The Model enjoyed its international jolly. But the proper football is back this weekend. Birmingham, without a win so far, face local rivals West Brom on Friday night. The Model…Read More >
Month: September 2018
National League, R10 (8 September)
Earlier in the season we experimented with “other forecasts” of the National League, which revealed some quirks, most notably for teams just promoted to the National League. In the absence…Read More >
Lower Leagues, R7 (September 8)
The season is well and truly underway now, with clear distance starting to emerge between the ends of the tables. Next week we’ll be updating our end-of-season forecasts which generated…Read More >
Women's Super League, R1 (8-9 September)
The FA Women’s Super League (WSL) 2018/19 kicks off this weekend. So, we decided to forecast that as well. Last season’s champions, Chelsea, are forecast to come up even at…Read More >
The International Break
The Premier League and Championship have entered the first international break of the season, with something in the region of 79 international matches taking place between now and next Wednesday….Read More >
The Model is beating the experts
After 40 Premier League matches, the Model is beating the experts. By experts we mean former professional footballers Mark Lawrenson (aka “Lawro”) and Paul Merson (aka “Merse”), who make well-publicised…Read More >
Model vs Experts, Round 4
This week’s expert forecasts (Merson and Lawrenson) show a remarkable degree of agreement – five scores out of ten in common. One of those, Everton 2-0 Huddersfield, our model agrees…Read More >