QPR Prediction League 2018/19 - Match 1
Jul 14, 2018 13:01:37 GMT
Post by northwesthoop on Jul 14, 2018 13:01:37 GMT
The World Cup is at an end, the summer has disappeared and the start of the new season is nearly upon us once again.
It is therefore time to welcome you to the SEVENTH season of the QPR Prediction Competition for the season 2018/19, now called the QPR Prediction League! If you are a regular player, welcome back.
If you new to us the game is free and easy to play and you can register to join in simply by clicking here Register For Hoops & Dreams, I promise you much fun and many tense battles lie ahead!
Like the past six years this game 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 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.
A new addition this season will be 2 knockout cups; one based on the League Cup and another using the FA Cup. These will follow QPR to begin with then using other matches (following our inevitable early exit) to make up 5 knockout rounds in total with the number of players involved reducing with each round. The winner of each 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 20 additional points on offer this season.
Therefore if you enter the main game you will want to get involved with the cups too!
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)
* First Goal Time (3 points, one time bracket will be chosen)
* 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 the number of goals they think will be scored in that game. The more wrong you are, the more goals added to your goal difference. The aim is to be as close as possible...the lower your goal difference the better.
So just to make it clearer, if you predict 3 goals and it ends 1-0, 2 points are added to your goal difference. Simple.
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 Round you get 5 penalty points added to your goal difference – otherwise players who do remember to enter can end up worse off!
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 last season just 3.93 points per match took the title. The season before it was similar at 3.91 points per round. 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 now involved every match is vital from the very start of the season!
Speaking of promotion and relegation here is a reminder of the changes for this season:
For the first time we split into 2 divisions at the end of last season. New players will start in Division 2 and will need to work their way up.
Promotion and relegation will be included in the game as a result and hence the new name of the QPR Prediction League. This is also makes it easier to identify the league and cup threads in the prediction section of the site.
The QPR season will be split into 3 phases using the 46 games (games 1 to 15, 16 to 30 and 31-46).
The top 10 players from the end of last season will be starting in Division 1.
The remaining players who finished from 11th down (and new players) will be starting in Division 2.
After 15 matches this season the bottom 2 from Division 1 get relegated, the top 2 from Division 2 get promoted. This will be the same process at the end of each phase and the points reset for the next phase in Division 2. In Division 1 there will be bonus points for those who finish in the top 8 heading into phases 2 and 3 as a reward for their position (ranging from 10 to 1 point).
The champion is whoever is top after Match 46 and the bottom 3 get wooden spoons, but it 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 2 from Division 2 go up, the bottom 2 from Division 1 go down. However there will also be a play-off – using the actual play off matches – between the player 3rd from bottom in Division 1 and those finishing 3rd, 4th and 5th in Division 2 to see who takes the final place in the top division for the following season. So in the final phase there is a chance for 3 promotions/relegations, throughout the rest of the season there are 2.
As this is the first season doing this I will be keeping track of total scores to see how much the new way of working influences who wins etc.
So overall just a simple game, quick to play along with and you now get a special Gold Star and person status on the site if you can take the title!… And of course you get the pride of the website, an online trophy for the winner and medals bearing your names for the top 3!
The bottom 3 places will receive the now infamous wooden spoons with an additional wooden spoon trophy for whomever 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
Preston * V * QPR
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:
Birmingham * V * Norwich
Bonus Match 2 : Goal Difference:
Ipswich V Blackburn - Number of goals =
-------------------------------------------------------
To play just copy the above match section, hit 'reply', paste, then amend as you choose and post below!
Entries for the opening match to be received before 14:00 on Saturday 04 August 2018.
Thank you for playing and let's hope this season is just as dramatic as last season when Ghost stole the title last year on the final day thanks to a maximum score!
Here is a quick reminder of how Division 1 and Division 2 will look to start the season:
It is therefore time to welcome you to the SEVENTH season of the QPR Prediction Competition for the season 2018/19, now called the QPR Prediction League! If you are a regular player, welcome back.
If you new to us the game is free and easy to play and you can register to join in simply by clicking here Register For Hoops & Dreams, I promise you much fun and many tense battles lie ahead!
Like the past six years this game 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 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.
A new addition this season will be 2 knockout cups; one based on the League Cup and another using the FA Cup. These will follow QPR to begin with then using other matches (following our inevitable early exit) to make up 5 knockout rounds in total with the number of players involved reducing with each round. The winner of each 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 20 additional points on offer this season.
Therefore if you enter the main game you will want to get involved with the cups too!
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)
* First Goal Time (3 points, one time bracket will be chosen)
* 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 the number of goals they think will be scored in that game. The more wrong you are, the more goals added to your goal difference. The aim is to be as close as possible...the lower your goal difference the better.
So just to make it clearer, if you predict 3 goals and it ends 1-0, 2 points are added to your goal difference. Simple.
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 Round you get 5 penalty points added to your goal difference – otherwise players who do remember to enter can end up worse off!
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 last season just 3.93 points per match took the title. The season before it was similar at 3.91 points per round. 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 now involved every match is vital from the very start of the season!
Speaking of promotion and relegation here is a reminder of the changes for this season:
For the first time we split into 2 divisions at the end of last season. New players will start in Division 2 and will need to work their way up.
Promotion and relegation will be included in the game as a result and hence the new name of the QPR Prediction League. This is also makes it easier to identify the league and cup threads in the prediction section of the site.
The QPR season will be split into 3 phases using the 46 games (games 1 to 15, 16 to 30 and 31-46).
The top 10 players from the end of last season will be starting in Division 1.
The remaining players who finished from 11th down (and new players) will be starting in Division 2.
After 15 matches this season the bottom 2 from Division 1 get relegated, the top 2 from Division 2 get promoted. This will be the same process at the end of each phase and the points reset for the next phase in Division 2. In Division 1 there will be bonus points for those who finish in the top 8 heading into phases 2 and 3 as a reward for their position (ranging from 10 to 1 point).
The champion is whoever is top after Match 46 and the bottom 3 get wooden spoons, but it 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 2 from Division 2 go up, the bottom 2 from Division 1 go down. However there will also be a play-off – using the actual play off matches – between the player 3rd from bottom in Division 1 and those finishing 3rd, 4th and 5th in Division 2 to see who takes the final place in the top division for the following season. So in the final phase there is a chance for 3 promotions/relegations, throughout the rest of the season there are 2.
As this is the first season doing this I will be keeping track of total scores to see how much the new way of working influences who wins etc.
So overall just a simple game, quick to play along with and you now get a special Gold Star and person status on the site if you can take the title!… And of course you get the pride of the website, an online trophy for the winner and medals bearing your names for the top 3!
The bottom 3 places will receive the now infamous wooden spoons with an additional wooden spoon trophy for whomever 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
Preston * V * QPR
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:
Birmingham * V * Norwich
Bonus Match 2 : Goal Difference:
Ipswich V Blackburn - Number of goals =
-------------------------------------------------------
To play just copy the above match section, hit 'reply', paste, then amend as you choose and post below!
Entries for the opening match to be received before 14:00 on Saturday 04 August 2018.
Thank you for playing and let's hope this season is just as dramatic as last season when Ghost stole the title last year on the final day thanks to a maximum score!
Here is a quick reminder of how Division 1 and Division 2 will look to start the season:
