time Pompey and Morecambe have faced each other.
Portsmouth have conceded six goals in their opening two games. No other team has conceded more.
Only Hartlepool (26) have attempted more shots in their opening two games than both Portsmouth and Morecambe (both 25; excluding blocked shots).
David Connolly has scored two goals from just two shots for Portsmouth this season in League Two.
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Rochdale have not beaten Chesterfield in their last seven league meetings (3D 4L).
Chesterfield have only been victorious in two of the last 13 league games to have been played at Rochdale.
Rochdale have scored one goal in each of their last four league meetings with Chesterfield.
The Spireites have netted at least once in the last 18 games against Rochdale in league competition.
There has only been one game in the last five meetings between these teams in the league where there have been three or more goals scored.
Scunthorpe v Dagenham & Redbridge
Scunthorpe are one of three teams yet to concede a goal in League Two this season (with Southend and Chesterfield).
Dagenham and Redbridge have averaged just 38.61% possession in the opening two weekends; the lowest in the division.
This weekend's game marks the first team these sides have met.
Scunthorpe conceded a league-low 11 fouls in their opening two games of the League Two season.
Dagenham have won just one of their last five away league matches; a run dating back to March (D1 L3).
Southend v Northampton
Northampton have beaten Southend only once in the last six league meetings at Roots Hall (D3 L2).
Southend United have only won one game in the last six against Northampton Town in the league (D3 L2).
The Shrimpers have scored nine goals in the last three league fixtures against Northampton Town.
The Essex side have scored at least once in their last 13 games against Northampton Town in the league.
Northampton conceded 33 fouls in their opening two games of this season; the most in League Two.
Torquay v Oxford United
Oxford United have only lost once in the last eight league meetings with Torquay United (W3 D4 L1).
Torquay have fallen behind in both of their matches this season but avoided defeat on each occasion (D2).
Three of the last four league meetings have ended in a draw between these teams.
Two of the last four league games involving these teams have ended goalless.
Torquay United have not beaten Oxford in the league in four matches at home (D2 L2).
When Torquay have been at home against Oxford in the league, there has only been one occasion in the last seven where there has been less than three goals scored in a game.
Wycombe v Mansfield
Wycombe have never failed to score against Mansfield Town at home in the league.
There has been only one instance where Mansfield Town have beaten Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park in the league from seven games (D4 L2).
There has been only one draw in the last seven league games involving Wycombe and Mansfield.
There has not been a goalless draw in the last eight league games between these teams.
No player has attempted more shots in League Two this season than Wycombe's Dean Morgan (seven; excluding blocked). Morgan is yet to score.
York v Hartlepool
The last two league games where York and Hartlepool have faced off have ended goalless.
Hartlepool have not beaten York away from home in their last seven league meetings (D4 L3).
York City have kept clean sheets in four of the last six league games against Hartlepool at home.
The Minstermen have only netted twice in the last six league games against Hartlepool.
Bundesliga Opta Facts - Matchday 2 - 17/18 August
Leverkusen have not lost any of their last six games against Stuttgart (W4 D2). Stuttgart's last victory over Leverkusen came in April 2010 (2-1).
Leverkusen have scored in each of their last 11 matches against Stuttgart, finding the net 27 times - an average of 2.5 goals a game. The last time they failed to score against Stuttgart was in 2007 (0-1 at Stuttgart).
Leverkusen have won 28 of their 68 Bundesliga meetings with Stuttgart (D18 L22). Against no other side have they won as many Bundesliga games.
Leverkusen have won their last six Bundesliga games for the first time since 2006. Their club record is seven consecutive victories - between September and November 2001. Their last defeat came against Bayern Munich (1-2).
Stuttgart's defeat at Mainz was their second consecutive opening game defeat. Last season, they failed to win any of their opening five matches.
Leverkusen's victory against Freiburg was their first opening day victory since 2010 (2-0 at Dortmund).
Leverkusen last won consecutive games at the start of the Bundesliga season in 2003, when they won their first three.
Stuttgart coach Bruno Labbadia was Leverkusen coach in the 2008/09 season while Daniel Schwaab signed for Stuttgart this summer after four years at Leverkusen.
Vedad Ibisevic has scored four of Stuttgart's five competitive goals this season.
Stefan Kießling is still waiting for his 100th Bundesliga goal for Bayer Leverkusen (currently on 99). Only Ulf Kirsten scored more goals (182) in the top flight for Leverkusen.
