Stats: Who had the longest winning and unbeaten streaks in Europe's top leagues in 2015/16?
The 2015/16 domestic league seasons have come to an end across Europe with most of the champions decided before the final game week. While Paris Saint-Germain were crowned Ligue 1 champions as early as mid-March, other clubs such as Barcelona (La Liga) and Benfica (Primeira Liga) had to wait till the final day of the season to be assured of getting their hands on the trophy.
In England, Leicester City won the Premier League title despite the heavily stacked 5000/1 odds against them. Juventus shrugged off a terrible start to win their fifth consecutive Serie A title while the Bayern Munich juggernaut rolled on to yet another Bundesliga title in Pep Guardiola’s final season.
Over the course of the season, a number of clubs had a fine run of form that saw them win points by the dozen to either catch up to the league leaders or extend their own leads at the top. But which clubs had the best streaks of all?
Best Winning Streaks
Serie A’s serial winners Juventus almost lost out on the title as early as October. After 10 games, the Old Lady were down in 12th place having suffered four losses. Gianluigi then rallied his troops and Max Allegri’s side then went on a 15-match winning streak that took them all the way to the top of the table. In fact, the 16th game was a draw, after which they had yet another 10-match winning streak!
Barcelona are second on the list with a run of 12 games where they won the maximum of 36 points. The Catalan club did not lose or draw a game between 9 January and 12 March and had built up a healthy lead before a draw and three consecutive losses blew the league wide open. However, Luis Enrique’s side held their nerve and won the league title with a one-point lead over Real Madrid
| # | Club | League | Wins | Total Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | Serie A | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Barcelona | La Liga | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 12 | 38 |
| 6 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 10 | 34 |
| 8 | Juventus | Serie A | 10 | 38 |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | Ligue 1 | 9 | 38 |
| 10 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 9 | 34 |
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