EFL Championship Predictor as of September 16

Brought to you by Python (the programming language)!

How it works: A computer program reads in the completed results and simulates the rest of the season many times, using a fairly simple match engine for scores and basing results on the ELO ratings of the two teams. The ELO ratings are guessed at the start of the season, using several sources of pre-season predictions, but will fluctuate based on results in the actual games played, eventually making the initial ELO predictions almost irrelevant. In each sim the program simulates the EFL playoffs and counts how many times each team finishes in each position, relegated or promoted. This file will be updated as EFL results come in, so check back often!

Scroll down to compare with the most recent run and see which direction teams are headed.

0.00% may mean there were some sims that got the result, but not enough to round to 0.01%.

Latest results added: BRI 0-1 LIN, MID 2-2 MIL.

Weekend: Friday: BRI - WAT. Saturday: CAR - CHA, MIL - WHM, STO - SHU, BIR - MID, BUR - DER, LIN - SWA, POR - BLA, QPR - PRE, WRE - SOU. Sunday: WOL - WBA, NOR - BOL.

Summary: Just two mid-week matches, MID dropping a spot to third after only a draw at home against MIL, and LIN continues their rise from the bottom with an away win at BRI. So far the Elo rankings, still heavily influenced by the initial estimates of team strengths, have the top four (WHM, SOU, WOL, MID), followed by a "peloton" of mid-range teams sorting themselves out, then a "hoping for survival" tier of DER, POR, BOL, CAR, PNE. Biggest gains so far: SOU, CHA, LIN. Biggest drops: BUR, DER, PNE, CAR.

(In order to make the graph below a bit clearer with so many red teams, I darkened the shade a bit for SOU and QPR, probably more than their official colours would suggest, just to distinguish them - on the graph only - from BRI and CHA.)

