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Just how much does po se sion affect a game of football? We all know that top teams like Barcelona and Bayern Andre Smith Jersey Munich have most of the po se sion in almost every game they play, but are there teams who will manage to keep po se sion, but still struggle to pick up points, and are there teams who will get the points without the po se sion?Taking into account the po se sion stats of all the teams in the top 5 leagues so far this season, we can see the correlation between po se sion and average points gained:*data correct as of 14thMarch 2013The average po se sion is obviously 50% while the teams get 1.37 points per game on average. Most points on this graph lie close to the line of best fit, but there are a few outlying teams who do not fit with the trend. The teams Mitch Morse Jersey who top their respective leagues in Spain, Germany and Italy are also top in terms of po se sion, with Barcelona and Bayern Munich way out in front. Manchester United are first in the Premiership at the moment, yet on average have le s po se sion than Arsenal, Manchester city and Liverpool. In Ligue 1, both Lyon and Lille have more po se sion than first-placed PSG.Atletico Madrid, along with their superstar striker Falcao, are currently third in La Liga, behind Barcelona and Real Madrid, despite having le s po se sion than their opponents in most of their games. Interestingly, they have le s Taron Johnson Jersey po se sion than last-placed Deportivo La Coruna, yet find themselves at the opposite end of the table. This is largely because Atletico focus upon their position shape and discipline, rather than retention of the ball. This has seen them concede the fewest number of shots per game in La Liga.On the other hand, Wigan and Palermo on average have more po se sion than their opponents, but still find themselves battling with relegation in their respective Jim Kelly T Shirts leagues, with Palermo in particular being bottom of the table in Serie A. This can mostly be put down to a lack of quality players and other off-field factors, such as Palermos constant firing of managers, which does nothing to help a teams consistency.The team with the lowest po se sion in the top 5 leagues is Levante in La Liga with an average of 36.9%. Despite this low amount of po se sion, Levante find themselves mid-table in La Liga, with a realistic chance of Europa League qualification.However in general most teams do seem to fit with the overall trend, in that the teams with more po se sion will get more points on average than teams with le s po se sion. Interestingly, this is still the case if we look at each league Cam Lewis Jersey individually, showing that the po se sion game works regardle s of which league you are playing in.Looking at the line of best fit, we can show that, by increasing po se sion by 5%, the average points per game increases by 0.28 which, over the course of a 38 game season, adds up to about 10 points, which could mean the difference between relegation and survival, or between a champions league place and league winners.