Kießling has scored in his last seven Bundesliga games - more than any other player in the club's history. The striker has scored 12 goals in his last eight BL games against Stuttgart (at least one in each of these games).
Werder Bremen - FC Augsburg
Both sides struggled last season with Bremen finishing 14th and Augsburg finishing 15th.
Augsburg are the only current Bundesliga side who have never lost a Bundesliga game against Bremen (W2 D2). Augsburg won both meetings last season (3-1 at home, 1-0 at Bremen).
Augsburg did not win any of their opening six Bundesliga matches last season. Their only victory in the first half of 2012/13 came after seven games - 3-1 against Bremen.
Bremen have not won any of their last 14 Bundesliga games against Bavarian sides (D6 L8). This run includes the entire 2011/12 and 2012/13 campaigns.
Bremen's opening game victory against Braunschweig ended a run of 13 Bundesliga games without a win (D6 L7) - the longest in their history. It was also their first Bundesliga game under Robin Dutt.
Bremen have not won any of their last seven Bundesliga home games (D3 L4). Failing to beat Augsburg would create a new club record.
Augsburg have lost their last four consecutive Bundesliga away games - a club record.
Augsburg have failed to score in their last three Bundesliga away games.
Augsburg's 4-0 defeat at home to Dortmund last week was the biggest home Bundesliga defeat in the club's history. Incidentally, 4-0 is their biggest ever Bundesliga defeat - also to Dortmund in October 2011.
Bremen's win against Braunschweig was their first victory since CEO Thomas Eichin took control on February 15th 2013.
Robin Dutt's two Bundesliga games as a coach against Augsburg both resulted in a 4-1 victory for his side (both as Leverkusen coach).
Borussia Dortmund - Eintracht Braunschweig
The last Bundesliga meeting between Dortmund and Braunschweig came on May 11th 1985 and resulted in a 4-2 victory for Dortmund (with Dortmund's current director of sports Michael Zorc on the pitch).
Braunschweig have, however, won their last two competitive matches against Dortmund (German Cup, first round, 2005/06: 2-1 at home; German Cup, second round, 1989/90: 3-2 at Dortmund).
Dortmund have won all their three competitive matches this year. The last season that they secured three victories from their opening three competitive matches eventually resulted in a Championship win - 2001/02; six victories from their opening six competitive matches.
Braunschweig's last Bundesliga away game came on June 1st 1985 and resulted in a 2-1 victory at KFC Uerdingen.
Dortmund have failed to win any of their last two home games in the top flight (D1 L1). They only lost three home games after having gone in front in 2012/13 (like only Greuther Furth).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the first player in Dortmund's Bundesliga history who scored three goals in his debut. He became the sixth player in Bundesliga history to achieve this feat.
Robert Lewandowski is waiting to play 100th Bundesliga game. He has scored 55 goals in his 99 BL appearances (15 assists), only Mario Gomez has been more successful during this period (65 goals).
Torsten Lieberknecht and Jürgen Klopp were teammates at Mainz between 1995 - 2001. Lieberknecht's last five games for Mainz came under coach Jürgen Klopp.
Torsten Lieberknecht has been coach at Braunschweig for more than five years (May 2008). That's longer than any other current Bundesliga coach has spent with their current side. Jürgen Klopp is second in that ranking, having been Dortmund coach since July 2008.
Eintracht Frankfurt - Bayern Munich
Bayern's 1-0 victory at Frankfurt last season sealed the earliest Championship victory in Bundesliga history. Never before had a club win the Bundesliga as early as matchday 28.
Frankfurt have won only one of their last 11 competitive games against Bayern Munich (D2 L8) - this was a 2-1 home victory in the Bundesliga on matchday 27 in 2009/10.
Bayern haven't lost any of their last 19 BL away games (D2 W17). However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last three games on the road in the top flight. They conceded as many as three in their last away game (4-3 at Monchengladbach on matchday 34).
Bayern haven't lost any of their last 26 games in the top flight (W22 D4). Their club record is 27 consecutive BL games without defeat (between May 1988 & March 1989; under coach Jupp Heynckes). The Bundesliga record is 36 games unbeaten, set by Hamburg between 1982 & 1983.
Frankfurt are bottom of the BL table for the first time since 2005/06 (matchday 8) after their 1-6 defeat at Hertha Berlin last week.
Bayern haven't lost a Bundesliga match against a side that was placed at the bottom of the BL table on a matchday since 2007/08 (0-2 at Cottbus).
Frankfurt are waiting for their 400th Bundesliga home victory (currently 399).
