FiveThirtyEight looks into scoring in English Football

[Kurt.]

Link here:

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/in-126-years-english-football-has-seen-13475-nil-nil-draws/

What do you guys think of this:

Pretty consistent number of draws, but increased in the early days.

Less goals over time:

Interesting that all leagues are similar, scoring-wise.

Anyways, thought it was a good read. Good read with a cup of joe on a cool Saturday morning, I think.

So, does this chart/graph have Liverpool on top of the league ?

 

[wm02]

I can see why there would be a drop in the number of draws once the points for a win increased from 2 to 3. But I can't figure out why there's another sharp decline around 2004-5. Any hypotheses out there?

 

[TheBlueGibbon]

I can see why there would be a drop in the number of draws once the points for a win increased from 2 to 3. But I can't figure out why there's another sharp decline around 2004-5. Any hypotheses out there?

Sharp increase in them a few years earlier, it's probably just returning to the mean.

 

[MikeH72]

I thought I was on RAWK by mistake .

You'd know if you were on RAWK as people would be using these graphs and charts to prove how Liverpool have actually won every game ever

 

[wm02]

Sharp increase in them a few years earlier, it's probably just returning to the mean.

Ah, regression to the mean. Good point

 

[just_COYB]

What a hideous mess. The Beautiful Game eh?
Let's get back to it.
Bannish this tosh.

I like this post. More like it! We should dispel with these numbers and sorcery!

 

[just_COYB]

I dont come on here to read metrics and charts. Ban yourself immediately.

{Holds head in shame} Can I self-ban?

 

[just_COYB]

So, does this chart/graph have Liverpool on top of the league ?

Don't they all? Have you heard about Adam Lallana's turns? I could talk about them for days......

 

[Steve0]

Good read. Ignore the nay-Sayers.

 

[Coach]

Don't they all? Have you heard about Adam Lallana's turns? I could talk about them for days......

He's been having turns or doing turns e.g. Elvis?

 

[canuckblue]

They should ask Balotelli about scoring in English football....

 

[penev10]

They should ask Balotelli about scoring in English football....

We've already heard enough about the slapper from twitter.

 

[Rook]

I thought 538 would be a cool site, however it bores the hell out of me.

 

[Elong]

You bunch of miserable sods. I thought it was interesting.

 

[just_COYB]

He's been having turns or doing turns e.g. Elvis?

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