The beauty of the Football League, compared to its North American counterparts that do without relegation and promotion, is that good management is rewarded, and bad management punished. As economists…Read More >
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Towards a team narrative – Oldham
Despite professing otherwise on BBC’s Football Focus last season, RED does have two allegiances, and may soon have more. One of those is Oldham Athletic, in the Football League since…Read More >
League One, Round 4 (20 August)
League One, whose count of “sleeping giants” seems to be as high now as it’s ever been (surely measurable), continues tonight. With Ipswich, Sunderland, Coventry, Portsmouth and Bolton all slumming…Read More >
RED and Bookmakers
As may have been noticed, RED has added bookmaker information to its provision this week (as well as going into Europe). What is behind this? Well, RED is providing detailed…Read More >
League Two, Week 2 (August 10)
Week two in League Two. Another set of tight looking matches, perhaps the tightest at Walsall, who entertain Forest Green (Walsall 36.8% to win, Forest Green 36.7%).
League One, Round 2 (August 10)
Whilst the Premier League begins this weekend, the Football League heads into its second week. Portsmouth look to recovered from a disappointing start at Shrewsbury against Tranmere, who were also…Read More >
Premier League 2018/19 – Final League Table Forecast Evaluation
It could be argued that the Premier League reached new heights this season. The top two teams ended with 98 and 97 points, with just 5 losses between them all…Read More >
Championship Playoffs, First Leg (11 May, 2019)
As Gandalf would say, “Hope is kindled” (my favourite scene from cinema). This is certainly the case for fans of four Championship clubs, who have firm hopes of their teams…Read More >
Lower Leagues, midweek April 9
Those all important games in hand. Who will make the most of them? In the epic League One relegation battle a crucial game takes place in the heart of Lancashire,…Read More >
End of Season League Table Forecasts (April edition)
We have run the simulations and updated our probabilistic forecasts of the final Premier League and Championship tables in 2019 (below — also see here for comparison with previous end…Read More >