Javi Martinez hasn't lost any of his 28 Bundesliga games (W25 D3) - a Bundesliga record.
Mario Mandzukic has started in each of Pep Guardiola's three competitive matches and he scored a goal against Monchengladbach last week. His potential rival Mario Götze netted brace in a friendly match at Gyor (Hungary) last week (4-1).
Arjen Robben has been involved in 15 goals in his last 11 competitive matches (nine goals, six assists).
SC Freiburg - FSV Mainz
Mainz haven't lost any of their last five Bundesliga matches against Freiburg (D3 W2). However, their last competitive meeting resulted in a victory for Freiburg (the German Cup 2012/13, quarterfinals; 3-2 in extra time).
Freiburg have never scored more than one goal in a Bundesliga match against Mainz. They have scored exactly one goal in each of their five home games against Mainz in the top flight.
Mainz won 3-2 against Stuttgart last week, putting an end to a run of nine Bundesliga games without victory.
Freiburg have lost only two of their last nine Bundesliga home games (W5 D2). They kept a clean sheet in six of these nine home games.
Mainz haven't won any of their last seven BL games on the road, however they have lost only two of them (D5). Their last away victory in the top flight came at Furth (3-0) in January 2013. No other side has currently been waiting for an away victory as long as Mainz.
Mainz have scored at least twice in each of their last four Bundesliga games. However, they have also conceded at least two goals in these four matches.
No side attempted fewer shots than Freiburg (8) or Mainz (9) on MD1 of the Bundesliga this season.
Nicolai Müller scored a brace last week against Stuttgart. He has been directly involved in six of his teams' last nine goals (five goals, one assist).
Mike Hanke scored a goal in Freiburg's 1-3 defeat at Leverkusen last week. He has now scored for five different clubs in the Bundesliga, only four players have scored for more different sides in the top flight (record set by Michael Spies, who scored for seven different sides).
Oliver Baumann is waiting for his 100th Bundesliga appearance (currently 99). His first clean sheet in a Bundesliga home game came against Mainz (1-0 in November 2010).
Borussia Monchengladbach - Hannover 96
Monchengladbach have won four of their five last Bundesliga matches against Hannover (L1), as well as four of their last five home games against them (L1).
Only one of 46 Bundesliga meetings between these two sides have resulted in a goalless draw (August 1970). 42 goals were scored in the last 10 meetings between the sides - an average of 4.2 goals per game, while Monchengladbach have scored in each of these games.
Hannover set a Bundesliga record by conceding three own goals in a single game in December 2009 against Monchengladbach (3-5 defeat). No other side have ever conceded three own goals in a Bundesliga game.
Hannover are the only side to ever win the German Cup as a second division team: Their 4-3 victory in the 1992 final came on penalties against Monchengladbach.
Monchengladbach haven't won any of their last six ‘primetime' games in the Bundesliga (i.e. the game on Saturday evening; D3 L3). Their last victory in a primetime game came in February 2012 against Schalke (3-0).
Hannover haven't lost any of the last 40 Bundesliga games in which they have lead at half time (W33 D7) and only one of their last 70 (W56 D13 and a 2-3 defeat at Bochum after a 2-0 lead against Bochum on December 19th, 2009).
Hannover had 20 shots against Wolfsburg (2-0) last week, more than in any of their 34 games last season.
Alvaro Dominguez conceded two penalties last week against Bayern Munich (1-3) with handballs. He had already conceded a penalty in this manner on matchday 33 at Mainz last season (4-2) - which means he has now given away three penalties by handball in his last two Bundesliga appearances.
Juan Arango hasn't scored a Bundesliga goal in 2013. His last goal came on December 9th, 2012 at Monchengladbach's 2-0 victory at Mainz.
Jan Schlaudraff started his professional career at Monchengladbach (2002 - 2004, 10 Bundesliga appearances). Against no other side has he scored more Bundesliga goals than against Monchengladbach (5).
Hamburger SV - TSG Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim have gained only one point from their five games at Hamburg (0-0 in December 2009), having scored only one goal in these five matches (1-2 in November 2010). Against no other side have Hoffenheim scored fewer goals per game on the road (on average) than against Hamburg.
Hoffenheim's 5-1 victory over Hamburg on April 25th 2010 was their biggest win in their Bundesliga history (alongside a 5-1 win against Hertha Berlin in September 2009).
Thorsten Fink's first victory as Hamburg coach came on November 20th 2011 in a 2-0 home win over Hoffenheim.
