[Albion] Do Or Die Encounters

[Postman Pat]

Third places teams have the highest success rate.

PLAY-OFF PROMOTION WINNERS

Championship

Third place: Ten promotions (37 per cent) (including last season Norwich Vs Ipswich)

Fifth place: Seven (26)

Fourth place: Five (18)

Sixth place: Five (18)

 

[Simster]

http://www.oddschecker.com/tips/football/20160506-middlesbrough-v-brighton-betting-preview

Sadly, you can add Sheff Weds v Palace to that list.

About 5 years ago, the Nigels needed a draw to stay up, Wednesday had to win. It was a draw.

 

[graz126]

so basically away team always comes out better in these or get promoted season after.

 

[Albion my Albion]

so basically away team always comes out better in these or get promoted season after.

You write your own story. Nobody's story is exactly the same.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

This is the third head to head winner takes all game in my Albion supporting life time. We lost the first one in the 91 play off final, drew(but counts as a win) the second against hereford and won the third against Bristol City in the 04 play off final.

Using the skills I learnt in my A level maths and statistics class I can confirm that that gives us a 66.66% success rate and therefore have a 66.66% chance of success tomorrow. Not bad.

 

[atfc village]

Yes Jimmy Glass the ex-Bees keeper came up for the final corner and scored! It only kept Carlisle up for another season though I think.

But it was Scarborough who went down ,not Plymouth who Carlisle played that day.

 

[DTES]

This is the third head to head winner takes all game in my Albion supporting life time. We lost the first one in the 91 play off final, drew(but counts as a win) the second against hereford and won the third against Bristol City in the 04 play off final.

So if there have already been three.... this is then the fourth? A level maths

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

So if there have already been three.... this is then the fourth? A level maths

I got an 'E'. (the grade, not the drug).

 

[dsr-burnley]

Not to rain on your parade, but ...

Crystal Palace v Burnley, 1982-83, loser gets relegated, result 1-0
Burnley v Plymouth, 1997-98, loser gets relegated, result 2-1

Both home wins. Still, as Henry Ford (more or less) pointed out, history is bunk.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

You could add both the Palace playoff games to this. Palace v BHA 0-0, Palace couldn't make home advantage count, reverse fixture we couldn't make home advantage count and Palace triumphed.

 

[Danny-Boy]

But it was Scarborough who went down ,not Plymouth who Carlisle played that day.

Yes it wasn't an "Either/Or" game but Carlisle did leave it to the last minute. Not often a goalie scores, other than from a freak clearance.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Not to rain on your parade, but ...

Crystal Palace v Burnley, 1982-83, loser gets relegated, result 1-0
Burnley v Plymouth, 1997-98, loser gets relegated, result 2-1

Both home wins. Still, as Henry Ford (more or less) pointed out, history is bunk.

Just checked this out, an extraordinary Second Division table where over half the teams (then only 22) finished within touching distance of relegation, the lowest with 33 points. I didn't remember Palace coming so close to repeating the disastrous plummeting of 1973-1975's successive relegations.

Not quite as dramatic as Stockport in 2000/01 and Sheffield W in 2009/10 (the latter televised) but still squeaky-bum time at Selhurst.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982–83_in_English_football#Second_Division

 

[Danny-Boy]

Whoops should be lowest with 44 points, quite a difference. 44 points would have kept a team up this season with 46 games, not 42!

 

[Sir Nigel of Eagleshire]

Sadly, you can add Sheff Weds v Palace to that list.

About 5 years ago, the Nigels needed a draw to stay up, Wednesday had to win. It was a draw.

And what a great day that was
Hope you stuff Wednesday out of sight.
I only hate Brighton on match days
I hate SW every day