"Is the Championship Table Lying to Us" - Opta Analyst

Not meant to spark a debate on the merits of xG, which was used along with 10,000 simulations of each match to develop these expected position and expected points tables, but I'd much rather be underperforming now and hopefully overperforming later.

It's similar to our college basketball here in the states (I grew up a blue-blood KY Wildcat fan), where it's all about not only having a good season so you earn a good seeding, or position for the tournament, but also peaking at just the right time, which is near the end of the season going into the NCAA tournament.








Source: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/12/is-th ... ing-to-us/

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