Results for tag: swansea
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Aug 14, 2012 at 11:37:13 AM
[b]Sunderland fan Jonathan Wilson hopes that Martin O'Neill can keep his team clear of danger this season. Meanwhile, how will the likes of West Ham, Reading and Southampton fare? And can Wigan cheat the drop once again?[/b]
How much do stats matter in football? In the first four months of Martin O'Neill's reign at Sunderland most fans were pretty happy. He had taken over at the beginning of December with Sunderland 17th in the league, having taken just 11 points from their first 14 games of the season, 13 of them under Steve Bruce. O'Neill's first 16 matches brought 29 points and lifted them to eighth and the quarter-final of the FA Cup. That was the high point; O'Neill's well-known ability to get moderate sides over-performing seemed to be working again.
But a glance at the Opta...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Aug 8, 2011 at 10:36:47 AM
[b]Andrew Atherley roots through the statistics to bring you a trio of suggested bets in the 2011-12 Barclays Premier League relegation market...[/b]
Almost every season the Premier League relegation market is headed by the three promoted teams and this season is no exception, with [b]Swansea[/b] favourites at 1.67, [b]Norwich[/b] next at 1.88 and then [b]QPR[/b] at 2.78.
But almost every season the market is confounded, with the promoted teams often performing better than expected. Just once have all three newcomers been relegated in the 16 seasons since the Premier League was reduced to 20 teams, with one or none being relegated in 10 of those 16 seasons.
That indicates we should expect at least one of the promoted teams to stay up - you have to go back 14 seasons to find the...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on May 16, 2011 at 01:19:45 PM
I know a couple of Nottingham Forest fans, and despite their fine end to the regular season, neither was overly confident of even getting to the Playoff Final, let alone winning it. So, failure to break down a Swansea side that played with 10 men for 89 minutes has done little to increase their optimism - and while I couldn't understand their negativity before kick-off in the first leg, I must admit I share their feeling that the Welsh side will now progress.
History does give Forest a chance - teams who drew the home leg have gone on to reach the final on three of the last seven occasions that the opening game has finished all square. But with Forest having a man advantage for virtually the whole of the game at the City Ground, you do feel their chance may have passed them by.
That...