Monday, February 26, 2024

PL: Silverware to Liverpool

 Liverpool won the season's first title, which means that the Europa Conference League slot likely goes to the eighth team (65%) in the league, probably Newcastle (18%), West Ham (18%) or Brighton (17%).

There is a 54% probability that City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Tottenham will play in CL next season. Of those, Tottenham (74%) is the biggest question mark, challenged by United (14%).

Hot Teams
Arsenal: 15 points in the last 5 matches, 6.1 more than expected
Man United: 12 points in the last 5 matches, 4.5 more than expected
Wolves: 9 points in the last 5 matches, 2.0 more than expected
Liverpool: 12 points in the last 5 matches, 1.8 more than expected
Man City: 13 points in the last 5 matches, 1.4 more than expected

Cold Teams
West Ham: 4 points in the last 5 matches, 3.7 less than expected
Burnley: 1 point in the last 5 matches, 2.8 less than expected
Bournemouth: 3 points in the last 5 matches, 2.2 less than expected
Everton: 4 points in the last 5 matches, 1.3 less than expected
Sheffield United: 3 points in the last 5 matches, 1.2 less than expected



Average Simulated
Season
Probabilities
PtsTeamPtsGDRelegatedTop 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Win LeagueECLELCL
59Man City84.8+49< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.97%52%< 1%< 1%>99.99%
60Liverpool83.2+49< 1%100%>99.99%>99.99%99.90%35%< 1%< 1%99.99%
58Arsenal80.1+48< 1%>99.99%>99.99%99.97%99.42%13%< 1%< 1%99.90%
52Aston Villa69.9+23< 1%99.59%98.4%93%64%< 1%< 1%11%89%
47Tottenham67.2+18< 1%97.9%94%80%32%< 1%2.5%23%74%
44Man United61.1+1< 1%74%53%16%2.7%< 1%15%55%14%
37Newcastle56.2+13< 1%37%18%4.0%< 1%< 1%18%34%3.5%
39West Ham56.1-5< 1%30%12%2.6%< 1%< 1%18%20%9%
39Brighton55.4+8< 1%28%12%2.4%< 1%< 1%17%22%8%
35Chelsea54.2+3< 1%20%8%1.6%< 1%< 1%15%18%1.4%
38Wolves53.0-3< 1%11%3.7%< 1%< 1%< 1%11%10%< 1%
32Fulham46.1-10< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1.1%< 1%< 1%
28Bournemouth45.4-15< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2.3%< 1%
28Crystal Palace42.0-172.4%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
25Brentford41.6-112.8%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
24Forest37.0-2018%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1.2%< 1%
21Everton36.7-817%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
20Luton32.5-2663%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
13Burnley26.0-3996.3%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
13Sheffield United23.1-5699.29%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Titles
TeamOne TitleTwo titlesThree titlesFour titlesDoubleTrebleQuadruple
Man City84%43%9%
26%9%
Liverpool100%67%22%2.8%8%

Arsenal18%< 1%




Aston Villa34%< 1%




Tottenham< 1%





Man United4.9%





Newcastle7%





West Ham7%





Brighton9%< 1%




Chelsea3.5%





Wolves1.9%





Bournemouth2.0%





Forest1.2%





Luton< 1%





 

Important matches for Europe race (ECL, EL or CL)
Newcastle vs Wolves (6.1%)Home Win (58%)Draw (22%)Away Win (21%)
Wolves16%23%38%
Newcastle64%49%39%

 



Simulated points for winner: 85 - 89
Simulated points for fourth: 69 - 74
Simulated points for 17th team: 33 - 37

Coming Matches
Home
Draw
Away
Everton41%24%35%West Ham
Newcastle58%22%21%Wolves
Forest19%21%60%Liverpool
Tottenham63%20%17%Crystal Palace
Brentford45%24%31%Chelsea
Fulham40%24%36%Brighton
Luton27%23%50%Aston Villa
Burnley42%24%34%Bournemouth
Man City75%15%10%Man United
Sheffield United16%19%64%Arsenal


Most likely combo of teams in CL
54%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
9%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City
8%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Man United
4.8%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham, West Ham
4.6%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
4.4%Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
3.1%Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, Tottenham
2.2%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Newcastle
1.6%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, West Ham
1.5%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton, Liverpool, Man City

