Result: The community thinks Fulham will score ~22.5 points over the remainder of the season Result of previous poll 22Nov13: The community thinks AFC (on 25 points at the time) will score 1 point more than MUFC (on 20 points at the time) over the remainder of the season (link)
120 down, 260 to go – data dump
Data dump of the season so far. No team summaries this week – I’ll probably stick to doing them every 10 or so games. The previous data dump can be found here. For definitions click on the link before each table. TSR Qualcomp faced (higher = tougher opponents) QualcompTSR (TSR adjusted to take opponent strength … Continue reading
On Chelsea in November
Gabriele Marcotti’s article today (h/t to Colin Trainor for bringing the article to my attention) draws attention to Chelsea’s poor points return during the months of November in the past few Premiership seasons. To quote: “Seasoned Chelsea-watchers will tell you that it’s a November thing, that in recent years the Blues have always faltered this … Continue reading
Friday poll – AFC v MUFC, who’ll score more points over the rest of the season?
RESULT: Prior to the weekends matches the community suggested AFC would outscore MUFC by 1 point over the remainder of the season. Original post: Your choice as to whether your answer is based on a gut feeling or through stats. I’ll facilitate the ability to look up numbers but only so far as to say … Continue reading
Spurs’ decade-long rise in two plots
110 down, 270 to go – data dump
Data dump of the season so far. No team summaries this week – I’ll probably stick to doing them every 10 or so games. I’ve added an extra column in the TSR and qualcompTSR tables to show a teams change in position since the last data dump, which can be found here. For definitions click … Continue reading
How inept are Fulham? (part II – is there reason for hope?)
Earlier I looked at how Fulham’s shots performance after 11 Premiership games (in which they’ve faced very easy opposition) compared to the the worst full season performances in the past 13 Premiership seasons. It doesn’t look good. However, comparing 11 games from one teams season to 38 games from another teams season isn’t exactly an … Continue reading
How inept are Fulham? (Part I)
I’ve said this on twitter a ton of times but Fulham are on pace to set some incredible precedents this season. I’ll preface all of these tables by saying that, through 11 games, only Southampton have faced easier opposition than Fulham this season. It makes the following even more remarkable. The first two tables I … Continue reading
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How repeatable are shots on target?
This is the latest in a series of posts looking at which team level metrics are repeatable from season-to-season in the Premiership. The following three paragraphs are generic for the series, feel free to skip. As I’ve said before, it’s all well and good knowing that team ‘x’ took 20 shots in the first half … Continue reading
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