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UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League 18
UEFA Europa Conference League 18
Premier League 10
LaLiga 10
Bundesliga 9
Serie A 10
Ligue 1 9
Eredivisie 9
Liga Portugal 7
With the 2022/23 Europa League group stage complete, we can look back at the group stages in more detail. In total, there were 130 matches played in the group stage of the Europa League and 64 of those games ended with a home win.
40 of the 130 fixtures ended with an away win and there were 26 draws, which is only 20% of the group games played in the Europa League this season.
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In terms of excitement, the group stages of the Europa League provided plenty of goals. There were 344 goals in total across the 130 matches, meaning an average of 2.65 goals per game.
58% of the goals were scored by teams playing at home, while 42% of the goals were scored by teams playing away. If we continue to see over 2.5 goals scored per match in the knockout stages, the Europa League is going to be a thrilling competition to watch.
If we look at some of the top performing teams, Real Betis ended the group stage with the most points, having amassed 16 points from a possible 18.
They finished top of their group and the only dropped points for Real Betis came at home against Roma. Arsenal, Real Sociedad, and Manchester United all finished on 15 points.
Interestingly, Real Sociedad and Manchester United were in the same group, meaning the latter has been forced into the playoff despite having enough points to win the majority of the other Europa League groups.
Two clubs finished the Europa League group stage without a point to their name as Omonia Nicosia and Malmo exited the competition on 0 points. HJK Helsinki and Dynamo Kiev were both eliminated with just 1 point.
In terms of goal scoring, PSV Eindhoven topped the charts with 15 goals scored in their 6 Europa League group games. Fenerbahce, Freiburg, and Feyenoord all scored 13 goals.
Union Berlin and Real Sociedad were the best performing teams defensively and finished the group stages having conceded only 2 goals in 6 matches.
Looking at individual player performances, Santiago Giménez of Feyenoord and Vitinha of Braga lead the way in the top goal scorers chart having scored 4 goals each in the group stages of the Europa League. The assists table is led by Evander of Midtjylland with 5 assists, while Anastasios Bakasetas of Trabzonspor is one behind on 4 assists.
The most exciting group from a neutral perspective was Group F as all four teams finished on 8 points. Goal difference and goals scored was used to separate the teams, with Feyenoord and Midtjylland progressing at the expense of Lazio and Sturm Graz.
The most exciting round of fixtures took place in the fifth round of games in Group B. Both matches ended in a 3-3 draw, with Fenerbahce coming back from 3-0 down at home against Rennes and Dynamo Kiev scoring two late goals against AEK Larnaca to take a point.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 |
| 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
| OVERALL TABLE | |||||||
| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Juventus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2 |
Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 |
Besiktas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 |
Sparta Praha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 |
Ferencvaros | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 |
SL Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 |
OFI Creta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 |
Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 |
Lyon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 |
Olympiacos FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 |
União Torreense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 |
Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15 |
RB Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 |
Omonia Nicosia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 |
Rennes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 |
Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 |
Sturm Graz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 |
Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 |
Real Sociedad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
22 |
Lillestrom SK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
23 |
Anderlecht | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
24 |
Jagiellonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
25 |
Celta Vigo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
26 |
AZ Alkmaar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
27 |
Levski Sofia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
28 |
Celtic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
29 |
Milan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
30 |
Hoffenheim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
31 |
Celje | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
32 |
Olympique Marseille | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
33 |
Ararat-Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
34 |
Viktoria Plzen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
35 |
Lech Poznan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
36 |
Nijmegen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
In their 40 most recent matches of all competitions, Lincoln City have been undefeated 35 times
BATE Borisov are on a poor run of just 3 wins in 20 matches (Vysshaya Liga)
Saint Louis City are on an unbeaten run of 18 games in their Major League Soccer participation
In 13 of their most recent matches in Champions League, Bodo/Glimt have seen over 2.5 goals scored
Al Shamiya have been defeated in their last 8 matches in 1st Division
Philadelphia Union have won 7 consecutive games in Major League Soccer
Zenit have succeeded in keeping a clean sheet in their most recent 7 Kubok games
Kasetsart FC haven't scored a goal in all of their last 5 league matches
A margin of 2+ goals was achieved by Markhiya SC in their last 4 Q League games
Nomme Kalju II have been defeated at HT/FT in their last 4 Esiliiga matches
Vélez Sársfield Res. haven't lost in 30 of their last 36 home matches in Reserve League
Saint Louis City are on an unbeaten run of 18 games in their Major League Soccer participation
Montreal Impact are in an unfortunate period, having won just 2 of their last 17 matches in Major League Soccer
There have been over 2.5 goals in Minnesota United's last 9 Major League Soccer games
Philadelphia Union have won 7 consecutive games in Major League Soccer
Sporting Braga have kept a clean sheet in their last 6 matches in UEFA Europa Conference League
SV Notch have been defeated in their last 5 matches in Hoofdklasse
Levski Sofia have failed to score in their last 5 matches in Europa League
In a series of 4 I Liqa games, Shahdagh Qusar have succeeded in winning at HT/FT
Dinamo Puerto have lost by 2+ goals all of their last 3 Copa Venezuela games
Chengdu Qianbao are unbeaten in 47 of their 55 most recent matches (Super League)
Chernomorets Balchik are on a run of 31 consecutive undefeated matches in their domestic league
FK Dorostol are in an unfortunate period, having won just 1 of their last 20 matches in Third League - North-East
Dunfermline's most recent games have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals in their last 11 matches in Championship
Juventus Malchika have a poor record of 11 consecutive defeats in HT/FT in Third League - North-West
Qingdao Jonoon's latest record consists of 10 straight losses in Super League
Stockholm Internazionale have won their last 10 Div 1 Norra games in a row
Tristán Suárez are on a successful run of 7 games in Nacional B where they have kept a clean sheet
Levadiakos have not been able to score a goal in their 7 most recent matches in Super League
FC Differdange 03 have won at half time/full time all of their last 6 league matches
Chengdu Qianbao are unbeaten in 47 of their 55 most recent matches (Super League)
Chernomorets Balchik are on a run of 31 consecutive undefeated matches in their domestic league
In their last 20 games in Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have a poor record of just 3 wins
In 13 of their most recent matches in Champions League, Bodo/Glimt have seen over 2.5 goals scored
Juventus Malchika have a poor record of 11 consecutive defeats in HT/FT in Third League - North-West
Qingdao Jonoon's latest record consists of 10 straight losses in Super League
Stockholm Internazionale have won their last 10 Div 1 Norra games in a row
At least 2 goals have separated Barcelona and their oponents in their last 10 wins in all competitions
Zenit have succeeded in keeping a clean sheet in their most recent 7 Kubok games
Kalmar FF have failed to score a goal in each of their last 7 Allsvenskan games