Most likely combo of teams being relegated
59%Burnley, Luton, Sheffield United
16%Burnley, Forest, Sheffield United
15%Burnley, Everton, Sheffield United
2.4%Brentford, Burnley, Sheffield United
2.2%Burnley, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United
1.5%Everton, Luton, Sheffield United
1.4%Forest, Luton, Sheffield United

EuropeEL (or CL)CL
Fourth team100%100%>99.99%
Fifth team100%100%86%
FA cup winners100%100%74%
League cup winners100%100%99.99%
Sixth team100%96.9%1.3%
Seventh team97.4%71%2.2%
Eighth team74%9%2.5%

Thursday, February 22, 2024

EL/ECL: Last 16 decided

Germany is now ahead of England in the country race for extra CL spots, but England has strong contenders in all three competitions and finish top 2 in  86% of the simulations.

Europa League

TeamQuarterSemifinalFinalChampion
Liverpool81%64%49%34%
Leverkusen70%45%27%14%
Milan58%35%19%10%
West Ham61%32%15%7%
Brighton60%31%15%6%
Atalanta62%30%14%6%
Benfica51%26%13%6%
Sporting48%23%10%4.3%
Roma47%23%10%4.0%
Marseille42%18%7%2.4%
Villarreal47%17%6%2.0%
Freiburg40%15%5%1.8%
Slavia Praha43%16%4.9%1.6%
Rangers38%11%3.0%< 1%
Sparta Praha30%9%2.5%< 1%
Karabakh Agdam21%4.3%< 1%< 1%


Europa Conference League
TeamQuarterSemifinalFinalChampion
Aston Villa85%66%50%34%
Fiorentina75%48%28%15%
Lille73%44%24%12%
Brugge72%40%20%9%
St Gillis54%31%17%8%
Fenerbahce67%36%17%7%
Ajax47%23%10%4.3%
M Tel Aviv55%22%8%2.7%
PAOK52%20%7%2.2%
Maccabi Haifa34%13%4.6%1.5%
Viktoria Plzen48%16%4.4%1.3%
Sturm Graz32%11%3.1%< 1%
Olympiakos28%9%2.5%< 1%
Molde28%8%2.0%< 1%
Dinamo Zagreb26%7%1.7%< 1%
Servette25%7%1.5%< 1%

Which country get extra CL spots


Score
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ITA89%20.0215.8626.71
ENG86%19.5714.3824.25
GER20%17.4814.6422.64
CZE2.3%15.251322.5
FRA1.6%15.6413.2520.42
ESP1.1%15.6913.3120.31
BEL< 1%14.4512.418.4
Important factors
GER 34% if Leverkusen reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 9.3%
GER 40% if Leverkusen reaches the EL final; otherwise 13%
GER 35% if Bayern reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 12%
ENG 93% if Liverpool reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 73%
GER 26% if Leverkusen reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 6%
GER 43% if Bayern reaches the CL final; otherwise 15%
ENG 94% if Liverpool reaches the EL final; otherwise 78%
GER 28% if Bayern reaches the CL quarterfinals; otherwise 8.7%
GER 45% if Leverkusen wins the Europa League; otherwise 16%
ENG 90% if Liverpool reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 68%

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

CL: Probabilities after R16 Leg 1

Thirteen teams with good (>20%) chances to reach the quarterfinals.

Champions League

TeamQuarterSemifinalFinalChampion
Man City99.53%74%54%35%
Real Madrid92%58%34%18%
Inter69%39%21%10%
Bayern61%35%19%9%
Paris SG85%38%15%6%
Arsenal53%27%13%6%
Dortmund67%28%10%3.9%
Barcelona67%28%10%3.8%
Atletico31%14%6%2.3%
Porto47%16%5%1.6%
PSV33%12%3.6%1.2%
Napoli33%11%3.6%1.1%
Lazio39%12%3.1%< 1%
Sociedad15%5%1.7%< 1%
RB Leipzig8%3.0%< 1%< 1%
FC Kobenhavn< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%

