Monday, March 18, 2024

PL: Forest deducted 4 points and risk relegation (37%)

 





Average Simulated
Season
Probabilities
PtsTeamPtsGDRelegatedTop 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Win LeagueECLELCL
63Man City85.0+49< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.98%45%< 1%< 1%>99.99%
64Liverpool83.9+49< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.96%31%< 1%< 1%>99.99%
64Arsenal82.6+54< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.91%24%< 1%< 1%99.99%
56Aston Villa69.4+19< 1%99.82%99.0%92%54%< 1%< 1%13%86%
53Tottenham68.4+20< 1%99.50%97.8%88%42%< 1%< 1%18%80%
47Man United62.1+2< 1%83%64%15%3.2%< 1%10%68%13%
40Newcastle55.9+14< 1%33%12%1.6%< 1%< 1%21%25%1.4%
39Chelsea55.5+4< 1%27%10%1.4%< 1%< 1%17%31%1.2%
44West Ham55.4-6< 1%20%6%< 1%< 1%< 1%17%15%5%
42Brighton55.2+5< 1%24%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%18%18%< 1%
41Wolves54.0-4< 1%12%3.2%< 1%< 1%< 1%13%9%< 1%
38Fulham49.1-3< 1%1.4%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2.4%1.0%< 1%
35Bournemouth46.7-15< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
29Crystal Palace40.0-20< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
26Brentford38.8-121.8%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
25Everton38.5-112.5%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
21Forest31.5-1937%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
22Luton29.8-2767%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
17Burnley25.9-4092%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
14Sheffield United22.6-6098.4%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%

 

 Most likely combo of teams being relegated

58%Burnley, Luton, Sheffield United
29%Burnley, Forest, Sheffield United
7%Forest, Luton, Sheffield United
1.9%Burnley, Everton, Sheffield United
1.5%Brentford, Burnley, Sheffield United
1.4%Burnley, Forest, Luton

Sunday, March 17, 2024

PL: 29% chance that the FA-cup winner plays in the Europa League.

The FA-cup winners end up playing CL in 71% of our simulations. In most cases (68%) that is Man City, as the other teams have smaller chances to qualify for CL. The sixth team is Man United in 49% of the simulations and they end up in EL in 68% of the simulations, either via the FA-cup or the league position.


EuropeEL (or CL)CL
Fourth team100%100%100%
Fifth team100%100%84%
FA cup winners100%100%71%
League cup winners100%100%>99.99%
Sixth team100%97.1%< 1%
Seventh team98.0%74%< 1%
Eighth team77%5%< 1%

The current top-5 qualify for CL in 63% of the simulations. In 16% Tottenham or Aston Villa are missing out due to PL missing out on the extra CL spot. Only team against is Man United joining the top-3 and one of Aston Villa or Tottenham. West Ham can qualify through the EL adventure, but less likely.

Most likely combo of teams in CL

63%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
9%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City
7%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Man United
7%Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
4.7%Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, Tottenham
3.9%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham, West Ham

It's starting to look more and more, 79% now, that the three new teams from the Championship will play in the Championship next year again.


Most likely combo of teams being relegated

79%Burnley, Luton, Sheffield United
10%Burnley, Forest, Sheffield United
3.1%Burnley, Everton, Sheffield United
2.6%Brentford, Burnley, Sheffield United
2.2%Forest, Luton, Sheffield United
1.5%Burnley, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United

 Titles

TeamOne TitleTwo titlesThree titlesFour titlesDoubleTrebleQuadruple
Man City88%47%9%
31%9%
Liverpool100%56%11%



Arsenal34%3.1%




Aston Villa37%< 1%




Tottenham< 1%





Man United19%





Chelsea11%





West Ham4.9%





 