(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One
        (West Ham United)   4W 2D 1L +11GD   1781(1)
Next: @ MIL 09-19
WHM
14 131 82.75 17.96% 11.88% 17.75% 12.95% 10.10% ^ 35.34% ^ 14.45% 8.96% 5.21% ( 0.74 )%
        (Swansea City)   4W 2D 1L +6 GD   1586(7)
Next: @ LIN 09-19
SWA
14 131 72.66 7.27% 6.77% 12.62% 11.77% 11.00% ^ 19.49% ^ 19.23% 15.55% 12.99% ( 2.80 )%
        (Middlesbrough)   4W 2D 1L +4 GD   1719(3)
Next: @ BIR 09-19
MID
14 131 78.67 11.58% 9.82% 16.19% 13.22% 11.16% ^ 27.16% ^ 17.30% 11.65% 7.74% ( 1.33 )%
        (West Bromwich Albion)   4W 2D 1L +3 GD   1601(6)
Next: @ WOL 09-19
WBA
14 131 74.36 8.18% 7.39% 13.68% 12.25% 11.23% ^ 21.22% ^ 18.84% 14.68% 11.34% ( 2.41 )%
        (Queens Park Rangers)   3W 3D 1L +3 GD   1500(12)
Next: v PNE 09-19
QPR
12 129 68.43 4.24% 4.99% 10.58% 10.75% 10.57% ^ 14.72% ^ 19.57% 17.86% 16.93% ( 4.51 )%
        (Charlton Athletic)   3W 3D 1L -1 GD   1430(17)
Next: @ CAR 09-19
CHA
12 129 62.92 2.62% 3.31% 7.33% 8.10% 8.60% ^ 10.01% ^ 18.33% 19.31% 23.44% ( 8.94 )%
        (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   3W 2D 1L +4 GD   1708(4)
Next: v WBA 09-19
WOL
11 131 76.15 9.66% 8.73% 14.89% 12.59% 10.91% ^ 24.26% ^ 18.06% 13.30% 9.99% ( 1.86 )%
        (Lincoln City)   3W 2D 2L +0 GD   1413(19)
Next: v SWA 09-19
LIN
11 128 66.82 4.11% 4.58% 9.92% 9.93% 9.75% ^ 13.42% ^ 18.94% 17.51% 18.58% ( 6.67 )%
        (Southampton)   4W 2D 1L +10GD   1721(2)
Next: @ WRE 09-19
SOU
10 127 76.44 9.46% 9.01% 15.78% 13.35% 11.41% ^ 25.14% ^ 17.97% 12.48% 8.85% ( 1.70 )%
        (Birmingham City)   2W 4D 1L +1 GD   1609(5)
Next: v MID 09-19
BIR
10 127 68.83 4.35% 5.11% 10.90% 10.91% 10.68% ^ 14.82% ^ 19.92% 17.35% 16.11% ( 4.68 )%
        (Millwall)   3W 1D 3L +0 GD   1469(14)
Next: v WHM 09-19
MIL
10 127 59.40 1.50% 2.17% 5.59% 7.01% 7.79% ^ 7.22% ^ 17.93% 20.25% 25.96% ( 11.80 )%
        (Stoke City)   3W 1D 3L +0 GD   1544(9)
Next: v SHU 09-19
STO
10 127 70.66 5.07% 5.90% 11.89% 11.67% 10.98% ^ 16.45% ^ 19.92% 16.26% 14.35% ( 3.96 )%
        (Bristol City)   3W 1D 3L -2 GD   1461(15)
Next: v WAT 09-19
BRI
10 127 61.65 2.16% 2.86% 6.74% 7.91% 8.55% ^ 9.18% ^ 18.46% 19.42% 24.00% ( 9.91 )%
        (Norwich City)   3W 0D 4L +0 GD   1569(8)
Next: v BOL 09-19
NOR
9 126 68.16 3.85% 4.90% 10.59% 10.65% 10.75% ^ 14.11% ^ 20.07% 17.41% 16.61% ( 5.16 )%
        (Sheffield United)   2W 3D 2L -1 GD   1513(11)
Next: @ STO 09-19
SHU
9 126 59.21 1.67% 2.32% 5.84% 7.00% 7.82% ^ 7.63% ^ 17.39% 19.49% 25.53% ( 12.93 )%
        (Blackburn Rovers)   2W 2D 3L +0 GD   1422(18)
Next: @ POR 09-19
BLA
8 125 55.36 0.90% 1.45% 4.10% 5.49% 6.71% ^ 5.43% ^ 16.05% 19.55% 28.79% ( 16.96 )%
        (Watford)   2W 2D 3L -2 GD   1442(16)
Next: @ BRI 09-19
WAT
8 125 57.49 1.08% 1.71% 4.98% 6.39% 7.31% ^ 6.17% ^ 17.18% 19.92% 27.05% ( 14.39 )%
        (Portsmouth)   2W 1D 3L -1 GD   1354(21)
Next: v BLA 09-19
POR
7 127 55.68 1.21% 1.73% 4.57% 5.71% 6.60% ^ 6.21% ^ 15.90% 18.80% 28.03% ( 17.44 )%
        (Wrexham)   1W 4D 2L -4 GD   1537(10)
Next: v SOU 09-19
WRE
7 124 61.94 1.99% 2.84% 7.14% 8.30% 8.93% ^ 9.42% ^ 18.94% 19.24% 22.71% ( 9.92 )%
        (Bolton Wanderers)   2W 1D 4L -5 GD   1301(22)
Next: @ NOR 09-19
BOL
7 124 49.27 0.27% 0.60% 2.12% 3.23% 4.51% ^ 2.86% ^ 12.76% 17.71% 31.99% ( 26.82 )%
        (Cardiff City)   0W 4D 3L -4 GD   1239(23)
Next: v CHA 09-19
CAR
4 121 42.32 0.09% 0.22% 0.88% 1.64% 2.42% ^ 1.38% ^ 8.18% 14.13% 32.27% ( 40.17 )%
        (Derby County)   1W 1D 5L -7 GD   1368(20)
Next: @ BUR 09-19
DER
4 121 46.86 0.20% 0.44% 1.61% 2.84% 3.76% ^ 2.55% ^ 11.42% 16.70% 31.51% ( 31.51 )%
        (Preston North End)   1W 0D 6L -7 GD   1236(24)
Next: @ QPR 09-19
PNE
3 120 41.84 0.08% 0.19% 0.88% 1.55% 2.41% ^ 1.36% ^ 7.90% 13.88% 31.42% ( 41.68 )%
        (Burnley)   0W 3D 4L -8 GD   1478(13)
Next: v DER 09-19
BUR
3 120 52.87 0.50% 1.07% 3.42% 4.78% 6.04% ^ 4.45% ^ 15.30% 18.60% 28.60% ( 21.68 )%

    POWER RANKINGS | SCHEDULE STRENGTH
 # Team   ELO  PPG |  So Far Remaining
 1  WHM  1781 2.00 | 1492.9    1547.6
 2  SOU  1721 1.43 | 1492.9    1500.3
 3  MID  1719 2.00 | 1481.7    1492.6
 4  WOL  1708 1.83 | 1512.4    1481.5
 5  BIR  1609 1.43 | 1562.7    1481.9
 6  WBA  1601 2.00 | 1507.6    1532.6
 7  SWA  1586 2.00 | 1501.9    1485.0
 8  NOR  1569 1.29 | 1581.3    1443.4
 9  STO  1544 1.43 | 1494.1    1477.2
10  WRE  1537 1.00 | 1558.5    1495.9
11  SHU  1513 1.29 | 1466.1    1497.9
12  QPR  1500 1.71 | 1466.9    1526.2
13  BUR  1478 0.43 | 1632.4    1473.3
14  MIL  1469 1.43 | 1514.9    1469.4
15  BRI  1461 1.43 | 1508.7    1489.0
16  WAT  1442 1.14 | 1549.4    1479.6
17  CHA  1430 1.71 | 1474.3    1507.0
18  BLA  1422 1.14 | 1481.5    1470.6
19  LIN  1413 1.57 | 1448.9    1483.5
20  DER  1368 0.57 | 1499.2    1520.4
21  POR  1354 1.17 | 1365.5    1505.1
22  BOL  1301 1.00 | 1434.7    1555.8
23  CAR  1239 0.57 | 1475.0    1543.1
24  PNE  1236 0.43 | 1458.6    1540.4



EFL Championship Predictor as of September 13

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Latest results added:Friday: WHM 6-0 WRE. Saturday: BLA 3-1 MIL, CHA 0-0 POR, MID 4-3 NOR, PRE 0-1 LIN, SOU 4-1 BRI, SWA 3-1 BUR, WAT 1-2 STO, BOL 1-0 CAR, DER 1-2 BIR, WBA 1-1 QPR. Sunday: SHU 0-1 WOL, .