10 different head coaches have been appointed by Hamburg and Hoffenheim combined during the last three and a half years.
Hamburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 10 Bundesliga games. Their last clean sheet came against Stuttgart on March 10th 2013 (1-0). A longer such run last came in April - November 2011 (16 consecutive Bundesliga games without clean sheet).
Hamburg have won only two of their last eight home games in the top flight (D2 L4). They have failed to score in four of these eight home games.
Hoffenheim had more clear cut chances than any other side on MD1 (8), they also missed more clear cut chances than any other side (7).
Only Hamburg scored two headers in their opening game of the season - more than any other BL side on MD1. Only Hamburg and Bayern scored two goals after a set piece situations.
Artjoms Rudnevs has scored more goals against Hoffenheim than against any other side in the Bundesliga (three goals vs. Hoffenheim last season).
1. FC Nurnberg - Hertha BSC
Nurnberg have won their last four Bundesliga meetings against Hertha Berlin (8-1 goals) and each of their last five home games against this side (11-3 goals).
Berlin's last victory at Nurnberg came more than 10 years ago (3-0).
Hertha BSC won 6-1 against Frankfurt last week. This was the biggest victory by a newly promoted team on the opening matchday in Bundesliga history.
Berlin are on top of the Bundesliga table for the first time since matchday 25 in 2008/09.
The last newly promoted side to top the table after MD1 was Arminia Bielefeld in 2002/03 - a season that resulted in Bielefeld's relegation.
None of Berlin's 30 Bundesliga seasons have started with two victories in their opening two games, which means that they could set a club record with a victory against Nurnberg.
Berlin haven't lost any of their last 11 league games (Bundesliga 1 & Bundesliga 2 combined: W8 D3) and have lost only one of their last 33 (W23 D9).
Each of Nurnberg's last 14 Bundesliga goals have come in the second half. Their last goal to arrive in the first half was scored more than five months ago. This statistic has seen Nurnberg losing each of their last seven Bundesliga games at half-time.
Nurnberg have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last nine Bundesliga games (an average of 1.9 goals conceded per game).
Nurnberg scored a league-high 11 Bundesliga goals from outside the box last season. Hertha BSC scored a league-high 15 goals from outside the box last season in Bundesliga.2.
Daniel Ginczek has scored in each of his last four competitive games (five goals) and in 10 of his last 12 matches (13 goals).
Sami Allagui has been involved in three goals in each of Berlin's two competitive matches this season (three goals, three assists overall).
VfL Wolfsburg - Schalke 04
Wolfsburg have lost their last three games against Schalke (1-4, 0-3 and 0-4).
Schalke have won only two of their 16 Bundesliga away games at Wolfsburg (D8 L6). They did however win on their last visit to Wolfsburg (4-1).
Wolfsburg haven't lost any of their last five home games in the top flight. However four of these five matches ended in a draw (plus a 3-1 victory over Monchengladbach in April).
Schalke have won four of their last six games on the road in the top flight (L2).
Wolfsburg collected only 17 points at home last season, only Greuther Furth won fewer (4 points), it was Wolfsburg's lowest ever total of home points in a Bundesliga season.
Wolfsburg were outnumbered by Hannover last week due to having two players sent off; however they still won 57% of their duels in the game. Only Frankfurt (51.6%) and Bayern (52.2%) had a higher duel success rate than Wolfsburg last season.
Jens Keller is a former Wolfsburg player. He spent two and a half years at the club and was part of the side which was promoted to the Bundesliga in 1996/97. Keller appeared in 31 Bundesliga games in the following season (scoring one goal).
Joel Matip conceded a penalty due to a handball on matchday one, later in the game he lost a duel against Hamburg's Sobiech resulting in another goal for Hamburg (result 3-3).
Wolfsburg's Maximilian Arnold will miss this game due to a straight red card on matchday one. His teammate Timm Klose will also miss the game due to picking up two yellows last week against Hannover. Both players had never before been sent off in a Bundesliga game.
Barclays Premier League Opta Facts – Aug 17-19
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Arsenal have lost only one of their last nine Barclays Premier League meetings with Aston Villa (W5 D3).
Aston Villa won one more point (21) away from home than they did at home (20) in the 2012-13 Barclays Premier League.
Villa have won just two of their last 19 trips to London to face Arsenal, but both of these have come since the Gunners moved to the Emirates Stadium.
Indeed only Chelsea (three) have won more away Premier League games at the Emirates than Aston Villa (two).
Villa have won just one point from their last seven Premier League away trips to London.
