Goals, points, numbers

84 of the 120 Group Phase matches are over and the first decisions regarding the knock-out stage had already been taken before the EHF EURO 2014 break.

After the completion of Round 7 and the last matches of the competition in 2013, here are the most important facts and figures on the entire Group Phase, which will resume 5 February 2014.

VELUX EHF Champions League in numbers:
1 team won all respective seven matches: MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN)
1 team still wait for their first point: St. Petersburg HC (RUS)
1 match ended with less than 40 goals: Dunkerque vs. KIF Kolding-Kobenhavn (18:20)
2 teams are still unbeaten: MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN) and FC Barcelona (ESP)
4 times Barcelona won their matches by a difference of ten or more goals.
5 matches by now ended with a draw, including two draws of Vardar Skopje.
5 matches ended by 70 or more goals.
6 consecutive victories were taken by FC Barcelona (ESP) after the opening draw at Vardar Skopje.
7 teams have already clinched their berths for the Last 16: MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN) and Rhein Neckar Löwen (GER) from Group A, THW Kiel (GER) and KIF Kolding Kobenhavn (DEN) from Group B, FC Barcelona (ESP) from Group C and HSV Hamburg and SG Flensburg-Handewitt (both GER) from Group D.
7 matches ended with only a one-goal margin.
8 matches ended with 45 or fewer goals.
17 matches ended with a difference of ten or more goals.
19 goals were the biggest difference in a single match, when Barcelona beat Wacker Thun 45:26.
29 matches ended by 60 or more goals.
33 away victories were taken by now.
36 group matches are still ahead in three Rounds.
38 goals was the lowest number of goals scored in a single match (Dunkerque vs. KIF Kolding Kobenhavn/18:20)
46 times the home teams won.

46 times Magnus Persson (DROTT Halmstad/SWE) netted in to become current top scorer of the VELUX EHF Champions League.
68 goals is the best goal difference of all 24 teams, by FC Barcelona.
73 goals were scored in the match HSV Hamburg – Gorenje Velenje (41:32) – the game with the biggest number of goals by now.
165 goals were conceded by MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN) and KIF Kolding-Kobenhavn – the best defence sides by now.
242 goals were scored by FC Barcelona by now – the most successful attack of the competition.
15,320 spectators attended the match Dinano Minsk vs. FC Barcelona – the biggest number by now, followed by 11,000 spectators of the game Zagreb vs. Veszprem.

The top three lists:
Best attack:
242 goals – FC Barcelona
231 goals – HSV Hamburg
227 goals – Gorenje Velenje

Best defence:
165 goals - MKB-MVM Veszprém
165 goals – KIF Kolrding-Kobenhavn
174 goals – FC Barcelona

Best goal difference:
+68 - FC Barcelona
+57 - MKB-MVM Veszprém
+38 - HSV Hamburg

Top scorers:
46 goals – Magnus Persson (DROTT Halmstad)
45 goals – Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein Neckar Löwen)
45 goals – Renato Vugrinec (HC Metalurg)

Matches with the biggest numbers of goals:
73 goals – HSV Hamburg vs. Gorenje Velenje (41:32)
72 goals – DROTT Halmstad vs. Gorenje Velenje (32:40)
71 goals - MKB-MVM Veszprém vs. Motor Zaporozhye (44:27)
71 goals – FC Barcelona – Wacker Thun (45:26)

Matches with the lowest number of goals:
38 goals - Dunkerque vs. KIF Kolding Kobenhavn (18:20)
43 goals – FC Porto vs. Dunkerque (22:21)
44 goals – FC Porto – Orlen Wisla Plock (20:24)
44 goals - Vardar Skopje vs. Metalurg Skopje (18:26)

Biggest goal difference in a single match:
19 goals -  Barcelona vs. Wacker Thun (45:26)
18 goals - FC Barcelona vs. HC Metalurg (35:17)
17 goals - MKB-MVM Veszprém vs. Motor Zaporozhye (44:27)

Spectators:
15,320 - Dinano Minsk vs. FC Barcelona
11,000 - RK Zagreb vs. MKB-MVM Veszprém
8,600 - THW Kiel vs. Wisla Plock