Mid-week: BRI - LIN, MID - MIL.

Summary: The Elo system has a built in 'regression to the mean' effect, meaning it is more difficult to maintain a position at the top or bottom, but hammering a decent team 6-nil will always do the trick, as it did for WHM. MID may vault into the lead if they take advantage mid-week of their game in hand against MIL. Relegated back into the Championship this year, Burnley is on a downhill slope that has now passed the mid-point and nobody knows how far it will go before a rebound takes place.

(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One
        (West Ham United)   4W 2D 1L +11GD   1781(1)
Next: @ MIL 09-19
WHM
14 131 83.11 17.60% 12.14% 17.99% 13.22% 10.22% ^ 35.41% ^ 14.58% 8.69% 4.94% ( 0.61 )%
        (Swansea City)   4W 2D 1L +6 GD   1586(7)
Next: @ LIN 09-19
SWA
14 131 72.97 6.95% 6.86% 12.77% 12.17% 11.06% ^ 19.22% ^ 19.40% 15.71% 12.52% ( 2.55 )%
        (West Bromwich Albion)   4W 2D 1L +3 GD   1601(6)
Next: @ WOL 09-19
WBA
14 131 74.31 7.62% 7.55% 13.70% 12.36% 11.08% ^ 20.85% ^ 19.18% 14.56% 11.63% ( 2.31 )%
        (Middlesbrough)   4W 1D 1L +4 GD   1743(2)
Next: v MIL 09-15
MID
13 133 82.14 15.93% 11.30% 17.27% 13.36% 10.66% ^ 32.61% ^ 15.21% 9.59% 5.87% ( 0.82 )%
        (Queens Park Rangers)   3W 3D 1L +3 GD   1500(13)
Next: v PNE 09-19
QPR
12 129 68.53 3.97% 4.90% 10.79% 10.60% 10.76% ^ 14.42% ^ 20.03% 17.74% 16.98% ( 4.24 )%
        (Charlton Athletic)   3W 3D 1L -1 GD   1430(17)
Next: @ CAR 09-19
CHA
12 129 62.81 2.36% 3.10% 7.21% 8.27% 8.71% ^ 9.60% ^ 18.65% 19.58% 23.32% ( 8.80 )%
        (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   3W 2D 1L +4 GD   1708(4)
Next: v WBA 09-19
WOL
11 131 76.04 9.26% 8.61% 14.77% 12.69% 11.04% ^ 23.71% ^ 18.19% 13.68% 9.92% ( 1.85 )%
        (Southampton)   4W 2D 1L +10GD   1721(3)
Next: @ WRE 09-19
SOU
10 127 76.46 9.02% 8.87% 15.99% 13.58% 11.40% ^ 24.63% ^ 18.00% 12.79% 8.62% ( 1.73 )%
        (Birmingham City)   2W 4D 1L +1 GD   1609(5)
Next: v MID 09-19
BIR
10 127 68.86 3.95% 4.96% 10.92% 11.04% 10.82% ^ 14.36% ^ 20.52% 17.46% 15.82% ( 4.51 )%
        (Stoke City)   3W 1D 3L +0 GD   1544(9)
Next: v SHU 09-19
STO
10 127 70.69 4.98% 5.78% 12.00% 11.59% 11.22% ^ 16.40% ^ 19.98% 16.43% 14.22% ( 3.80 )%
        (Bristol City)   3W 1D 2L -1 GD   1522(11)
Next: v LIN 09-15
BRI
10 130 69.07 4.78% 5.24% 10.76% 10.61% 10.48% ^ 15.25% ^ 19.56% 17.27% 16.59% ( 4.71 )%
        (Norwich City)   3W 0D 4L +0 GD   1569(8)
Next: v BOL 09-19
NOR
9 126 68.20 3.60% 4.81% 10.81% 11.06% 10.81% ^ 13.98% ^ 19.94% 17.27% 16.58% ( 5.12 )%
        (Millwall)   3W 0D 3L +0 GD   1445(15)
Next: @ MID 09-15
MIL
9 129 56.66 1.03% 1.62% 4.45% 5.95% 6.93% ^ 5.85% ^ 16.87% 20.04% 27.89% ( 15.21 )%
        (Sheffield United)   2W 3D 2L -1 GD   1513(12)
Next: @ STO 09-19
SHU
9 126 59.25 1.55% 2.24% 5.76% 6.97% 7.94% ^ 7.47% ^ 17.87% 19.26% 26.07% ( 12.32 )%
        (Blackburn Rovers)   2W 2D 3L +0 GD   1422(18)
Next: @ POR 09-19
BLA
8 125 55.41 0.81% 1.39% 4.15% 5.64% 6.55% ^ 5.34% ^ 16.27% 19.77% 29.03% ( 16.40 )%
        (Lincoln City)   2W 2D 2L -1 GD   1352(21)
Next: @ BRI 09-15
LIN
8 128 58.26 1.67% 2.29% 5.65% 6.78% 7.42% ^ 7.42% ^ 16.76% 18.83% 26.09% ( 14.52 )%
        (Watford)   2W 2D 3L -2 GD   1442(16)
Next: @ BRI 09-19
WAT
8 125 57.63 1.02% 1.68% 4.89% 6.28% 7.61% ^ 6.16% ^ 17.58% 20.14% 26.91% ( 13.89 )%
        (Portsmouth)   2W 1D 3L -1 GD   1354(20)
Next: v BLA 09-19
POR
7 127 55.68 1.04% 1.62% 4.55% 5.67% 6.89% ^ 6.01% ^ 16.06% 18.93% 28.01% ( 17.23 )%
        (Wrexham)   1W 4D 2L -4 GD   1537(10)
Next: v SOU 09-19
WRE
7 124 61.78 1.80% 2.65% 6.93% 8.31% 9.00% ^ 9.08% ^ 19.13% 19.59% 22.69% ( 9.92 )%
        (Bolton Wanderers)   2W 1D 4L -5 GD   1301(22)
Next: @ NOR 09-19
BOL
7 124 49.12 0.24% 0.57% 1.93% 3.29% 4.43% ^ 2.76% ^ 12.62% 18.10% 32.33% ( 26.49 )%
        (Cardiff City)   0W 4D 3L -4 GD   1239(23)
Next: v CHA 09-19
CAR
4 121 42.50 0.09% 0.21% 0.85% 1.52% 2.48% ^ 1.42% ^ 8.42% 14.67% 32.42% ( 39.34 )%
        (Derby County)   1W 1D 5L -7 GD   1368(19)
Next: @ BUR 09-19
DER
4 121 46.91 0.16% 0.39% 1.70% 2.72% 3.88% ^ 2.37% ^ 11.44% 17.05% 31.59% ( 31.07 )%
        (Preston North End)   1W 0D 6L -7 GD   1236(24)
Next: @ QPR 09-19
PNE
3 120 41.87 0.08% 0.17% 0.78% 1.49% 2.47% ^ 1.31% ^ 8.29% 13.91% 31.51% ( 41.30 )%
        (Burnley)   0W 3D 4L -8 GD   1478(14)
Next: v DER 09-19
BUR
3 120 52.98 0.50% 1.06% 3.38% 4.84% 6.13% ^ 4.38% ^ 15.46% 18.94% 28.44% ( 21.25 )%

