We have officially reached the "nerd zone" of the 2025-26 European soccer season. It is said (by the nerds, of course) that it takes about 10 matches for expected goal (xG) figures to start telling you a semi-accurate, predictive story about a given team. We should probably think of that as more of a range of about eight to 15 games, but regardless, the European season has officially entered that range. France's Ligue 1 and Spain's LaLiga have each played 12 matchdays thus far, with England's Premier League and Italy's Serie A at 11, and Germany's Bundesliga at 10.

It's mid-November and the third international break of the season is upon us, and as we wait to see if Nigeria and Congo DR can keep their World Cup qualification hopes alive or if the mighty Faroe Islands can p

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