Which country get extra CL spots



Score
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ITA84%19.9215.2927.29
ENG82%19.5814.7524.63
GER26%17.7214.2124.93
FRA4.2%15.7512.2523.75
ESP2.5%15.9813.1921.44
CZE< 1%14.4812.2523.25
BEL< 1%13.8611.820
TUR< 1%13.161119.75
POR< 1%11.538.8318.83
NED< 1%10.519.218
Important factors
GER 40% if Leverkusen reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 14%
GER 46% if Leverkusen reaches the EL final; otherwise 18%
GER 50% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL semifinals; otherwise 19%
GER 42% if Bayern reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 17%
ENG 90% if Liverpool reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 69%
GER 41% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL quarterfinals; otherwise 17%
ENG 92% if Liverpool reaches the EL final; otherwise 73%
GER 49% if Bayern reaches the CL final; otherwise 20%
GER 46% if Freiburg reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 20%
GER 32% if Leverkusen reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 11%

 

CL: Matchday 3 of Round 16

Italian team with another win yesterday while German Dortmund drew in Eindhoven. It's starting to look more and more as Premier League and Serie A will snatch the two extra CL slots (see table at the bottom).

Updated probabilities in Champions League below.

Champions League

TeamQuarterSemifinalFinalChampion
Man City99.53%74%54%35%
Real Madrid92%58%34%18%
Bayern61%35%19%9%
Inter61%35%18%9%
Arsenal69%36%17%8%
Paris SG85%38%15%6%
Dortmund58%24%9%3.3%
Barcelona58%24%9%3.3%
Atletico39%18%7%2.8%
Napoli42%15%4.5%1.4%
PSV42%15%4.5%1.4%
Porto31%11%3.4%1.1%
Lazio39%12%3.1%< 1%
Sociedad15%5%1.7%< 1%
RB Leipzig8%3.0%< 1%< 1%
FC Kobenhavn< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%

Which country get extra CL spots



Score
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ENG86%19.8114.7524.75
ITA82%19.8314.8627.43
GER24%17.6514.0724.5
FRA4.0%15.7512.2524.25
ESP3.1%16.0413.0621.69
CZE< 1%14.4712.2523.25
BEL< 1%13.8611.820.2
TUR< 1%13.161119.5
NED< 1%10.6918.2
POR< 1%11.258.518.17
Important factors
GER 37% if Leverkusen reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 13%
GER 43% if Leverkusen reaches the EL final; otherwise 16%
GER 46% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL semifinals; otherwise 18%
GER 39% if Bayern reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 15%
GER 38% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL quarterfinals; otherwise 16%
ENG 92% if Liverpool reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 74%
GER 46% if Bayern reaches the CL final; otherwise 19%
ITA 94% if Milan reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 76%
ITA 90% if Milan reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 72%
GER 53% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL final; otherwise 20%

 

Sunday, February 18, 2024

PL: United hottest team in the league

The combination of Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton is relegated in 57% of the simulations.

Man United the hottest team in the league and has taken 13 points in the last five matches, compared with 7 points in the simulations. They have become an outside in the CL race, currently with 25% chance, challenging Aston Villa (82%) and Tottenham (69%). The probabilities highly depend on whether Premier League gets a fifth slot as one of the two best performing leagues in the competitions, currently 86%, but depends on the future results of the PL teams.

Hot Teams
Man United: 13 points in the last 5 matches, 6.0 more than expected
Arsenal: 15 points in the last 5 matches, 5.8 more than expected
Liverpool: 12 points in the last 5 matches, 2.5 more than expected
Man City: 13 points in the last 5 matches, 1.5 more than expected
Wolves: 7 points in the last 5 matches, 1.2 more than expected

Cold Teams
West Ham: 2 points in the last 5 matches, 5.6 less than expected
Burnley: 2 points in the last 5 matches, 2.7 less than expected
Bournemouth: 3 points in the last 5 matches, 2.4 less than expected
Everton: 3 points in the last 5 matches, 2.1 less than expected
Fulham: 5 points in the last 5 matches, 1.8 less than expected