Average Simulated
Season
Probabilities
PtsTeamPtsGDRelegatedTop 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Win LeagueECLELCL
63Man City85.0+49< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.98%45%< 1%< 1%>99.99%
64Liverpool83.9+49< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.96%31%< 1%< 1%>99.99%
64Arsenal82.6+54< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.91%24%< 1%< 1%99.99%
56Aston Villa69.4+19< 1%99.82%99.0%92%54%< 1%< 1%13%86%
53Tottenham68.4+20< 1%99.50%97.8%88%42%< 1%< 1%18%80%
47Man United62.1+2< 1%83%64%15%3.2%< 1%10%68%13%
40Newcastle55.9+14< 1%33%12%1.6%< 1%< 1%21%25%1.4%
39Chelsea55.5+4< 1%27%10%1.4%< 1%< 1%17%31%1.2%
44West Ham55.4-6< 1%20%6%< 1%< 1%< 1%17%15%5%
42Brighton55.2+5< 1%24%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%18%18%< 1%
41Wolves54.0-4< 1%12%3.2%< 1%< 1%< 1%13%9%< 1%
38Fulham49.1-3< 1%1.4%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2.4%1.0%< 1%
35Bournemouth46.7-15< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
29Crystal Palace40.0-201.7%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
26Brentford38.8-123.0%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
25Everton38.5-113.8%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
25Forest35.5-1913%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
22Luton29.8-2782%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
17Burnley25.9-4096.7%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
14Sheffield United22.6-6099.45%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%

 

 

CL/EL/ECL: Quarterfinals draw - and how it affects the CL bonus spot

 

Champions League

The chances were reduced for the four favourites, Man City, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Bayern. In particular for Real Madrid their chances to reach the semis jumped down from 60% to 36%. Paris are favourites on the other half with a 29% probability to reach the final.

TeamSemifinalFinalChampion
Man City64% (-11)
42% (-10)
30% (-4)
Arsenal53% (-3)
21% (-7)13% (-2)
Real Madrid36% (-24)20% (-14)12% (-5)
Paris SG53% (+9)29% (+11)11% (+4)
Bayern47% (-5)17% (-8)10% (-1)
Atletico52% (+13)25% (+11)8% (+3)
Barcelona47% (+7)24% (+9)8% (+3)
Dortmund48% (+12)22% (+10)7% (+3)

 Europa League

The draw for EL was not as skewed as the CL draw. Atalanta drew to short straw getting Liverpool and Benifica got Marseille the draw did not affect the Champion probabilities that much.

TeamSemifinalFinalChampion
Liverpool73% (-1)57% (+3)36%
Leverkusen68% (+6)41% (+5)21% (+2)
Milan59% (+5)29% (+2)13%
Benfica61%(+15)20%9% (+1)
Atalanta27% (-20)15% (-5)7% (-2)
Roma41% (-2)17%6% (-1)
West Ham32% (-9)13% (-2)4.9% (-1)
Marseille39% (+6)
9% (-1)3.2% (-0.1)

 Europa Conference League

Aston Villa and Lille got tough draws playing each other, whereas Fiorentina and Brugge got advantageous draws.

TeamSemifinalFinalChampion
Aston Villa69% (-9)55% (-4)37% (-4)
Fiorentina76% (+14)50% (+15)23% (+6)
Brugge64% (+14)28% (+6)
11% (+2)
Lille31% (-27)19% (-11)10% (-4)
Fenerbahce66% (+15)20% (-3)10%
PAOK36% (+2)11% (+1)3.3% (+0.1)
Viktoria Plzen24% (-9)10%2.8% (-0.1)
Olympiakos34% (-1)6% (-4)2.4% (-0.5)

 

The key for Germanu now s that Bayern beat Arsenal and advance to the semis. Likewise for England, if Arsenal beat Bayern, they have very good chances.

 Which countries get extra CL spots



Score
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ITA96.9%20.2118.5722.71
ENG84%19.816.6323
GER19%18.3116.521.36
FRA< 1%16.0614.4220.08
ESP< 1%16.1814.8118.19
Important factors
GER 34% if Bayern reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 5.7%
ENG 95% if Arsenal reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 71%
GER 52% if Bayern reaches the CL final; otherwise 12%
GER 26% if Leverkusen reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 3%
GER 33% if Leverkusen reaches the EL final; otherwise 9%
ENG 97% if West Ham reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 78%
GER 55% if Bayern wins the Champions League; otherwise 15%
GER 39% if Leverkusen wins the Europa League; otherwise 13%
ENG 94% if Man City reaches the CL final; otherwise 77%
ENG 91% if Liverpool reaches the EL final; otherwise 75%

Thursday, March 14, 2024

EL/ECL: Probabilities of last eight

Probabilities of last eight in EL and ECL.

