Goal difference our Achilles heel...

[Don Corleone]

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Exactly...by all accounts they slaughtered Middlesbrough the other day...without scoring..

I saw the highlights, Luton missed numerous chances and the Middlesbrough keeper pulled off a series of fine saves, they very much think they’re in with a chance of staying up and also probably think their squad is “too good to go down”

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

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99 times out of 100 the teams with the worst goal difference are relegated in all divisions!

These days...

[J R Hartley]

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99 times out of 100 the teams with the worst goal difference are relegated in all divisions!

Simply not true

[Hilts]

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99 times out of 100 the teams with the worst goal difference are relegated in all divisions!

No.

As it stands it wouldn't apply to 3 out of the 4 divisions.

[lincoln blue]

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No.

As it stands it wouldn't apply to 3 out of the 4 divisions.

The season hasn't ended yet, very rare for a teams with shocking goal differences/averages to survive!

[The Lone Gunman]

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The season hasn't ended yet, very rare for a teams with shocking goal differences/averages to survive!

Birmingham were relegated last season with a goal difference of -15. Cardiff City finished 12th with a goal difference of -17. Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday finished 20th with a goal difference of -24.

[The Lone Gunman]

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In 2020/21, Rotherham were relegated with a goal difference of -16. Four teams had worse goal differences but survived.

[Crisp White Lines]

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I’m a firm believer that goal difference gives you some extra insight into how a team is doing, and can be a reasonable predictor for whether a team is likely to struggle or thrive.

Yet, in theory, a team can be relatively safe, even if they repeatedly lose 1 match, draw 1 match and win 1 match, with a goal difference of -2 for each set of 3 matches.

Gives them a total of about 60 points and a goal difference of -30

[Chris Pontprennau Blues]

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Hi guys, copy this into a spreadsheet and try some guestimatesCity run-in.jpg