QPR Prediction League 2021/22 - Match 1
Jul 22, 2021 10:02:21 GMT
Post by northwesthoop on Jul 22, 2021 10:02:21 GMT
It’s a big one this year as we celebrate the TENTH season of the QPR Prediction League and we are excited to have you here ahead of 2021/22! If you are a regular player, welcome back.
If you are new to us this game is FREE and easy to play, it will literally take you a minute to enter each match and you can join in for free by becoming a site member simply by clicking here Log in to Hoops & Dreams, I promise you much fun awaits with promotion and relegation based on how good your predictions are!
All you need to do is enter your predictions ahead of each QPR match day - there will be a dedicated thread for Matches 1 to 46 in the QPR Prediction League section of the site. For example Match 2 is already available HERE for you to enter now - You enter - I do the rest! Just please do make sure if you start the game that you are going to remember to enter each round throughout the season, of course remembering the midweek matches
And of course don't forget to enter our other prediction games The Lone Ranger and Win, Lose & Draw
Like the past nine years our QPR Prediction League is mainly focused on each QPR match but with some bonus points possible each round too. For each match you simply need to enter your predictions in the relevant numbered Match thread in the QPR Prediction Competition section of the site. The game runs for 46 games based on every QPR match in the season with the game split in to 2 divisions and played over 3 phases, with promotion and relegation at the end of each phase. In a slight change from previous seasons there will be no play offs at the end of this season, it will just be a straight 3 up and 3 down like the other phases of the season.
The scoring system works so well that the game is staying the same this season.
In the last few seasons we have had 2 knockout cups and in a slight change this season there will only be one cup using the FA Cup later in the season. The competition based on the League Cup has been removed this season because new players were not realising it was there and so missed out unfairly. There are 5 knockout rounds in the cup, with the number of players involved reducing with each round. The winner of the FA Cup will get 10 bonus points added to the league total in the final phase of the season (see more on promotion/relegation below). So there are 10 additional points on offer this season and they will be more important than ever.
Therefore if you enter the main game you will want to get involved with the FA Cup too later in the season!
I will provide regular updates (usually promptly but at least before the next QPR match) of the ups and downs of the players along with the league tables.
For those who have not played before here is how it works.......
Each match players predict the following:
* The QPR match score (6 points for correct score, 3 points for correct result)
* The First Goal Scorer (6 points for the correct answer. You get 1 back up point if the player you predict doesn’t score first but scores at any time. If you predict 0-0 you also get the 1 back up point for there being no scorer)
* First Goal Time (3 points, one time bracket will be chosen from a choice of 6)
* Bonus Match 1 - Each round of fixtures I will select another match (usually from The Championship depending on the number of fixtures) as the bonus game of the week... 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result
*Bonus Match 2 - Goal Difference – this does not affect the overall scores but will be used to determine goal difference throughout the season. I will choose another match each round and players will simply choose a team they think will win or if they think it will be a draw. If they are correct their goal difference increases by 1 point. A wrong answer means the goal difference stays as it was previously. The higher your goal difference the better.
So... just 5 things to predict each round. The maximum score possible each Match is 18 points. But even on a ‘bad round’ some points can still be salvaged. The emphasis though is on getting the QPR match score correct and the first goal scorer.
If you don’t enter a Match you get a point taken off your goal difference as a penalty.
In the event that goal difference is the same between 2 players at any point in the season then the player with the highest individual match score across the season i.e 16 to 12 will be ahead. If this is tied it comes down who has predicted the most first goal scorers, then who has missed the least matches and then who has scored the least zeros.
It is a lot harder than it looks - The winning average match score is usually no more than 4 points. Scoring just 4 points per match doesn't look that hard on paper, but if you can do that over the season you'll be chasing the title.
As long as you can keep the points ticking over each week you are in with a great shout. And never count yourself out... we regularly have players who are near the bottom at Christmas challenging for the medals by the end. And with promotion and relegation involved you can be in Division 2 struggling at the start of the season and be challenging for the title in Division 1 by the end of the season.
Promotion and Relegation
This is an explanation for new players. If you are a returning player nothing has changed aside from there no longer being play offs at the end of the season.
All players are split across 2 divisions. New players will again start in Division 2 and will need to work their way up.
Promotion and relegation are included in the game as a result.
The QPR season will be split into 3 phases using the 46 games (games 1 to 15, 16 to 30 and 31-46).