    POWER RANKINGS | SCHEDULE STRENGTH
 # Team   ELO  PPG |  So Far Remaining
 1  WHM  1781 2.00 | 1492.9    1536.1
 2  MID  1743 2.17 | 1496.3    1506.5
 3  SOU  1721 1.43 | 1492.9    1494.4
 4  WOL  1708 1.83 | 1512.4    1467.7
 5  BIR  1609 1.43 | 1562.7    1457.4
 6  WBA  1601 2.00 | 1507.6    1511.2
 7  SWA  1586 2.00 | 1501.9    1516.7
 8  NOR  1569 1.29 | 1581.3    1457.0
 9  STO  1544 1.43 | 1494.1    1480.8
10  WRE  1537 1.00 | 1558.5    1513.3
11  BRI  1522 1.67 | 1516.6    1521.3
12  SHU  1513 1.29 | 1466.1    1437.3
13  QPR  1500 1.71 | 1466.9    1493.0
14  BUR  1478 0.43 | 1632.4    1452.5
15  MIL  1445 1.50 | 1467.8    1511.0
16  WAT  1442 1.14 | 1549.4    1500.6
17  CHA  1430 1.71 | 1474.3    1492.6
18  BLA  1422 1.14 | 1481.5    1515.1
19  DER  1368 0.57 | 1499.2    1532.9
20  POR  1354 1.17 | 1365.5    1521.2
21  LIN  1352 1.33 | 1444.3    1525.9
22  BOL  1301 1.00 | 1434.7    1528.8
23  CAR  1239 0.57 | 1475.0    1522.9
24  PNE  1236 0.43 | 1458.6    1511.3



EFL Championship Predictor as of September 9

Brought to you by Python (the programming language)!

How it works: A computer program reads in the completed results and simulates the rest of the season many times, using a fairly simple match engine for scores and basing results on the ELO ratings of the two teams. The ELO ratings are guessed at the start of the season, using several sources of pre-season predictions, but will fluctuate based on results in the actual games played, eventually making the initial ELO predictions almost irrelevant. In each sim the program simulates the EFL playoffs and counts how many times each team finishes in each position, relegated or promoted. This file will be updated as EFL results come in, so check back often!

Scroll down to compare with the most recent run and see which direction teams are headed.

0.00% may mean there were some sims that got the result, but not enough to round to 0.01%.