Arsenal have not lost any of their last 12 opening Premier League games (W8 D4), though they have drawn their last three.
Villa have played their opening fixture away from Villa Park 12 times in the Premier League era and have only won once (1-0 at Newcastle in 1999), drawing seven and losing four.
Arsenal finished last season with a 10-game unbeaten run (W8 D2) and lost just one of their last 16 fixtures to secure a top-four berth yet again.
Darren Bent has scored six goals in his last eight Premier League games against Arsenal and has scored three in three at the Emirates.
The Emirates Stadium saw more goals than any other stadium in the Premier League last season (70).
Chelsea v Hull City
Chelsea are unbeaten in their four previous Barclays Premier League games against Hull City (W2 D2).
The Tigers have won just one point from their last five Barclays Premier League away games in London.
Hull last won a competitive fixture against Chelsea in October 1988 (3-0 at home)
Hull have not won any of their previous 19 competitive games away at Chelsea, losing 14 (D5).
Chelsea have won 44 points on the opening day fixtures in the Premier League era; more than any other side.
The Blues have won 12 and lost none of their last 14 opening day league games (D2), scoring 36 goals and conceding just 14 in this run.
Fernando Torres has scored three goals in two Premier League games against Hull City, though all three came courtesy of a hat-trick for Liverpool back in September 2009.
The last time Hull City won away from home on the opening day was back in 2002, when they won 3-1 at Exeter in the fourth tier.
Should Frank Lampard play in this game, he will overtake Paul Scholes as the player to have played in his team's opening game of the season most often in the Premier League era (players currently tied on 17).
Chelsea scored the most headed goals (16) in the Premier League last season.
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur
Palace have found the net in all but one of their previous eight Premier League fixtures against Spurs.
Tottenham have only won two of their last 12 opening Barclays Premier League games (D4 L6).
Spurs lost their last Premier League game against Crystal Palace; 0-3 in January 2005 at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles have lost only one of their last six Premier League games against Spurs.
Both Palace and their opponents have scored in all four of the Eagle's previous opening day fixtures in the Premier League.
Against no other side have Palace scored more Premier League goals than they have managed against Spurs (10).
This will be the 16th time Tottenham have played away from home in their opening Premier League game, a competition-record.
The Eagles won 16 penalties in the Championship last season, including the one in the playoff final that took them to the Premier League. This was more than any other side.
The last time Crystal Palace opened up a Premier League campaign on home soil, they were beaten 1-6 by Liverpool.
Palace striker Glenn Murray scored more goals than any other player in the Championship in 2012-13 (30) but sustained a serious knee injury in the playoffs.
Liverpool v Stoke City
Liverpool have secured only two points and scored just one goal in their last four Barclays Premier League meetings with Stoke City (D2 L2).
The Potters have lost only two of their 10 Barclays Premier League meetings with Liverpool (W3 D5).
However, Stoke have never scored a Premier League goal at Anfield, despite playing there five times.
Three of the previous five Premier League games between these two sides at Anfield have ended 0-0.
Liverpool are without a win in the last four on the opening day of the season, drawing two home games 1-1 and losing twice away.
Stoke, meanwhile, have only won one of their five previous opening Premier League fixtures (D2 L2).
Liverpool managed more shots than any other side last season (528) but also managed more shots off target than any other team (296).
Stoke scored just 34 goals in 2012/13, a haul superior only to relegated QPR (30).
The Potters also mustered a league-low of just 114 shots on target last season.
Liverpool won four and lost none of their five league games without Luis Suarez playing in 2012/13.
Manchester City v Newcastle United
Manchester City had the best defensive record in 2012/13, conceding just 34 goals and keeping 18 clean sheets.
Newcastle have never won a Barclays Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium (D2 L7).
Manchester City have won 11 and lost none (D2) of their last 13 Premier League games against Newcastle, including a current run of seven successive victories.
Newcastle have scored just eight goals in their last 13 Premier League games against Man City, conceding 30.
Yaya Toure has netted three in his last three league games against the Magpies.
Newcastle have only won two of their 10 previous away games on the opening day of a Premier League season (D4 L4).
Jesus Navas created more chances from open play than any other player in La Liga in 2012/13 (71).
City were the only team to score in every home game last season.
The Magpies scored only one goal from a corner in the entire 2012/13 Premier League season, a league-low.
Alan Pardew's side won nine points with goals scored in second-half injury time last term, the most in the PL.
Norwich City v Everton
Norwich have lost only one of their six Barclays Premier League home games versus Everton.
