warmleyseagull
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Might well have to did out my old spreadsheet where I apply PPG from teams form (last 6 or 10 games) to the remainder of the season.
Well you can, but if you use the 6 match as an example, Derby will achieve 100 points based on their last six matches, Albion willl win league with 104 and Newcastle miss out with 97. Slightly absurd result, methinks...
The problems with recent form are: it doesn't take account of quality of opposition; may not be equal home or away; why 6 and 10, no evidence they are better predictor than last 22; takes no account of difficulty of future fixtures (e.g. derby have far more away games against top teams than home); doesn't allow for Jan signing effect; omits injuries and suspensions; and this is FOOTBALL, it doesn't work like a mechanical clock.