During a game the ball is ‘dead’ 136 times (108 in pro game)

The game is stopped by the referee 46 times (45 pro)

The ball goes over the over the boundary lines 93 times (pro 63)

There are 43 free kicks, 55 throw ins, 19 goal kicks, plus corner kicks kick offs and offsides.

There are 38 – 42 fouls in European games but only 28 – 32 in Premiership games.

Referees issue an average of 4.5 yellow cards in European games but only an average of 3 in the Premiership.