The Toffees have lost seven of their last 10 opening Barclays Premier League games, winning the other three.
City scored two goals in the last six minutes to win this fixture last season.
Everton have gone eight Premier League away games without a win.
Norwich have not won their opening league game in any of the last 10 seasons (D5 L5) and have not won their opening game in the top-flight since the first ever Premier League season (1992/93), when they won 4-2 at Arsenal.
Three of the last four meetings between these two sides have ended in a draw.
Marouane Fellaini netted five headed goals in the Premier League last season, a figure only Swansea's Michu could better (6).
32% of Norwich City's goals in 2012/13 were headers; a league-high proportion.
Leighton Baines created 116 goal scoring chances last season; 12 more than any other player in the Premier League.
Baines is currently the only player in Premier League history to have taken 10 (or more) penalties and maintained a 100% success rate.
Sunderland v Fulham
Fulham are unbeaten in their last four Barclays Premier League away trips to Sunderland (W1 D3).
Sunderland have won only one of their last eight Barclays Premier League home games.
Both teams scored a penalty in this fixture last season (Gardner and Berbatov).
Fulham have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four Premier League games on the opening day of the season.
The Whites have only won one of their seven previous top-flight away games on the opening day (D2 L4), winning 1-0 at Portsmouth back in 2009/10.
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last four games on the opening day of the season, though they have drawn their last three.
Indeed the Black Cats have only scored eight goals in 12 previous Premier League opening fixtures combined.
Sunderland scored just two headed goals in 2012/13 - a league-low.
Dimitar Berbatov scored the first goal of the game more often than any other player in 2012/13 (nine times).
Fulham gained just five points from losing positions in the whole of last season, a league-low.
Swansea City v Manchester United
Swansea ended a run of six successive opening day defeats with a 5-0 win at Queens Park Rangers last season.
Man Utd have taken 10 points from their four Barclays Premier League encounters against Swansea.
Man Utd's last three Barclays Premier League away games have ended as draws, despite them scoring eight goals in that spell.
Michu has scored in both of his two previous appearances against Manchester United. The Spaniard is one of only four players to have played against the Red Devils more than once in the Premier League and still average a goal a game or better (Paul Mason, Mario Balotelli, Romelu Lukaku).
Michu also netted a league-high six headed goals last season.
Manchester United have lost just two of their last 17 opening league fixtures, though one of those was last year at Everton.
Only Chelsea (44) have won more points from their opening games than Man Utd (43) in the Premier League era.
Man Utd hit the woodwork 24 times last season, more than any other side.
Manchester United came from behind to claim 29 points in the Premier League last season. Only Newcastle in 2001-02 (34) have claimed more.
The Red Devils had 20 different goal scorers in 2012-13, a record spread in a single Premier League season.
West Bromwich Albion v Southampton
West Brom have only won two of their last 15 opening league games (D5 L8).
The Saints lost a league-high 29 points from winning positions last term.
Wantaway striker Peter Odemwingie scored a brace in this fixture last season as the Baggies won 2-0.
The Throstles have lost only one of their last eight league with the Saints.
Southampton have conceded only two goals in total in their last five Barclays Premier League away games.
The Saints have won just one of their previous 14 games on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Of all teams to have played 10 or more Barclays Premier League seasons, Southampton have the worst opening day record (an average of just 0.64 points per game).
Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin made more tackles (146) and interceptions (139) than any other Premier League player in 2012-13.
Mauricio Pochettino's side failed to win any of their last six league games last season (D4 L2), avoiding relegation by just five points.
The Baggies also won just one of their last nine league games last term, drawing three and losing five.
West Ham United v Cardiff City
West Ham lost 1-0 at home to Cardiff on the opening day of the Championship season two years ago.
Only Watford (39) claimed more Championship away points than Cardiff (36) in 2012-13.
West Ham have won four of their last five games against Cardiff to nil.
Cardiff have won four and lost none of their last five opening fixtures.
The Hammers shipped a joint-league-high 12 goals in the opening 15 minutes of their games last season.
The Hammers have only drawn one of their last 18 opening games (W9 L8).
West Ham were the only team not to win consecutive Barclays Premier League games last season.
No player picked up more red cards in La Liga (5) than Cardiff's new signing Gary Medel in the period he was at Sevilla (Jan 2011 - June 2013).
West Ham's Matt Jarvis created the most goal scoring chances without actually assisting a single Premier League goal last season (46).
The Hammers goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen made a league-high 166 saves last term.
