Predicting scores seems more common than we thought – we found this week that the Daily Star has its own “Supercomputer” on the job, too, as well as Paul Merson….Read More >
Category: Model vs Experts
Taking on The Model – Andrew Brown
Andrew also thinks he can take on the Model. Last week Ronnie was victorious, earning himself a hand-written certificate he can frame and treasure forever. WH 1-1 MU Ars 2-0…Read More >
Model vs Experts (R6, Sept 22-23)
As well as facing up to the inimitable Ronnie, as usual we’re trying to see how we fare against former professional footballers turned TV pundits and experts, Paul Merson and…Read More >
Taking on The Model – Ronnie d'Arch Smith
Ronnie thinks he can take on the Model. Tough talk. We are game though. Here are Ronnie’s forecasts for R6 of the Premier League: Fulham 2-0 Watford Burnley 1-1 Bournemouth…Read More >
Congratulations Merse
For the first time this season the Model has to admit it is not the best Premier League forecaster around (at least compared with two real life people). Keeping score…Read More >
Model vs Experts (R5, Sept 15)
Once again Mark Lawrenson and Paul Merson have revealed their picks for this weekend’s games. There’s agreement with the Model that Chelsea and Man City will win big, that Crystal…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 >
Model vs Experts (Round 3, August 25-27)
The scoreline predictions are in for the coming weekend’s set of Premier League fixtures. Some patterns are clear: a three-goal win for Liverpool, at least a two-goal win for Arsenal,…Read More >
Model vs the Experts
Last week was a great week for us. How will this week turn out? Mark Lawrenson and Paul Merson have both revealed their forecasts – see the table below, where…Read More >