Championship Table 2019/20 Predictor Game

We need to get this done before Saturday so as long as we don't do 2 in a row let's just do it:

1 Fulham
2 Cardiff
3 Leeds
4 Bristol City
5 Brentford
6 Huddersfield
7 Preston
8 Derby
9 Nottm Forest
10 Blackburn
11 Middlesbrough
12 Luton
13 Hull
14 Barnsley
15 Millwall
16 Birmingham
17 Charlton

Preston are hard to beat and last season had a lot of injuries, if they can avoid that they will definitely be top half.

Millwall should finish above Birmingham and Charlton, they are hard to beat at home, know the league and have added a few decent players.

1 Cardiff
2 Fulham
3 Leeds
4 Bristol City
5 Brentford
6 Huddersfield
7 Preston
8 Derby
9 Nottm Forest
10 Blackburn
11 Middlesbrough
12 Luton
13 Hull
14 Barnsley
15 Millwall
16 Queen’s Park Rangers
17 Reading
18 Birmingham
19 Charlton


Reading below us I think.

1 Cardiff
2 Fulham

3 Leeds
4 Bristol City
5 Brentford
6 Stoke

7 Huddersfield
8 Preston
9 Derby
10 Nottm Forest
11 Blackburn
12 Middlesbrough
13 QPR
14 Luton
15 Hull
16 Barnsley
17 Millwall
18 Sheffield Wednesday
19 Reading
20 Birmingham
21 Charlton

Stoke added in 6th. I'm not actually that convinced by Stoke but think they will finish ahead of Huddersfield and the likes of Blackburn and Forest.

I've moved QPR above Barnsley, Luton and Hull. I would personally probably move us up a few more places too - as doing this really illustrates that there is not much to fear this season - but I've stopped at 13th for now as I know others would just move us back down!

1 WBA
2 Cardiff
3 Fulham
4 Leeds
5 Bristol City
6 Brentford
7 Swansea
8 Stoke
9 Huddersfield
10 Preston
11 Derby
12 Nottm Forest
13 Blackburn
14 Middlesbrough
15 QPR
16 Luton
17 Hull
18 Birmingham
19 Barnsley
20 Millwall
21 Sheffield Wednesday
22 Reading
23 Charlton

I introduced the 23rd team, WBA, and put them straightaway at the top as I feel this may be there year; and I moved up Brentford to reach the play-offs because I feel this is their year too. That only leaves Wigan to be introduced!

RESULTS:

Remember this? As a 'committee' we came up with a Predicted Championship table for the season where we all had input.

How did we do?

...remarkably well!!

We didn't get any teams position exactly right but:

• We were only 1 position out for 8 teams, so that's a third of the league we almost got correct

[/font][li]We predicted 5 of the top 6! We only had Bristol City incorrectly in the play off places. Even the team we missed (Swansea) were placed 7th[/li]
[li]We had QPR 2 places lower in 15th[/li]
[li]We got 1 of the relegated teams correct (Charlton) but had Hull who came bottom up in 17th[/li]
[li]Our worst prediction was Millwall who we had 21st - 13 places below where they finished. They were the only team we were out by double figures[/li]
[li]Our other stinkers were Reading 9 places out (and relegated) when they finished 14th. We had Huddersfield 9 places higher than the 18th they actually finished in. Bristol City, Stoke and Hull were all 7 places higher than where they actually finished[/li]
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But overall, to get 1/3 of the teams almost spot on and to have predicted 6 of the top 7 correctly is very good going!!



We were a grand total of 96 places out, which averages as exactly 4 places out per team. Which for the 'most unpredictable league in the world' is impressive.

It will certainly be interesting to see how we fare next season and if we can improve! Thanks as ever to everybody who took part and we'll do it again ahead of the new season.