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VfL Wolfsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Post-match analysis

Eintracht Frankfurt left the Volkswagen Arena with three points that the scoreline slightly flatters them to have earned, and that is the interesting thing about this result. Wolfsburg lost 1-2, and t

SC Heerenveen vs Heracles: Post-match analysis

Right, four-one. FOUR-ONE. At the Abe Lenstra Stadion on a Sunday lunchtime and Heerenveen absolutely did what they were supposed to do against a Heracles side that is... look, there's no kind way to

Rosenborg vs Sarpsborg 08: Post-match analysis

Right, what on earth did we just witness at Rosenborg's place? This was proper scenes from start to finish. Three red cards, then three more red cards at once (before the 81-minute triple dismissal),

Doncaster Rovers vs Reading: Post-match analysis

Doncaster Rovers picked up a 1-0 win over Reading at home, which means three points collected from a fixture the market had largely expected them to control. The interesting thing is not the result it

Nürnberg vs Dynamo Dresden: Post-match analysis

Dynamo Dresden left with three points from what became one of the more chaotic afternoons in recent 2. Bundesliga memory. The final score of 0-2 tells you the outcome. The match events tell you almost

Benfica vs Nacional: Post-match analysis

Right, Benfica got the job done. A 2-0 win at home against Nacional. Solid. Professional. Exactly what you'd expect from a side sitting third in the Liga Portugal table with 66 points from 28 games an

Viking vs Bodø / Glimt: Post-match analysis

Viking 5-0 Bodø/Glimt. Write that down, because it deserves to sit on the page for a moment. The Eliteserien's reigning giants, the club that has built a continental reputation on aggressive, high-ene

Derby vs Stoke City: Post-match analysis

Right, that's more like it. Derby put on a proper show at Pride Park Stadium on Monday afternoon, seeing off Stoke City 2-0 in a game that was... honestly, even more one-sided than the scoreline sugge

Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United: Post-match analysis

Crystal Palace 2-1 Newcastle United. The scoreline reads as a home win built on late drama, and that is precisely what it was, but the interesting thing is that the underlying numbers tell a story far

Bromley vs Shrewsbury Town: Post-match analysis

Bromley 2-1 Shrewsbury Town. Final score. Three points for the league leaders. And eleven red cards between the two sides. Eleven. In one match. I have seen a lot of football. I have never seen anythi

Port Vale vs Rotherham United: Post-match analysis

There is a version of this match that you could describe in one sentence. Port Vale scored early, held on, and won 1-0 in a relegation six-pointer. But that sentence would tell you almost nothing abou

Falkirk vs Rangers: Post-match analysis

There are afternoons in football where the scoreline tells you everything and almost nothing at the same time. Falkirk 2, Rangers 3 is a result that confirms the hierarchy, as these things usually do,

Mechelen vs Union Saint-Gilloise: Post-match analysis

Union Saint-Gilloise arrived at Mechelen's ground as the clear standard-bearers of the Belgian Pro League, and they left with the three points their performance deserved. A single goal, converted just

Barnet vs Barrow: Post-match analysis

Football, at its most useful, tells you something true about two teams across ninety minutes. What Barnet versus Barrow produced on Saturday was something rarer and considerably more uncomfortable: a

Boulogne vs Le Mans: Post-match analysis

Nine red cards in a single match. Let's just sit with that for a moment. Boulogne and Le Mans played out a goalless draw on Saturday that will be remembered not for any moment of quality, but for one

Ajax vs Twente: Post-match analysis

Raków Częstochowa vs Widzew Lodz: Post-match analysis

A point apiece, and both sets of supporters will probably feel something was left on the pitch. The data sheet cannot confirm this is a home fixture for Raków, as Raków's home record shows 0 matches p

Ried vs Rheindorf Altach: Post-match analysis

Ried 3-2 Rheindorf Altach. On paper, The data sheet does not support the characterization of this as a home match for Ried, given Ried's home record shows 0 matches played. The home/away designation c

Magdeburg vs VfL Bochum 1848: Post-match analysis

Magdeburg 4-1 VfL Bochum 1848. Four goals. Eleven red cards shared between the two sides. A second half that descended into something you would not believe if you had not seen it yourself. This was no

Sheffield Utd vs Hull City: Post-match analysis

There is a particular kind of afternoon at Bramall Lane that stays with you long after you have left the ground, one where the tension builds so slowly and then releases so violently that you almost f