Game of the week w/c 9 July

Best six pointer: Ararat-Armenia vs Noah (Armenia, 100% chance of determining destination of title). A winner-takes-all end to the season in Armenia – about the only way this league could generate a six pointer. The game takes place in the same week that the second tier has been suspended in Armenia becasue of match-fixing concerns.

ARMENIA FIRST LEAGUEGPPtsDiffExp Pts
Ararat Armenia35492050.8
Noah35481248.9
Shirak35461247.5

The only other six pointer is another early-season clash from Sweden as AIK visit the league leaders Norkopping. The heavyweight clashes are from Italy and Spain, with top billing going to the Juventus-Atalanta clash.

SIX POINTERS

100%ArmeniaFC Ararat-ArmeniavsNoah0.13
7%SwedenIFK NorrkopingvsAIK Stockholm0.11

*The perfect six pointer would get a rating of 6, of course. This would correspond to a title decider in the strongest league (currently Spain’s Premier League). Honourable mentions (and appearance on the list) to any match-up getting above 0.06 – a clash that only has a 1% chance of determining the title in Spain, a game certain to decide the title in a league such as the Luxembourg top flight, or something in between. 

HEAVYWEIGHT CLASHES

Italy402JuventusvsAtalanta282
Italy256NapolivsAC Milan207
Spain206Athletic ClubvsSevilla239

To be a heavyweight clash, both contestants have to weight in over 200 pounds. A 200 rating corresponds to a club as good as the eighth strongest team in the top league (Villarreal). There is no cap on heavyweights; at the moment the top-weight is Bayern Munich.

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