10 players will be starting in Division 1 based on where they finished last season.
The remaining players who failed to make it up to Division 1 last season and all new players will be starting in Division 2.
After 15 matches this season the bottom 3 from Division 1 get relegated, the top 3 from Division 2 get promoted. This will be the same process at the end of each phase.
In Division 1 there will be bonus points for those who finish in the top 7 heading into phases 2 and 3 as a reward for their position (ranging from 10 to 1 point). In Division 2 the bottom 3 at the end of Phase 1 and Phase 2 get a points penalty (-2, -4 or -6) as a punishment for poor performance to make it harder for them to gain promotion in the next phase.
All points reset at the start of each full season so everybody begins 2021/22 on zero points.
The champion is whoever is top of Division 1 after Match 46 and the bottom 3 in Division 2 get ‘wooden spoons’, but this format means there is something to play for throughout the season for everybody.
At the end of the final phase of the season ahead of next season the top 3 from Division 2 go up, the bottom 3 from Division 1 go down just like after Phases 1 and 2. As mentioned there are no longer play offs so it is the same for each phase with a chance for 3 promotions/relegations.
It is just a simple game to enter that is quick to play along. If you can take the title you get a much coveted Gold Star and person status next to your name on site!
The bottom 3 places will receive the now infamous online only wooden spoons with an additional wooden spoon ‘trophy’ for whoever comes dead last!
HOW TO ENTER:
Entries are to be received before the time stated on a given match day, it can vary depending on kick off times but this will always be set an hour before kick off so that nobody can know the starting 11. This is part of the first goal scorer gamble!
So here is how the first match will look:
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Match 1
QPR * V * Millwall
First Goal Scorer: *
First Goal Time:
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
(Delete all but the chosen time)
Bonus Match:
Derby * V * Huddersfield
Bonus Match 2 : Goal Difference:
Blackburn V Swansea =
Blackburn Win / Swansea Win / Draw (delete as appropriate)
-------------------------------------------------------
To play just copy the above match section between the dotted lines, hit 'reply', paste, then amend as you choose and click to post!
Entries for the opening match to be received before 14:00 on Saturday 07 August 2021
Thank you in advance for being here and for playing and let’s hope it is another great season of predicting ahead! I appreciate each and every one of you for taking part.
Here is a quick reminder of how Division 1 and Division 2 will look to start the season:
If you are new to us this game is FREE and easy to play, it will literally take you a minute to enter each match and you can join in for free by becoming a site member simply by clicking here Log in to Hoops & Dreams, I promise you much fun awaits with promotion and relegation based on how good your predictions are!
All you need to do is enter your predictions ahead of each QPR match day - there will be a dedicated thread for Matches 1 to 46 in the QPR Prediction League section of the site. For example Match 2 is already available HERE for you to enter now - You enter - I do the rest! Just please do make sure if you start the game that you are going to remember to enter each round throughout the season, of course remembering the midweek matches
And of course don't forget to enter our other prediction games The Lone Ranger and Win, Lose & Draw
Like the past nine years our QPR Prediction League is mainly focused on each QPR match but with some bonus points possible each round too. For each match you simply need to enter your predictions in the relevant numbered Match thread in the QPR Prediction Competition section of the site. The game runs for 46 games based on every QPR match in the season with the game split in to 2 divisions and played over 3 phases, with promotion and relegation at the end of each phase. In a slight change from previous seasons there will be no play offs at the end of this season, it will just be a straight 3 up and 3 down like the other phases of the season.
The scoring system works so well that the game is staying the same this season.
In the last few seasons we have had 2 knockout cups and in a slight change this season there will only be one cup using the FA Cup later in the season. The competition based on the League Cup has been removed this season because new players were not realising it was there and so missed out unfairly. There are 5 knockout rounds in the cup, with the number of players involved reducing with each round. The winner of the FA Cup will get 10 bonus points added to the league total in the final phase of the season (see more on promotion/relegation below). So there are 10 additional points on offer this season and they will be more important than ever.
Therefore if you enter the main game you will want to get involved with the FA Cup too later in the season!
I will provide regular updates (usually promptly but at least before the next QPR match) of the ups and downs of the players along with the league tables.
For those who have not played before here is how it works.......
