The CIES Football Observatory is happy to inform that the 53rd issue of the Big-5 Weekly Post has been published. This edition presents the data on the average number of players taller than 185cm fielded since the start of the season.
Our analysis shows great differences between Northern (England, Germany) and Southern (Italy, France, Spain) European leagues.
In Germany, clubs have employed so far 4.4 players taller than 185cm on average. This figure is only 2.0 in Spain.
All clubs fielded at least one player over 185cm in height. However, four teams play on average with less than a footballer taller than 185 cm (Celta Vigo, Real Valladolid, Valenciennes and Montpellier).
Conversely, four teams are on average made up of a majority of players taller than 185cm (Stoke City, Hamburg, Schalke 04 and Bayer Leverkusen).
Among current top ranked clubs, the lowest number of tall players was fielded by Barcelona (1.5 on average on the pitch), while the greatest was registered at Juventus (5.5).
The figures for all big-5 league clubs are available on the CIES Football Observatory website.
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