The Model, despite it’s stuttering performance, is keen to take on all comers. Come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough. Last week, Plymouth University’s Steve Brand had a go, and with Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Leicester picked up a creditable draw.
This week, Shixuan Wang, Lecturer in Economics at the University of Reading, and proud owner of a Manchester United pencil case, takes on the model. His forecasts are in the table below, alongside those of Mark Lawrenson and Paul Merson…

Model Lawrenson Merson Wang
BRI WOL 1-0 1-1 2-0 1-1
FUL BOU 2-2 2-0 1-4 0-0
LEI WHU 2-1 2-0 1-1 1-2
LIV CAR 1-0 2-0 2-0 3-1
SOT NEW 1-0 0-2 1-0 2-2
WAT HUD 2-0 2-0 2-0 0-0
BUR CHE 0-2 1-1 1-3 1-2
CRY ARS 1-2 1-1 1-3 1-3
MUN EVE 2-1 2-0 2-1 2-1
TOT MCI 0-1 0-2 1-3 2-3