Experimental 3-6-1

2022 league table

Now that the final league game of 2022 has been played, it’s once again time to produce a combined calendar year table for the 92 current Premier League and EFL
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Predicting the 2022 World Cup

The plan During the 2018 World Cup I was messing about with a simple prediction model based on the Elo ratings (which I prefer to the official FIFA ones) and
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Squad retention, 2 September 2022

With the transfer window now closed I’ve compiled (hopefully) final versions of my graphics that compare how each Premier League and EFL squad has changed. I’ve harvested the data from
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Fixture difficulty matrices: 2022-23

As usual, I’ve taken the newly-released fixtures for the Premier League and EFL and combined them with an aggregation of leading bookmakers’ odds to visualise where each club’s tough and
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2021 league table

Now that the final league game of 2021 has been played, it’s once again time to produce a combined calendar year table for the 92 current Premier League and EFL
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Squawka podcast

I was very happy to be the inaugural guest on Squawka‘s new Football IQ podcast this week, hosted by George Elek (whom some of you may know as one half
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Premier League

Championship

League 1

Expected goals table: League 1, 21 Mar 2023

March 23, 2023

These alternative league tables are calculated using expected goals (as seen in my match timelines). There’s a full explanation in the first post here.

League 1 timelines, 21 Mar 2023

March 23, 2023

League 1 timelines, 17-18 Mar 2023

March 23, 2023

League 1 timelines, 14 Mar 2023

March 15, 2023

League 2

Expected goals table: League 2, 22 Mar 2023

March 23, 2023

These alternative league tables are calculated using expected goals (as seen in my match timelines). There’s a full explanation in the first post here.