Tag Archives: Atletico Madrid

Predict 6 winners and win a book

Posted on May 6, 2018 by scoreboardjournalism

Around three years ago I met, in a virtual sense, David Sumpter, a professor of mathematics at the University of Uppsala in Sweden and a football nut like myself. He was writing a book called Soccermatics, which combined his work … Continue reading →

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Win a great book by predicting the 3 English play-offs & a bit more

Posted on May 9, 2017 by scoreboardjournalism

The competition is now closed but you can still order Richard’s book by following the link in this article. Two years ago, I met writer Richard Foster (virtually) who, at that time, was working on his definitive history of the English … Continue reading →

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Big Spanish clubs almost certain of CL last 16

Posted on September 15, 2014 by scoreboardjournalism

The Champions League kicks off this week and the big three Spanish clubs in Euro Club Index terms are all but certain of making the second round of the competition. The fourth Spanish team, Athletic Bilbao, have profited more than … Continue reading →

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CL draw system increases Group of Death chance

Posted on August 28, 2014 by scoreboardjournalism

The Champions League draw pots for this evening are based on the UEFA coefficients for clubs at the end of last season. Those coefficients are based on a five year performance in European competition. In general, this system works reasonably … Continue reading →

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