Latest results added: Tuesday: BLA 1-2 SHU, CAR 1-1 STO, SOU 3-1 SWA, WAT 2-1 PNE, WRE 1-1 BUR, BOL 2-3 WHM. Wednesday: DER 0-1 WBR, NOR 2-1 BIR, CHA 0-0 QPR.

Weekend: SHU - WOL, BLA - MIL, CHA - POR, MID - NOR, PRE - LIN, SOU - BRI, SWA - BUR, WAT - STO, BOL - CAR, DER - BIR, WBA - QPR, WHM - WRE.

Summary: West Brom takes the lead but a match day with six teams missing leaves MID and BRI still also on 133 potential points. SWA, QPR, and CHA have playoff places at the moment despite two-digit ELO rankings.

(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One
        (West Bromwich Albion)   4W 1D 1L +3 GD   1616(5)
Next: v QPR 09-12
WBA
13 133 77.10 11.03% 8.98% 14.90% 12.36% 10.89% ^ 25.44% ^ 17.25% 12.78% 9.77% ( 2.05 )%
        (West Ham United)   3W 2D 1L +5 GD   1756(1)
Next: v WRE 09-12
WHM
11 131 79.93 14.13% 10.48% 16.61% 12.95% 10.55% ^ 30.29% ^ 16.00% 10.65% 7.27% ( 1.37 )%
        (Swansea City)   3W 2D 1L +4 GD   1537(11)
Next: v BUR 09-12
SWA
11 131 69.35 5.18% 5.39% 10.88% 10.57% 10.48% ^ 15.66% ^ 19.70% 17.44% 15.98% ( 4.39 )%
        (Queens Park Rangers)   3W 2D 1L +3 GD   1484(15)
Next: @ WBA 09-12
QPR
11 131 66.84 3.93% 4.57% 9.61% 9.76% 9.84% ^ 13.52% ^ 19.55% 18.15% 18.87% ( 5.71 )%
        (Charlton Athletic)   3W 2D 1L -1 GD   1431(17)
Next: v POR 09-12
CHA
11 131 65.09 3.39% 3.96% 8.49% 8.94% 9.15% ^ 11.69% ^ 18.95% 18.63% 20.98% ( 7.50 )%
        (Middlesbrough)   3W 1D 1L +3 GD   1703(2)
Next: v NOR 09-12
MID
10 133 79.15 13.19% 9.96% 15.89% 12.73% 10.60% ^ 28.70% ^ 16.62% 11.54% 7.95% ( 1.51 )%
        (Bristol City)   3W 1D 1L +2 GD   1561(9)
Next: @ SOU 09-12
BRI
10 133 72.17 7.33% 6.76% 12.47% 11.25% 10.41% ^ 19.49% ^ 18.62% 15.73% 13.84% ( 3.58 )%
        (Millwall)   3W 0D 2L +2 GD   1528(12)
Next: @ BLA 09-12
MIL
9 132 64.26 3.32% 3.77% 8.31% 9.00% 9.16% ^ 11.45% ^ 18.29% 18.49% 21.04% ( 8.62 )%
        (Norwich City)   3W 0D 3L +1 GD   1609(6)
Next: @ MID 09-12
NOR
9 129 71.28 5.91% 6.32% 12.52% 11.67% 10.92% ^ 17.90% ^ 19.12% 15.62% 13.95% ( 3.97 )%
        (Sheffield United)   2W 3D 1L +0 GD   1539(10)
Next: v WOL 09-12
SHU
9 129 64.14 3.28% 3.89% 8.50% 8.69% 8.92% ^ 11.60% ^ 18.53% 18.43% 21.27% ( 8.50 )%
        (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   2W 2D 1L +3 GD   1682(3)
Next: @ SHU 09-12
WOL
8 131 70.96 6.49% 6.34% 11.99% 11.25% 10.37% ^ 18.30% ^ 19.02% 15.81% 14.44% ( 4.28 )%
        (Watford)   2W 2D 2L -1 GD   1482(16)
Next: v STO 09-12
WAT
8 128 63.18 2.48% 3.34% 7.74% 8.66% 9.03% ^ 10.18% ^ 18.66% 19.14% 22.04% ( 8.91 )%
        (Southampton)   3W 2D 1L +7 GD   1682(4)
Next: v BRI 09-12
SOU
7 127 72.65 6.75% 7.18% 13.52% 12.43% 11.13% ^ 20.27% ^ 19.04% 14.72% 12.14% ( 3.09 )%
        (Wrexham)   1W 4D 1L +2 GD   1562(8)
Next: @ WHM 09-12
WRE
7 127 65.11 3.16% 3.94% 8.90% 9.60% 9.79% ^ 12.22% ^ 19.72% 18.25% 19.26% ( 7.38 )%
        (Birmingham City)   1W 4D 1L +0 GD   1587(7)
Next: @ DER 09-12
BIR
7 127 64.80 2.97% 3.83% 8.62% 9.61% 9.68% ^ 11.41% ^ 19.50% 18.14% 19.80% ( 7.85 )%
        (Stoke City)   2W 1D 3L -1 GD   1504(14)
Next: @ WAT 09-12
STO
7 127 64.58 3.16% 3.85% 8.64% 9.23% 9.69% ^ 11.63% ^ 18.76% 18.32% 19.89% ( 8.45 )%
        (Portsmouth)   2W 0D 3L -1 GD   1354(19)
Next: @ CHA 09-12
POR
6 129 53.78 0.97% 1.45% 3.92% 5.08% 6.02% ^ 5.27% ^ 14.63% 18.48% 29.27% ( 20.18 )%
        (Blackburn Rovers)   1W 2D 3L -2 GD   1339(20)
Next: v MIL 09-12
BLA
5 125 48.07 0.34% 0.65% 2.12% 3.13% 4.25% ^ 2.91% ^ 11.70% 16.97% 31.69% ( 29.16 )%
        (Lincoln City)   1W 2D 2L -2 GD   1312(21)
Next: @ PNE 09-12
LIN
5 128 52.77 0.91% 1.41% 3.82% 4.91% 5.85% ^ 5.06% ^ 13.89% 17.76% 29.11% ( 22.35 )%
        (Cardiff City)   0W 4D 2L -3 GD   1289(22)
Next: @ BOL 09-12
CAR
4 124 47.12 0.28% 0.56% 1.85% 2.91% 3.84% ^ 2.59% ^ 11.35% 16.74% 32.10% ( 30.39 )%
        (Bolton Wanderers)   1W 1D 4L -6 GD   1250(24)
Next: v CAR 09-12
BOL
4 124 44.32 0.18% 0.36% 1.25% 2.12% 3.03% ^ 1.90% ^ 9.47% 14.98% 31.74% ( 36.88 )%
        (Derby County)   1W 1D 4L -6 GD   1391(18)
Next: v BIR 09-12
DER
4 124 50.83 0.46% 0.85% 2.78% 4.03% 5.23% ^ 3.83% ^ 13.81% 18.10% 30.04% ( 24.69 )%
        (Burnley)   0W 3D 3L -6 GD   1526(13)
Next: @ SWA 09-12
BUR
3 123 56.49 0.90% 1.66% 4.90% 6.42% 7.33% ^ 6.07% ^ 16.95% 18.95% 25.97% ( 16.91 )%
        (Preston North End)   1W 0D 5L -6 GD   1276(23)
Next: v LIN 09-12
PNE
3 123 46.36 0.26% 0.51% 1.75% 2.71% 3.85% ^ 2.60% ^ 10.85% 16.19% 31.60% ( 32.28 )%

