Everton's second half of the season to date

[davek]

The orthodox thought on this would no doubt be that we've failed to do much since the new year. However, if we look at a comparison of our form with the top 8 in the PL at the moment you might be surprised to learn that our form holds up well.

Using results in all competitions we are only surpassed by one out of the top eight teams in terms of wins as a proportion of games played (which vary from the lowest total of 12 played by Leicester to the 19 played by Liverpool, but average at around 15/16 games). West Ham's form is better than ours, but not the others. And the possible objection that two of our wins have come against lower league opposition is rebutted with the fact that wins registered by top eight clubs against this level of opponent is also a feature of their win form...for example, Arsenal with Burnley and Hull; West Ham with Wolves and B'burn; United with Sheffield, Derby and Shrewsbury.


West Ham
Played 14 won 9 (>64%)

Everton
Played 15 won 8 (>53%)

Spurs
Played 17 won 9 (<53%)

City
Played 17 won 9 (<53%)

United
Played 17 won 9 (<53%)

Leicester
Played 12 won 6 (50%)

Liverpool
Played 19 won 8 (42%)

Arsenal
Played 15 won 6 (40%)


All told, this places our recent form in context and presages well for the remainder of the season. The home league form has been allowed to take the front seat in terms of framing how well we're doing currently but there's a lot more to our season than that.

 

[TrsfficKone]

Our form in the league is poor though. Absolutely no consistency.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

A season of indifference but there's still life in the party if someone makes a beer run.

 

[orly]

It really is a shame we can't just play Newcastle, Villa, Stoke ... er... Newcastle... Sunderland... er... Villa every week.

Preferably away from home, too

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

*sighs*

We're 12th.

*sighs again*

 

[davek]

Our form in the league is poor though. Absolutely no consistency.

This is about all competitions. We dont opt out of the cups and that has to be shown in any second half of the season assessment.

It really is a shame we can't just play Newcastle, Villa, Stoke ... er... Newcastle... Sunderland... er... Villa every week.

Preferably away from home, too

...you forgot Chelsea, City, Stoke. Inconvenient?

 

[Deleted member 28206]

The orthodox thought on this would no doubt be that we've failed to do much since the new year. However, if we look at a comparison of our form with the top 8 in the PL at the moment you might be surprised to learn that our form holds up well.

Using results in all competitions we are only surpassed by one out of the top eight teams in terms of wins as a proportion of games played (which vary from the lowest total of 12 played by Leicester to the 19 played by Liverpool, but average at around 15/16 games). West Ham's form is better than ours, but not the others. And the possible objection that two of our wins have come against lower league opposition is rebutted with the fact that wins registered by top eight clubs against this level of opponent is also a feature of their win form...for example, Arsenal with Burnley and Hull; West Ham with Wolves and B'burn; United with Sheffield, Derby and Shrewsbury.


West Ham
Played 14 won 9 (>64%)

Everton
Played 15 won 8 (>53%)

Spurs
Played 17 won 9 (<53%)

City
Played 17 won 9 (<53%)

United
Played 17 won 9 (<53%)

Leicester
Played 12 won 6 (50%)

Liverpool
Played 19 won 8 (42%)

Arsenal
Played 15 won 6 (40%)


All told, this places our recent form in context and presages well for the remainder of the season. The home league form has been allowed to take the front seat in terms of framing how well we're doing currently but there's a lot more to our season than that.

Is this like RAWKS alternative league table?

 

[orly]

This is about all competitions. We dont opt out of the cups and that has to be shown in any second half of the season assessment.

...you forgot Chelsea, City, Stoke. Inconvenient?

It's the third one I mentioned David.

 

[sageyefc]

Been decent since dropping starjumps

 

[orly]

Can I also just check, are we including CL games in here too?

So Arsenal have Barca in their run, we have Bournemouth.

This is dangerously RAWK

 

[davek]

Is this like RAWKS alternative league table?

No mate. This is about actual games played by 'our betters' who, it turns out, aren't doing any better than us in terms of winning games...the stick that the manager gets beaten with every week. Just thought I'd point that out. I expected resistance, because...well...there's a lot of whingeing going on isn't there?

 

[davek]

Can I also just check, are we including CL games in here too?

So Arsenal have Barca in their run, we have Bournemouth.

This is dangerously RAWK

All evens out: United against Midtjyland (sp?) etc are thrown in.

 

[orly]

Think David has been down the RAWK rabbit hole once too many times here

It's like the football version of 'Bitter Lake'

 

[Tubey]

Jesus tapdancing Christ... This is the most rawkish thing that ever rawked.

 

[nsno-chris]

I take it this isn't just league for then; makes it a bit more comparable.

Come on let's see the true story. I'm sure there'll be an excuse as to why it doesn't represent the actual truth

*sighs