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Philosoraptor

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• Jun 23, 2020

• #1

A bit of a generic question here but I am going to throw it open to everyone.

When measuring form over previously games, how many games are usually assessed in this length of measurement?

 

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AndreasB

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• Jun 23, 2020

• #2

3 games if you are Tranmere

 

eastwoodsdustman

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• Jun 23, 2020

• #3

as a team I'd say 5-6 games but as a player 3-4 games.
If a player has 3 or 4 bad games they've lost form for certain. As a team you can excuse 3 or 4 games as it could be pinned on individual mistakes but any more than 5 or 6 then form is out of the window.
Funnily enough I was just looking at the last 4 league results for us and Rotherham and we took 10 points from 12 and they got 5 from 12. We timed our winning run to perfection.

 

RegTheDonk

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• Jun 23, 2020

• #4

Don't people often say "judge us after 10 games..."

 

JimmyHillsbeard

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• Jun 23, 2020

• #5

AndreasB said:

3 games if you are Tranmere

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and a margin of error for three years

 

Philosoraptor

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• Jun 23, 2020

• #6

Got to admit, I am thinking 12 games as a unit of measurement of this in a rolling chart.

Just want other views.

To give an example.

It would be like this but over a twelve games cycle. could be longer or shorter..

Just wondering on the amount of matches to show.

 

Last edited: Jun 23, 2020

SkyBlue_Bear83

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• Jun 24, 2020

• #7

Normally we just cherry pick it to make our team look the best

 

rob9872

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• Jun 24, 2020

• #8

Could depend on the timespan of those games and being a settled side. I'd say fitness as in not fatigued but also match fitness, confidence and momentum, as well as being injury and suspension free all being part of what you'd expect to judge equally, if trying to predict anything based on form.

 

rob9872

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• Jun 24, 2020

• #9

Usually stats are as you read them. A team who has only won eg 2 in 12 coukd be tge same team who has only lost 1 in 8 or unbeaten in 5 at home or some other misleading stat. Sequences need to be viewed over the longer term therefore imo and not necessarily form related.

City were a goid example as until we beat Wycombe had not won away all season but high in the league barely lost any games etc.

 

Fergusons_Beard

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• Jun 24, 2020

• #10

Most stat sites have form guides in batches of 5’s.
5,10,15 & 20 game form guides.


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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member

• Jun 24, 2020

• #11

6 in the EFL or 5 in the PL as they're the closest number of games to an 8th of the season.

 

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steve cooper

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• Jun 24, 2020

• #12

SkyBlue_Bear83 said:

Normally we just cherry pick it to make our team look the best

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Not this year, it was difficult to find any L1 form table we weren't top of

 

Philosoraptor

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #13

Just waiting for my monitor to come back from repair.

Then I going to try something out here.

 

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Jcap

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #14

Form is temporary, Class is permanent. We are a Class act. That’s all you need to know.