    POWER RANKINGS | SCHEDULE STRENGTH
 # Team   ELO  PPG |  So Far Remaining
 1  WHM  1756 1.83 | 1498.0    1503.7
 2  MID  1703 2.00 | 1481.9    1510.2
 3  WOL  1682 1.60 | 1510.8    1465.5
 4  SOU  1682 1.17 | 1494.6    1497.5
 5  WBA  1616 2.17 | 1519.4    1497.3
 6  NOR  1609 1.50 | 1537.4    1527.4
 7  BIR  1587 1.17 | 1594.6    1497.7
 8  WRE  1562 1.17 | 1506.9    1481.4
 9  BRI  1561 2.00 | 1457.8    1470.9
10  SHU  1539 1.50 | 1431.5    1494.8
11  SWA  1537 1.83 | 1525.6    1536.7
12  MIL  1528 1.80 | 1468.4    1509.9
13  BUR  1526 0.50 | 1631.6    1500.3
14  STO  1504 1.17 | 1499.0    1516.6
15  QPR  1484 1.83 | 1431.4    1525.3
16  WAT  1482 1.33 | 1550.5    1481.5
17  CHA  1431 1.83 | 1496.3    1494.5
18  DER  1391 0.67 | 1491.7    1485.0
19  POR  1354 1.20 | 1349.1    1490.4
20  BLA  1339 0.83 | 1504.0    1536.9
21  LIN  1312 1.00 | 1477.7    1519.7
22  CAR  1289 0.67 | 1493.2    1500.9
23  PNE  1276 0.50 | 1475.9    1486.4
24  BOL  1250 0.67 | 1484.9    1465.2



EFL Championship Predictor as of September 6

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Latest results added: Saturday: LIN 1-1 SOU, PNE 2-1 BLA, STO 4-0 CHA, BUR 1-2 BRI, MIL 4-0 BOL, POR 2-0 CAR, QPR 0-1 MID, SHU 1-3 NOR, WBA 1-0 WAT, WHM 3-0 DER, SWA 0-0 WRE. Sunday: BIR 2-2 WOL.

Midweek: Tuesday: BLA - SHU, CAR - STO, SOU - SWA, WAT - PNE, WRE - BUR, BOL - WHM. Wednesday: DER - WBR, NOR - BIR, CHA - QPR.

Summary: Middlesborough take 2nd in the Elo rankings and are now ranked most likely to win the league. At the other end, Bolton and Cardiff have replaced Lincoln and Preston as the most likely to go down, but it's still early. Burnley, with two points in five matches, have dropped from 4th to 13th in the ELO rankings and one wonders how much further they will go before getting control of the aircraft....

(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One
        (Swansea City)   3W 2D 0L +6 GD   1583(7)
Next: @ SOU 09-08
SWA
11 134 74.03 8.77% 7.37% 13.37% 11.94% 10.70% ^ 21.51% ^ 18.31% 14.67% 12.06% ( 2.81 )%
        (Middlesbrough)   3W 1D 1L +3 GD   1703(2)
Next: v MIL 09-08
MID
10 133 78.78 12.88% 9.83% 15.59% 12.62% 10.70% ^ 28.21% ^ 16.90% 11.60% 8.28% ( 1.61 )%
        (Queens Park Rangers)   3W 1D 1L +3 GD   1491(15)
Next: @ CHA 09-09
QPR
10 133 66.83 4.22% 4.70% 9.62% 9.66% 9.68% ^ 13.91% ^ 18.99% 18.02% 18.92% ( 6.19 )%
        (Bristol City)   3W 1D 1L +2 GD   1561(9)
Next: v LIN 09-08
BRI
10 133 72.13 7.46% 6.78% 12.26% 11.21% 10.25% ^ 19.45% ^ 18.73% 15.77% 13.94% ( 3.60 )%
        (West Bromwich Albion)   3W 1D 1L +2 GD   1597(6)
Next: @ DER 09-09
WBA
10 133 73.39 8.26% 7.43% 13.17% 11.52% 10.47% ^ 20.97% ^ 18.03% 14.60% 12.87% ( 3.65 )%
        (Charlton Athletic)   3W 1D 1L -1 GD   1424(17)
Next: v QPR 09-09
CHA
10 133 66.05 4.23% 4.36% 8.94% 9.20% 9.32% ^ 12.85% ^ 18.65% 17.92% 19.92% ( 7.47 )%
        (Millwall)   3W 0D 2L +2 GD   1528(11)
Next: @ MID 09-08
MIL
9 132 63.99 3.27% 3.73% 8.25% 8.62% 9.08% ^ 11.26% ^ 18.45% 18.42% 21.42% ( 8.76 )%
        (West Ham United)   2W 2D 1L +4 GD   1752(1)
Next: @ BOL 09-08
WHM
8 131 77.95 11.99% 9.62% 15.69% 12.93% 10.69% ^ 27.15% ^ 16.65% 11.77% 8.69% ( 1.96 )%
        (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   2W 2D 1L +3 GD   1682(3)
Next: v POR 09-08
WOL
8 131 71.29 6.50% 6.44% 12.21% 11.47% 10.51% ^ 18.48% ^ 18.70% 15.83% 14.38% ( 3.97 )%
        (Birmingham City)   1W 4D 0L +1 GD   1637(4)
Next: @ NOR 09-09
BIR
7 130 70.24 5.89% 5.99% 11.78% 11.12% 10.55% ^ 17.24% ^ 18.83% 15.90% 14.92% ( 5.03 )%
        (Wrexham)   1W 3D 1L +2 GD   1570(8)
Next: v BUR 09-09
WRE
6 129 68.01 4.53% 5.28% 10.78% 10.43% 10.27% ^ 15.27% ^ 19.16% 16.77% 16.68% ( 6.10 )%
        (Norwich City)   2W 0D 3L +0 GD   1559(10)
Next: v BIR 09-09
NOR
6 129 65.91 3.55% 4.36% 9.60% 9.85% 9.84% ^ 12.97% ^ 18.99% 17.41% 19.05% ( 7.35 )%
        (Stoke City)   2W 0D 3L -1 GD   1526(12)
Next: @ CAR 09-08
STO
6 129 66.84 4.32% 4.80% 9.87% 10.08% 9.72% ^ 13.94% ^ 18.68% 17.20% 17.96% ( 7.38 )%
        (Portsmouth)   2W 0D 3L -1 GD   1354(20)
Next: @ WOL 09-08
POR
6 129 53.65 0.94% 1.43% 3.90% 4.98% 5.81% ^ 5.24% ^ 14.98% 18.40% 29.06% ( 20.50 )%
        (Sheffield United)   1W 3D 1L -1 GD   1513(14)
Next: @ BLA 09-08
SHU
6 129 58.89 1.95% 2.63% 6.05% 6.90% 7.55% ^ 8.16% ^ 16.74% 18.68% 25.26% ( 14.25 )%
        (Blackburn Rovers)   1W 2D 2L -1 GD   1365(19)
Next: v SHU 09-08
BLA
5 128 52.90 0.93% 1.30% 3.73% 4.81% 5.68% ^ 4.95% ^ 14.31% 18.14% 29.18% ( 21.92 )%
        (Watford)   1W 2D 2L -2 GD   1444(16)
Next: v PNE 09-08
WAT
5 128 59.90 1.86% 2.55% 6.37% 7.35% 8.28% ^ 8.29% ^ 17.59% 18.89% 24.10% ( 13.01 )%
        (Lincoln City)   1W 2D 2L -2 GD   1312(22)
Next: @ BRI 09-08
LIN
5 128 52.46 0.96% 1.33% 3.78% 4.71% 5.64% ^ 5.10% ^ 13.69% 17.89% 29.04% ( 22.94 )%
        (Southampton)   2W 2D 1L +5 GD   1636(5)
Next: v SWA 09-08
SOU
4 127 68.04 4.72% 5.27% 10.85% 10.81% 10.48% ^ 15.79% ^ 19.03% 16.65% 16.30% ( 5.90 )%
        (Derby County)   1W 1D 3L -5 GD   1410(18)
Next: v WBA 09-09
DER
4 127 54.28 0.92% 1.53% 4.11% 5.33% 6.22% ^ 5.54% ^ 15.25% 18.54% 27.95% ( 20.16 )%
        (Bolton Wanderers)   1W 1D 3L -5 GD   1254(24)
Next: v WHM 09-08
BOL
4 127 45.60 0.24% 0.44% 1.48% 2.47% 3.37% ^ 2.18% ^ 10.46% 15.62% 31.51% ( 34.43 )%
        (Cardiff City)   0W 3D 2L -3 GD   1267(23)
Next: v STO 09-08
CAR
3 126 45.66 0.29% 0.52% 1.67% 2.63% 3.48% ^ 2.37% ^ 10.24% 15.83% 31.41% ( 33.92 )%
        (Preston North End)   1W 0D 4L -5 GD   1315(21)
Next: @ WAT 09-08
PNE
3 126 49.67 0.52% 0.86% 2.64% 3.78% 4.95% ^ 3.77% ^ 12.75% 17.27% 30.10% ( 27.12 )%
        (Burnley)   0W 2D 3L -6 GD   1519(13)
Next: @ WRE 09-09
BUR
2 125 54.52 0.81% 1.45% 4.30% 5.57% 6.77% ^ 5.41% ^ 15.89% 18.20% 27.01% ( 20.00 )%

