Monthly Archives: December 2014

Europa League seedings do not separate best and worst

Posted on December 15, 2014 by scoreboardjournalism

Due to basing the seedings for the Europa League draws on six matches within uneven groupings which were created by the UEFA coefficient systems, the seedings for today’s Europa League draw do not actually separate the best and worst remaining … Continue reading →

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Did the fixture computer cost David Moyes his job?

Posted on December 10, 2014 by scoreboardjournalism

Updating a metric like the Seasonal Comparative Results metric SCoRe on a weekly basis provides all sorts of insights. I know for example that West Ham’s current improvement is almost entirely due to results away from home as they took … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Steve Lawrence assesses the Premier League predictions

Posted on December 5, 2014 by scoreboardjournalism

The Scoreboard Journalism challenge for points and place predictions from prominent media, stats modellers, fans and online publishers for both the Eredivisie and the Premier League has attracted considerable interest and @JamesWGrayson has been publishing regular assessments of how the … Continue reading →

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