Game for Game Comparison 15-16

[Cornpattbuck]

Win at Watford pushes us to...

Total: +8pts
Current projection: 72pts

We now enter a period of three games that we won last season, can we match that before the next opportunity add further points?

Everton (a) – W
Leicester (h) – W
Sunderland (h) – W
Palace (a) – L

I'd be over the moon with 9 points from those 4 games. Although that'll be tough enough, the greedy part of me hopes we sneak 12...

There'd be a meltdown if we did, as Arsenal have Liverpool and Stoke away in the same run of fixtures...

 

[Lo Amo Speroni]

This time last season we had won 9 as well but lost 6 and had 31 points. We have scored 9 more and conceded 9 less than at the same time last season. That is a major Improvement.

 

[aliyid]

The win at Watford has now seen us catch up with our progress in the 13/14 season but we're still 7pts behind where we were during the 12/13 season.

The main thing this highlights for me is that we're not actually getting as many points on the board as we seem to think and our league position is mainly due to other teams dropping more points than usual. While we are 8pts above last season we are level with the season before and 7pts below the season before that. If we look at it as a 4year average then we are bang on where we should be and should expect to finish the season on around 68/69 pts

 

[glospur]

The win at Watford has now seen us catch up with our progress in the 13/14 season but we're still 7pts behind where we were during the 12/13 season.

The main thing this highlights for me is that we're not actually getting as many points on the board as we seem to think and our league position is mainly due to other teams dropping more points than usual. While we are 8pts above last season we are level with the season before and 7pts below the season before that. If we look at it as a 4year average then we are bang on where we should be and should expect to finish the season on around 68/69 pts

I've always thought that these comparisons are completely superfluous and based on a specious premise. The amount of points a team accrues are only relative to the season in which they accrue them and not relevant at all in future seasons.

 

[Col_M]

Great thread nicdic, in terms of fan satisfaction I think we're ahead of last year too.

 

[nicdic]

The win at Watford has now seen us catch up with our progress in the 13/14 season but we're still 7pts behind where we were during the 12/13 season.

The main thing this highlights for me is that we're not actually getting as many points on the board as we seem to think and our league position is mainly due to other teams dropping more points than usual. While we are 8pts above last season we are level with the season before and 7pts below the season before that. If we look at it as a 4year average then we are bang on where we should be and should expect to finish the season on around 68/69 pts

It is interesting to look at this, but I'm not sure that it has much value. It doesn't detract from where we are this season at all. All that matters is we get more points than teams this season. I expect the winners of the league will get a lower points tally than we would normally see, and the points of the top four will be lower too. It's the way this season is going.

 

[olliec]

We usually get one of these going each season, hadn't seen one yet, so here we go...

We compare the match this season with the same match from last season, replacing the relegated clubs with the promoted clubs. Shows us how we're comparing to the same games last season.

Key: Fixture, result last season, result this season, point difference.

Hull > Bournemouth
Burnley > Watford
QPR > Norwich


Man Utd (a) – L – L 0pts
Stoke (h) – L – D +1pts
Leicester (a) – W – D -2pts
Everton (h) – W – D -2pts
Sunderland (a) – D – W +2pts
Palace (h) – D – W +2pts
Man City (h) – L – W +3pts
Swansea (a) – W – D -2pts
Liverpool (h) – L – D +1pts
Bournemouth (a) – W – W 0pts
Villa (h) – L – W +3pts
Arsenal (a) – D – D 0pts
West Ham (h) – D – W +2pts
Chelsea (h) – W – D -2pts
West Brom (a) – W – D -2pts
Newcastle (h) – L – L 0pts
Southampton (a) – D – W +2pts
Norwich (h) – W – W 0pts
Watford (a) – D – W +2pts
Everton (a) – W
Leicester (h) – W
Sunderland (h) – W
Palace (a) – L
Norwich (a) – W
Watford (h) – W
Man City (a) – L
Swansea (h) – W
West Ham (a) – W
Arsenal (h) – W
Villa (a) – W
Bournemouth (h) – W
Liverpool (a) – L
Man Utd (h) – D
Stoke (a) – L
West Brom (h) – L
Chelsea (a) – L
Southampton (h) – W
Newcastle (a) – W

Total: +8pts
Current projection: 72pts

I'll endeavour to keep this up to date.

