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What’s also interesting there is that both teams had the same xG and both teams drew. Almost as if there is a direct correlation between xG and how teams perform 😂

This does not surprise me. He’d not long come on as well.

I’m not sure of the cumulative outcome of it, it may adjust for this? But I hear what you’re saying. Yesterday though Sunderland had two far better chances to score than the ones they did, meaning it obviously isn’t an exact science. So yes it was true yesterday, but also true for Derbys second...

New manager will come in and say the kind of players he wants in and who is surplus I imagine.

Was this in the distant past, or this weekend at Tescos arena while Frank was getting his meal deal?

I guess because there’s some stats with some meaning behind them (that has been proven), we should just simulate the whole season - that would be way more enjoyable!

Well according to the xG table the strikers are actually not doing too badly, slightly underperforming. I guess really really good strikers would outperform the xG though… However, the xGA and the GA are the biggest difference (no shit, we’re conceding silly goals from positions where the...

It’s quite interesting. If you have a Thierry Henry up front for you, you’re potentially going to be able to outperform your xG for a duration of time long enough to see success.

Well that’s the opposite of what I think! Preston did not deserve to be as high as they were at the start of last season and the xG table showed that. They had a run of luck!

A predictor of the league table is there to “predict” how sustainable the current league table is likely to be. Like how likely it is for Sunderland to stay top (unlikely unless they improve a fair amount in the next run of games). Time will tell, but you have to understand, time has already...

Based on the current data, it would be extremely unlikely if we were to continue on our current trend for us to finish 19th.

It might convince you to see how often teams manage to massively outperform their xG for the duration of a season and how often teams get promoted doing so. Obviously there are outliers, there always are, the point being the outliers are rare.

Why would anyone argue that is the only one that counts? It absolutely does matter because it can give you an indication of where our issues are and whether we have been slightly unlucky so far and whether people are in a false league position - Preston after 10 games last season for example.

I don’t want to take this away from you though if that’s what you believe. I definitely agree that Jack Rudoni googles his own name at least three times per day so he’s defo seen a few posts on here.

If this was the case we’d have ended up playing Dabo at centre mid, we’d have done away with all the data analysis stuff and Doug King will have now employed armed security to patrol his house.

After many of their fans reaction to the racism directed at Palmer last season I do feel somewhat the same. Unfortunately I have now been radicalised by @TomRad85 to hate Sheffield United also.

Hope he’s a flexible fella! Im guesstimating 2 months if it’s ligament damage, based on me doing similar in my 20s minus any kind of physio or aftercare!

Often played direct into the middle of the park and then a Hamer ball into one of the channels. Was always a very quick transition from defence to attack.

Not massively actually. Our xG is 1.44 and Goals for is 1.33 - not a massive difference. It’s more what @Perryccfc said. xGA 1.17 but we’re conceding 1.40. It is obviously a combination of both but the difference in the xGA and and actual goals conceded is larger.

I’d encourage them to look at how many teams get promoted that aren’t near the top of the xG table. Obviously it’s not the be all and end all, but it paints a picture. We’re creating decent quality chances and I think our forward line is capable of taking most decent chances. Defensively the...