Europa League

TeamSemifinalFinalChampion
Liverpool74%54%36%
Leverkusen62%36%19%
Milan54%27%13%
Atalanta47%20%9%
Benfica46%20%8%
Roma43%17%7%
West Ham41%15%6%
Marseille33%10%3.3%

Europa Conference League

TeamSemifinalFinalChampion
Aston Villa78%59%41%
Fiorentina62%35%17%
Lille58%30%14%
Fenerbahce51%23%10%
Brugge50%22%9%
Olympiakos35%10%3.2%
PAOK34%10%3.2%
Viktoria Plzen33%10%2.9%

 Which countries get extra CL spots



Score
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ITA95%20.1617.8623.43
ENG92%20.0916.6323.38
GER13%18.216.521.36
FRA< 1%16.1614.4220.08
ESP< 1%16.1714.8118.19
Important factors
GER 27% if Leverkusen reaches the EL final; otherwise 5%
GER 20% if Leverkusen reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 2.1%
GER 29% if Bayern reaches the CL final; otherwise 7.8%
GER 32% if Leverkusen wins the Europa League; otherwise 8.6%
GER 21% if Bayern reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 5.1%
ENG 97% if Liverpool reaches the EL final; otherwise 85%
GER 36% if Bayern wins the Champions League; otherwise 10%
ENG 97% if Man City reaches the CL final; otherwise 86%
GER 23% if Dortmund reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 7.8%
ENG 95% if Man City reaches the CL semifinals; otherwise 82%

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

CL: Predictions of quarterfinal prior to the draw.

 It looks like avry tight group of final eight teams. No team reaches the semifinals in less than a third of the simulations. Man City are standing out as favorites, but the other seven teams are predicted between 36% and 60%

Champions League

TeamSemifinalFinalChampion
Man City73%52%34%
Real Madrid60%34%17%
Arsenal56%30%15%
Bayern52%25%11%
Paris SG44%18%7%
Barcelona40%15%5%
Atletico39%14%5%
Dortmund36%12%4.3%

 

In the race for extra CL spot, nothing much happened. Germany increased their chances slightly and Italy decreased their chances slightly.

 Which countries get extra CL spots



Score
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ITA87%19.8316.7123.71
ENG77%19.4815.7523.5
GER34%18.4416.0722.64
FRA1.6%16.4414.0820.58
CZE< 1%14.4513.2520.25
ESP< 1%16.0814.5619.31
Important factors
GER 59% if Leverkusen reaches the EL final; otherwise 22%
GER 49% if Leverkusen reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 16%
GER 47% if Freiburg reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 20%
GER 64% if Leverkusen wins the Europa League; otherwise 28%
ENG 86% if Aston Villa reaches the ECL semifinals; otherwise 60%
ENG 88% if Aston Villa reaches the ECL final; otherwise 66%
ENG 89% if West Ham reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 66%
ENG 87% if Liverpool reaches the EL final; otherwise 64%
ENG 83% if Liverpool reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 57%
GER 55% if Bayern reaches the CL final; otherwise 27%

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

CL: And so they were ten

Ten teams left in CL and the updated probabilities are displayed below. In the race for CL bonus slot, England increased their chances to 79% though Arsenal's win and qualifying for the quarterfinals. They are now down to six countries that have a theoretical chance, but the Spanish, Czech and French chances are very slim and probably requiring winning everything left to win.

Champions League

TeamQuarterSemifinalFinalChampion
Man City100%71%50%32%
Real Madrid100%58%31%16%
Arsenal100%55%28%14%
Inter74%43%24%12%
Bayern100%50%23%10%
Paris SG100%42%17%7%
Barcelona100%38%13%4.9%
Dortmund65%22%7%2.5%
Atletico26%10%3.7%1.3%
PSV35%11%3.2%1.0%

 

 

Important factors
GER 43% if Leverkusen reaches the EL final; otherwise 14%
GER 35% if Leverkusen reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 10%
GER 35% if Freiburg reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 12%
ENG 91% if West Ham reaches the EL quarterfinals; otherwise 69%
ENG 87% if Aston Villa reaches the ECL semifinals; otherwise 64%
GER 48% if Leverkusen wins the Europa League; otherwise 19%
ENG 89% if Aston Villa reaches the ECL final; otherwise 69%
ENG 88% if Liverpool reaches the EL final; otherwise 67%
GER 44% if Bayern reaches the CL final; otherwise 18%
GER 48% if Freiburg reaches the EL semifinals; otherwise 19%
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ITA95.1%20.5916.7125.57
ENG79%19.4315.6323.88
GER24%18.1115.6422.64
FRA1.6%16.4114.0820.58
CZE< 1%14.4513.2520.5
ESP< 1%15.5314.1919.31

Monday, March 11, 2024

PL: Luton vs Forest in crucial match for the relegation race.

Luton host Forest in a must-win match. Luton only have 12% on new contract if they lose, compared with 42% if they win.

The three top teams have virtually (>99.9%) clinched a place in the CL. The next two teams, Aston Villa and Tottenham, have virtually (>99.9%) clinched a place in the EL. Behind them we have Man United chasing a EL (65%) or even CL (10%).


Hot Teams
Arsenal: 15 points in the last 5 matches, 4.5 more than expected
Liverpool: 13 points in the last 5 matches, 2.7 more than expected
Fulham: 9 points in the last 5 matches, 2.6 more than expected
Man United: 9 points in the last 5 matches, 1.9 more than expected
Tottenham: 10 points in the last 5 matches, 1.7 more than expected

Cold Teams
Luton: 1 point in the last 5 matches, 4.0 less than expected
Brentford: 1 point in the last 5 matches, 3.3 less than expected
Everton: 2 points in the last 5 matches, 3.3 less than expected
Burnley: 1 point in the last 5 matches, 3.0 less than expected
Crystal Palace: 5 points in the last 5 matches, 2.2 less than expected



Average Simulated
Season
Probabilities
PtsTeamPtsGDRelegatedTop 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Win LeagueECLELCL
63Man City85.0+49< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.96%45%< 1%< 1%>99.99%
64Liverpool83.8+49< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.92%31%< 1%< 1%99.98%
64Arsenal82.6+54< 1%100%100%>99.99%99.82%24%< 1%< 1%99.95%
53Tottenham69.8+23< 1%99.73%98.7%92%51%< 1%< 1%19%80%
55Aston Villa69.7+19< 1%99.74%98.7%92%46%< 1%< 1%20%79%
47Man United62.1+2< 1%82%63%13%2.3%< 1%14%65%10%
40Newcastle55.9+14< 1%32%11%1.2%< 1%< 1%20%26%< 1%
43West Ham55.8-6< 1%24%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%17%16%3.7%
39Chelsea55.5+4< 1%26%10%1.1%< 1%< 1%17%23%< 1%
42Brighton55.2+5< 1%23%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%17%17%< 1%
41Wolves54.0-4< 1%12%3.1%< 1%< 1%< 1%12%13%< 1%
35Fulham47.4-6< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1.1%< 1%< 1%
32Bournemouth45.7-15< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
26Brentford40.2-112.6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
29Crystal Palace40.0-202.7%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
25Everton38.5-115%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
24Forest35.7-2019%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
21Luton31.1-2772%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
14Burnley24.3-4198.6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
14Sheffield United22.6-6099.60%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Titles
TeamOne TitleTwo titlesThree titlesFour titlesDoubleTrebleQuadruple
Man City85%43%9%
26%9%
Liverpool100%66%21%2.5%6%

Arsenal30%1.9%




Tottenham< 1%





Aston Villa35%< 1%




Man United7%





Newcastle3.5%





West Ham3.1%





Chelsea4.9%





Brighton< 1%





Wolves4.3%





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Important matches for avoiding relegation
Luton vs Forest (13.3%)Home Win (43%)Draw (24%)Away Win (33%)
Luton42%23%12%
Forest69%84%94%
Bournemouth vs Luton (4.4%)Home Win (59%)Draw (21%)Away Win (20%)
Luton22%29%44%
Forest84%80%73%
Everton95.8%95%92%
Crystal Palace98.0%97.2%95.4%
Bournemouth99.98%99.83%99.4%



BurnleyLutonForestEvertonCrystal PalaceBrentford
pointsQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChance
45< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%1.5%< 1%100%6%2.5%100%13%4.6%100%15%5%100%
44< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%2.7%1.2%100%10%4.1%100%19%5%100%21%6%100%
43< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%4.8%2.1%100%15%4.9%100%26%7%100%28%8%100%
42< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%8%2.7%100%22%7%100%35%9%100%37%9%100%
41< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%99.9%12%4.1%100%30%9%100%44%9%100%46%9%>99.99%
40< 1%< 1%-1.8%< 1%99.7%17%6%99.98%39%9%>99.99%54%10%>99.99%56%10%>99.99%
39< 1%< 1%97%3.1%1.3%98.8%24%6%99.9%49%10%99.97%64%10%99.90%66%9%99.96%
38< 1%< 1%95%5%2.1%97%32%8%99.5%60%10%99.8%73%9%99.7%74%8%99.8%
37< 1%< 1%91%9%3.4%91%41%9%98.3%69%9%99.3%81%8%98.9%81%8%99.3%
36< 1%< 1%77%13%4.2%82%51%9%95.5%78%9%97.7%88%7%96.7%87%6%97.7%
35< 1%< 1%59%19%6%68%61%10%90%85%7%94%92%4.7%93%92%4.5%94%
341.1%< 1%42%26%8%53%70%9%82%90%5%88%95.8%3.5%86%95.2%3.3%88%
332.1%1.0%25%35%8%37%78%8%71%94%4.0%77%98.0%2.2%75%97.4%2.2%78%
323.5%1.4%15%45%10%24%85%7%59%96.8%2.7%64%99.11%1.1%62%98.6%1.3%65%
316%2.3%6%55%11%14%91%5%45%98.3%1.5%48%99.70%< 1%49%99.38%< 1%50%
309%3.6%2.5%65%10%7%94%3.7%32%99.23%< 1%33%99.95%< 1%35%99.76%< 1%34%
2914%4.5%< 1%75%9%3.2%97.1%2.6%20%99.70%< 1%19%100%< 1%23%99.91%< 1%22%
2820%6%< 1%83%8%1.2%98.7%1.6%11%99.89%< 1%11%100%< 1%-99.98%< 1%12%
Q: Probability team finish with X points (or more)
Probability: Probability team finish with X points
Chance: Probability team is succesful, if they finish with X points




EuropeEL (or CL)CL
Fourth team100%100%100%
Fifth team100%100%72%
FA cup winners100%100%80%
League cup winners100%>99.99%99.98%
Sixth team100%95.7%< 1%
Seventh team96.6%64%< 1%
Eighth team66%4.2%< 1%


Simulated points for winner: 85 - 89
Simulated points for fourth: 70 - 74
Simulated points for 17th team: 33 - 36

Coming Matches
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Bournemouth59%21%20%Luton
Luton43%24%33%Forest
Burnley37%24%38%Brentford
Fulham37%24%39%Tottenham
West Ham41%24%35%Aston Villa


Most likely combo of teams in CL
57%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
14%Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham
13%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City
4.3%Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, Tottenham
4.3%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Man United
2.5%Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham, West Ham

Most likely combo of teams being relegated
71%Burnley, Luton, Sheffield United
18%Burnley, Forest, Sheffield United
4.9%Burnley, Everton, Sheffield United
2.6%Burnley, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United
2.4%Brentford, Burnley, Sheffield United