Damn your good with numbers. Do you want to be my accountant.

 

[Khilari]

Last 10 matches:

Arsenal (h) – W
Villa (a) – W
Bournemouth (h) – W
Liverpool (a) – L
Man Utd (h) – D
Stoke (a) – L
West Brom (h) – L
Chelsea (a) – L
Southampton (h) – W
Newcastle (a) – W

Tough. I suspect we will draw the goons, they always play well in their last 10.
We ought to beat Villa, Bournemouth, WBA and Soton. Not sure about Liverpool, Man Utd, Stoke, Chelsea or Newcastle though.
If we nab the first 12pts then I think getting ≥10pts from the trickier fixtures could see us right up at the top end (4th being a foregone conclusion by then).

Trouble is we really fatigue by then. The run after the Liverpool game in Feb followed by crazy fixtures with the Fiorentina and Chelsea game that interrupted our brilliant form really cost us dearly. Hope we have the squad to cope this term.

 

[chinaman]

Damn your good with numbers. Do you want to be my accountant.

Say yes, Nicdic and charge him a thousand quids, then donate a hundred to SC.

 

[Giovanni]

This season i fully expect top spot to have no more than 80pts, i cant see it going down to the wire and i believe that spurs can get 76pts total. So where we will finnish........possible 1st-3rd imo but im a believer!!!

 

[Spursidol]

Table below says that we and Arsenal have been the form teams over the last 14 games, averaging just over 3 points a game, whilst the two Mancs are some way behind.

Hopefully we can keep this up !


Arlo White‏@arlowhite (NBC Commentator)
The Premier Lge table SINCE the opening 5 games, & before Liverpool v Sunderland tonight, is worth a look. #BPLonNBC pic.twitter.com/BCgQhYKy3a

 

[jezz]

Table below says that we and Arsenal have been the form teams over the last 14 games, averaging just over 3 points a game, whilst the two Mancs are some way behind.

Hopefully we can keep this up !


Arlo White‏@arlowhite (NBC Commentator)
The Premier Lge table SINCE the opening 5 games, & before Liverpool v Sunderland tonight, is worth a look. #BPLonNBC pic.twitter.com/BCgQhYKy3a

Im just wondering how to get just over 3 points a game?

 

[CrazyG2]

I think it's wishful thinking, the table says it's just over two points

 

[npearl4spurs]

Im just wondering how to get just over 3 points a game?

we're just that good

 

[Spursidol]

Im just wondering how to get just over 3 points a game?

Seemed to have been Blattered and mis-hit the 2 !

 

[arunspurs]

Well, here is one stat...

Last time, Our defense was so good mid-season (end of 19 games) with just less than 3 games lost....yep...1960/61 double winning season

 

[DanielCHillier]

Well, here is one stat...

Last time, Our defense was so good mid-season (end of 19 games) with just less than 3 games lost....yep...1960/61 double winning season

Europa League and FA Cup double is possible, just can't see us winning the league.

 

[arunspurs]

Europa League and FA Cup double is possible, just can't see us winning the league.

I wouldnt get hopes up of winning something. I will settle for a top4 this year.

 

[mstill13]

The win at Watford has now seen us catch up with our progress in the 13/14 season but we're still 7pts behind where we were during the 12/13 season.

The main thing this highlights for me is that we're not actually getting as many points on the board as we seem to think and our league position is mainly due to other teams dropping more points than usual. While we are 8pts above last season we are level with the season before and 7pts below the season before that. If we look at it as a 4year average then we are bang on where we should be and should expect to finish the season on around 68/69 pts

Very interesting points there aliyid.

Something worth noting though, if all the games last season were in the same order as this season, this is where we would have been after 19 games:

This shows how better we are doing in both points and league position.

In fact, if we had the same points haul as last season right now we would be sitting in 10th spot, not 4th!

 

[mstill13]

At the moment the game for game comparison final table is looking like this:

We're sitting nicely in 3rd spot. Obviously I would expect to see Chelsea further down and Leicester further up.