Average Simulated
Season
Probabilities
PtsTeamPtsGDRelegatedTop 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Win LeagueECLELCL
53Man City83.4+50< 1%>99.99%>99.99%>99.99%99.88%48%< 1%< 1%99.98%
57Liverpool82.8+48< 1%100%>99.99%99.99%99.83%39%< 1%< 1%99.97%
55Arsenal79.2+46< 1%>99.99%>99.99%99.87%98.9%13%< 1%< 1%99.75%
49Aston Villa69.1+22< 1%99.0%96.3%86%57%< 1%< 1%17%82%
47Tottenham67.2+18< 1%97.4%92%74%35%< 1%2.6%27%69%
44Man United63.0+3< 1%84%65%28%8%< 1%10%54%25%
37Newcastle56.9+15< 1%41%18%5%< 1%< 1%16%35%4.6%
38Brighton56.3+8< 1%33%14%3.7%< 1%< 1%15%24%10%
36West Ham55.0-6< 1%20%7%1.5%< 1%< 1%12%13%8%
35Chelsea54.1+3< 1%18%6%1.4%< 1%< 1%35%16%1.2%
35Wolves52.2-3< 1%8%2.0%< 1%< 1%< 1%7%8%< 1%
28Bournemouth46.1-15< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2.4%< 1%
29Fulham44.0-121.1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
25Brentford42.8-112.1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
24Crystal Palace41.0-206%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
24Forest37.5-2017%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1.2%< 1%
19Everton37.2-818%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
20Luton32.8-2562%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
13Burnley26.9-3795%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
13Sheffield United23.8-5699.0%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Titles
TeamOne TitleTwo titlesThree titlesFour titlesDoubleTrebleQuadruple
Man City83%41%8%
24%8%
Liverpool91%56%18%2.2%9%

Arsenal20%1.0%




Aston Villa33%< 1%




Tottenham< 1%





Man United4.9%< 1%

< 1%

Newcastle7%





Brighton9%< 1%




West Ham7%





Chelsea32%1.0%




Wolves1.9%





Bournemouth2.0%





Forest1.2%





Luton< 1%





 



Simulated points for winner: 84 - 88
Simulated points for fourth: 69 - 73
Simulated points for 17th team: 34 - 37

Coming Matches
Home
Draw
Away
Everton50%23%27%Crystal Palace
Man City79%13%8%Brentford
Liverpool81%12%7%Luton
Aston Villa68%18%14%Forest
Man United59%21%20%Fulham
Brighton57%22%21%Everton
Crystal Palace58%21%21%Burnley
Bournemouth16%19%64%Man City
Arsenal61%20%18%Newcastle
Wolves66%19%15%Sheffield United
West Ham56%22%22%Brentford


Most likely combo of teams in CL
44%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
13%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Man United
8%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City
7%Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, Tottenham
4.5%Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
4.1%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham, West Ham
3.9%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
2.5%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Newcastle
1.8%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton, Liverpool, Man City
1.2%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, West Ham

Most likely combo of teams being relegated
57%Burnley, Luton, Sheffield United
14%Burnley, Everton, Sheffield United
14%Burnley, Forest, Sheffield United
5.0%Burnley, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United
1.9%Everton, Luton, Sheffield United
1.8%Brentford, Burnley, Sheffield United
1.7%Forest, Luton, Sheffield United

EuropeEL (or CL)CL
Fourth team100%100%>99.99%
Fifth team100%100%86%
FA cup winners100%100%75%
League cup winners100%76%71%
Sixth team99.32%97.0%1.0%
Seventh team92%72%2.2%
Eighth team64%9%2.6%

 

Thursday, February 15, 2024

EL/ECL: Betis in trouble

Betis, a predicted dark horse in Europa Conference League, is in trouble after losing 0-1 versus Zagreb.