Each match players predict the following:
* The QPR match score (6 points for correct score, 3 points for correct result)
* The First Goal Scorer (6 points for the correct answer. You get 1 back up point if the player you predict doesn’t score first but scores at any time. If you predict 0-0 you also get the 1 back up point for there being no scorer)
* First Goal Time (3 points, one time bracket will be chosen from a choice of 6)
* Bonus Match 1 - Each round of fixtures I will select another match (usually from The Championship depending on the number of fixtures) as the bonus game of the week... 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result
*Bonus Match 2 - Goal Difference – this does not affect the overall scores but will be used to determine goal difference throughout the season. I will choose another match each round and players will simply choose a team they think will win or if they think it will be a draw. If they are correct their goal difference increases by 1 point. A wrong answer means the goal difference stays as it was previously. The higher your goal difference the better.
So... just 5 things to predict each round. The maximum score possible each Match is 18 points. But even on a ‘bad round’ some points can still be salvaged. The emphasis though is on getting the QPR match score correct and the first goal scorer.
If you don’t enter a Match you get a point taken off your goal difference as a penalty.
In the event that goal difference is the same between 2 players at any point in the season then the player with the highest individual match score across the season i.e 16 to 12 will be ahead. If this is tied it comes down who has predicted the most first goal scorers, then who has missed the least matches and then who has scored the least zeros.
It is a lot harder than it looks - The winning average match score is usually no more than 4 points. Scoring just 4 points per match doesn't look that hard on paper, but if you can do that over the season you'll be chasing the title.
As long as you can keep the points ticking over each week you are in with a great shout. And never count yourself out... we regularly have players who are near the bottom at Christmas challenging for the medals by the end. And with promotion and relegation involved you can be in Division 2 struggling at the start of the season and be challenging for the title in Division 1 by the end of the season.
Promotion and Relegation
This is an explanation for new players. If you are a returning player nothing has changed aside from there no longer being play offs at the end of the season.
All players are split across 2 divisions. New players will again start in Division 2 and will need to work their way up.
Promotion and relegation are included in the game as a result.
The QPR season will be split into 3 phases using the 46 games (games 1 to 15, 16 to 30 and 31-46).
10 players will be starting in Division 1 based on where they finished last season.
The remaining players who failed to make it up to Division 1 last season and all new players will be starting in Division 2.
After 15 matches this season the bottom 3 from Division 1 get relegated, the top 3 from Division 2 get promoted. This will be the same process at the end of each phase.
In Division 1 there will be bonus points for those who finish in the top 7 heading into phases 2 and 3 as a reward for their position (ranging from 10 to 1 point). In Division 2 the bottom 3 at the end of Phase 1 and Phase 2 get a points penalty (-2, -4 or -6) as a punishment for poor performance to make it harder for them to gain promotion in the next phase.
All points reset at the start of each full season so everybody begins 2021/22 on zero points.
The champion is whoever is top of Division 1 after Match 46 and the bottom 3 in Division 2 get ‘wooden spoons’, but this format means there is something to play for throughout the season for everybody.
At the end of the final phase of the season ahead of next season the top 3 from Division 2 go up, the bottom 3 from Division 1 go down just like after Phases 1 and 2. As mentioned there are no longer play offs so it is the same for each phase with a chance for 3 promotions/relegations.
It is just a simple game to enter that is quick to play along. If you can take the title you get a much coveted Gold Star and person status next to your name on site!
The bottom 3 places will receive the now infamous online only wooden spoons with an additional wooden spoon ‘trophy’ for whoever comes dead last!
HOW TO ENTER:
Entries are to be received before the time stated on a given match day, it can vary depending on kick off times but this will always be set an hour before kick off so that nobody can know the starting 11. This is part of the first goal scorer gamble!
So here is how the first match will look:
-----------------------------------------------------
Match 1
QPR * V * Millwall
First Goal Scorer: *
First Goal Time:
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
(Delete all but the chosen time)
Bonus Match:
Derby * V * Huddersfield
Bonus Match 2 : Goal Difference:
Blackburn V Swansea =
Blackburn Win / Swansea Win / Draw (delete as appropriate)
-------------------------------------------------------
To play just copy the above match section between the dotted lines, hit 'reply', paste, then amend as you choose and click to post!
Entries for the opening match to be received before 14:00 on Saturday 07 August 2021
Thank you in advance for being here and for playing and let’s hope it is another great season of predicting ahead! I appreciate each and every one of you for taking part.
Here is a quick reminder of how Division 1 and Division 2 will look to start the season:
