Milton Keynes Dons, Doncaster Rovers, Crewe Alexandra and Crawley Town make up the quadrant battling for League One football. Here we collate the standout ‘XI’, from the respective clubs. Thimothee Lo-Tutala (Doncaster Rovers) Following his […]
Being a goalkeeper is often a thankless task. They are the last line of defence, being called upon to rectify the mistakes of others but having no one to rescue them from their own errors. […]
As the last line of defence, a good goalkeeper can rescue points for their team and, ultimately, help propel them to greater heights. So, as we approach the business end of the campaign which goalkeeper […]
Finding someone who can regularly score goals is worth its weight in gold. Finding someone who can find the back of the net from nothing is yet more precious. Like it or loathe it, xG […]
The season is coming to a close and it is make or break for those sides playing for promotion or survival in League One. Having someone who can regularly find the back of the net […]
Ipswich Town have had a tremendous season so far under head coach Kieran McKenna as the Tractor Boys continue their push for the Championship title. Having taken over two years ago, the Northern Irish coach […]
Nigel Clough’s Mansfield Town made an impressive unbeaten start but Wrexham and their Hollywood owners were tipped as favourites. Crewe Alexandra have punched above their weight while the Class of ‘92 struggle to find a […]
Wigan Athletic and Reading have had to deal with points deductions, Darrell Clarke looked to have turned Cheltenham Town’s fortunes around and Portsmouth made a highly impressive start to the campaign. But, as the run-in […]
The modern tactical revolution of the past decade started in Southwest and Central Europe, in Germany and Spain, but eventually reached all four corners of the globe. However, this renaissance has not been restricted to […]
Finishing this week’s series on xG tables is our look at League Two. You may have caught the xG tables for League One and the Championship earlier in the week – thousands did, and to […]
Yesterday, we revealed how the Championship table would look if results were based on xG rather than goals. We love xG here at The Real EFL. It’s a metric used to determine the quality of […]
With January and therefore the half-way point of the season approaching, we delve into the best performing duos across the 72 clubs in the EFL so far this campaign. The main objective in football is […]
You’ve most likely heard of xG. The modern game is full of such stats, but often, you’ll only hear about a team’s xG on a game-by-game basis. Expected goals, or xG, is a figure given […]
On Sunday, it was reported by Spanish outlet El Nacional that European giants Real Madrid have sent scouts to keep tabs on Sunderland’s star midfielder Jobe Bellingham. Unless you have been living under a rock, […]
Leicester City have had a wonderful start to life back in the Championship, winning ten of their first eleven league games as Enzo Maresca’s side seek promotion at the first time of asking. The Foxes […]
Jack Clarke has been in fine form this season for Sunderland and is currently the joint-top goalscorer in the Championship alongside Southampton star Adam Armstrong with seven goals. In 50 appearances in all competitions last […]
Blackburn Rovers have endured a turbulent start to the season and head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson is potentially facing the sack after four straight defeats with the Lancashire club. The Riversiders travelled to the Ricoh […]
With Leyton Orient, Stevenage and Northampton Town already assured of a spot in League One next season, it has come down to Stockport County, Carlisle United, Bradford City and Salford City to fight it out […]
It’s that time of the season again and Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers and Peterborough United will contest in the League One play-offs, with supercomputer FiveThirtyEight predicting that there will be drama before all is […]
As we head into the final two weeks of the season, thoughts turn to the games that will determine who is the fourth team promoted to League One in the 22/23 campaign. This weekend saw […]
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