Europa League
TeamLast 16QuarterSemifinalFinalChampion
Liverpool100%82%64%49%34%
Leverkusen100%70%45%27%14%
Milan96.2%56%33%19%9%
West Ham100%61%32%16%7%
Brighton100%61%32%15%7%
Atalanta100%62%31%14%6%
Benfica81%41%22%10%4.6%
Sporting97.4%47%23%10%4.2%
Roma67%32%15%7%2.7%
Villarreal100%47%18%6%2.0%
Marseille74%31%13%5.0%1.8%
Slavia Praha100%45%16%5%1.7%
Lens43%20%9%3.7%1.5%
Freiburg57%23%9%3.0%1.0%
Rangers100%39%12%3.0%< 1%
Galatasaray65%24%9%2.9%< 1%
Feyenoord33%13%6%2.0%< 1%
Karabakh Agdam89%19%3.9%< 1%< 1%
Sparta Praha35%10%3.3%< 1%< 1%
Shakhtar26%7%1.7%< 1%< 1%
Braga11%3.5%1.0%< 1%< 1%
Toulouse19%4.3%1.0%< 1%< 1%
Rennes3.8%1.5%< 1%< 1%< 1%
Young Boys2.6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Europa Conference League
TeamLast 16QuarterSemifinalFinalChampion
Aston Villa100%85%65%49%33%
Fiorentina100%75%47%27%14%
Lille100%72%44%24%12%
Brugge100%69%38%18%8%
Fenerbahce100%66%35%16%7%
Frankfurt63%35%21%11%6%
Betis41%24%14%8%4.0%
St Gillis37%20%11%6%2.8%
M Tel Aviv100%54%21%7%2.5%
PAOK100%52%19%6%2.1%
Ajax45%21%10%4.5%1.9%
Viktoria Plzen100%47%15%4.3%1.3%
Bodoe Glimt55%21%8%3.0%1.0%
Sturm Graz97.4%30%10%2.9%< 1%
Gent42%17%7%2.5%< 1%
Maccabi Haifa58%20%8%2.5%< 1%
Olympiakos71%20%6%1.7%< 1%
Molde65%18%5%1.3%< 1%
Razgrad64%17%4.9%1.2%< 1%
Dinamo Zagreb59%15%4.1%< 1%< 1%
Servette36%9%2.3%< 1%< 1%
Legia35%8%2.0%< 1%< 1%
Ferencvaros29%6%1.2%< 1%< 1%
Slovan Bratislava2.6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%

Which country get extra CL spots


Score
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ENG86%19.8114.7524.75
ITA82%19.8314.8627.43
GER24%17.6514.0724.5
FRA4.0%15.7512.2524.25
ESP3.1%16.0413.0621.69
CZE< 1%14.4712.2523.25
BEL< 1%13.8611.820.2
TUR< 1%13.161119.5
NED< 1%10.6918.2
POR< 1%11.258.518.17
Important factors
GER 37% if Leverkusen reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 13%
GER 43% if Leverkusen reaches the EL final; otherwise 16%
GER 46% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL semifinals; otherwise 18%
GER 39% if Bayern reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 15%
GER 38% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL quarterfinals; otherwise 16%
ENG 92% if Liverpool reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 74%
GER 46% if Bayern reaches the CL final; otherwise 19%
ITA 94% if Milan reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 76%
ITA 90% if Milan reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 72%
GER 53% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL final; otherwise 20%

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

CL: Lazio beating Bayer Munchen

With  Italian Lazio winning against German Bayern, it is starting to look like it will be Premier League and Serie A that are given extra CL slots.


Champions League

TeamQuarterSemifinalFinalChampion
Man City99.53%74%54%35%
Real Madrid92%57%34%18%
Bayern61%35%19%9%
Inter61%35%18%9%
Arsenal69%36%17%8%
Paris SG85%38%15%6%
Dortmund58%24%9%3.3%
Barcelona58%24%9%3.3%
Atletico39%18%7%2.8%
PSV42%15%4.5%1.5%
Napoli42%15%4.5%1.5%
Porto31%11%3.4%1.1%
Lazio39%12%3.1%< 1%
Sociedad15%5%1.7%< 1%
RB Leipzig8%3.0%< 1%< 1%
FC Kobenhavn< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%



Which country get extra CL spots


Score
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ENG87%19.8414.6324.63
ITA74%19.414.5727.14
GER21%17.4313.7824.64
FRA9%16.2311.9225.75
ESP7%16.5113.0622.19
CZE1.5%14.7612.2523.75
BEL< 1%14.2311.620.6
TUR< 1%12.8410.519.5
NED< 1%10.888.618.4
POR< 1%11.357.8318.17
Important factors
ITA 89% if Milan reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 63%
GER 34% if Leverkusen reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 11%
ITA 93% if Milan reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 68%
GER 40% if Leverkusen reaches the EL final; otherwise 14%
GER 36% if Bayern reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 13%
ITA 82% if Milan reaches the EL round of 16; otherwise 56%
GER 46% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL semifinals; otherwise 16%
GER 38% if Frankfurt reaches the ECL quarterfinals; otherwise 15%
ENG 93% if Liverpool reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 75%
ITA 88% if Inter reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 66%