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Tag Archives: Championship
Predict 6 winners and win a book
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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Tagged Aston Villa, Atletico Madrid, Champions League, Championship, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, competition, Coventry City, David Sumpter, Derby County, Exeter City, FA Cup, Fulham, League One, League Two, Lincoln City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Notts County, Olympique Marseille, Outnumbered, Play-offs, Real Madrid, Rotherham United, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury Town, Soccermatics
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The 76 predict the Championship play-offs
As I discussed here, I received 76 predictions for the winners of six finals or end of season competitions last week. Those 76 can perhaps be seen as “the crowd” and therefore it is interesting to analyse whether that crowd … Continue reading
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Tagged Championship, Euro Club Index, Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Play-offs, prediction, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday, The 76
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The 76: Predicting the big end of season matches
Last week, I invited people to predict the winners of the Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and the three Football League play-off finals this season to win a copy of one of two books, Soccermatics or The Agony and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ajax, Arsenal, Blackpool, Bradford City, Carlisle United, Champions League, Championship, Chelsea, Europa League, Exeter City, FA Cup, Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Juventus, League One, League Two, Luton Town, Manchester United, Millwall, prediction, Predictions, Reading, Real Madrid, Sheffield Wednesday
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How are your prediction skills?
The competition is now closed but you can still order David’s book and get a 10% discount with the link in this article. Around two years ago I met, in a virtual sense, David Sumpter, a professor of mathematics at … Continue reading
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Tagged Ajax, Arsenal, Blackpool, Bradford City, Carlisle, Champions League, Championship, Chelsea, competition, Europa League, Exeter City, FA Cup, finals, Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Juventus, League One, League Two, Luton, Manchester United, Millwall, Play-offs, Reading, Real Madrid, Sheffield Wednesday, Soccermatics
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The FA Cup ‘giantkillings’ that never were
FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic beat Crystal Palace in this year’s FA Cup fourth round, a match which seemed to sow doubt in the minds of some reporters in terms of how they should present a result which would normally … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackpool, Championship, Crystal Palace, FA Cup, giantkillings, Premier League, Southampton, Swindon Town, Wigan Athletic
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Scoreboard Journalism 