    POWER RANKINGS | SCHEDULE STRENGTH
 # Team   ELO  PPG |  So Far Remaining
 1  WHM  1752 1.60 | 1542.1    1533.8
 2  MID  1703 2.00 | 1481.9    1509.2
 3  WOL  1682 1.60 | 1510.8    1489.4
 4  BIR  1637 1.40 | 1565.6    1499.6
 5  SOU  1636 0.80 | 1502.7    1498.1
 6  WBA  1597 2.00 | 1540.9    1549.6
 7  SWA  1583 2.20 | 1482.1    1462.2
 8  WRE  1570 1.20 | 1519.7    1518.0
 9  BRI  1561 2.00 | 1457.8    1461.9
10  NOR  1559 1.20 | 1544.2    1481.4
11  MIL  1528 1.80 | 1468.4    1475.5
12  STO  1526 1.20 | 1534.5    1454.8
13  BUR  1519 0.40 | 1636.5    1452.7
14  SHU  1513 1.20 | 1454.6    1484.4
15  QPR  1491 2.00 | 1428.0    1561.4
16  WAT  1444 1.00 | 1610.9    1468.8
17  CHA  1424 2.00 | 1514.0    1483.8
18  DER  1410 0.80 | 1468.3    1570.5
19  BLA  1365 1.00 | 1511.5    1491.2
20  POR  1354 1.20 | 1349.1    1495.3
21  PNE  1315 0.60 | 1464.1    1536.8
22  LIN  1312 1.00 | 1477.7    1468.1
23  CAR  1267 0.60 | 1497.5    1545.4
24  BOL  1254 0.80 | 1437.2    1508.3



EFL Championship Predictor as of September 2

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0.00% may mean there were some sims that got the result, but not enough to round to 0.01%.

Latest results added: Tuesday: LIN 0-0 BLA, POR 0-2 DER, PNE 1-3 BRI, SHU 3-2 BOL, SWA 2-0 WAT, WHM 4-2 WOL, BIR 1-1 SOU, STO 1-0 NOR. Wednesday: MIL 0-3 WRE, QPR 2-1 CAR, WBA 1-1 CHA, BUR 1-1 MID.

Weekend (Sept 5-6): Saturday: LIN - SOU, PNE - BLA, STO - CHA, BUR - BRI, MIL - BOL, POR - CAR, QPR - MID, SHU - NOR, WBA - WAT, WHM - DER, SWA - WRE. Sunday: BIR - WOL.

Summary: Elo ratings starting to separate the good from the mediocre and the mediocre from the bad. WHM now the new #1 after beating WOL at home, SWA now top of the table and into 6th, up ten places from pre-season. POR will need a result against CAR Saturday to avoid dropping into the relegation zone.

(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One
        (Swansea City)   3W 1D 0L +6 GD   1584(6)
Next: v WRE 09-05
SWA
10 136 72.41 8.35% 6.88% 12.12% 10.98% 10.38% ^ 20.15% ^ 18.36% 15.34% 13.64% ( 3.95 )%
        (Queens Park Rangers)   3W 1D 0L +4 GD   1517(11)
Next: v MID 09-05
QPR
10 136 67.93 5.64% 5.27% 9.97% 9.62% 9.58% ^ 15.59% ^ 18.12% 17.18% 18.53% ( 6.09 )%
        (Charlton Athletic)   3W 1D 0L +3 GD   1479(15)
Next: @ STO 09-05
CHA
10 136 66.66 5.09% 4.83% 9.16% 9.23% 9.29% ^ 14.09% ^ 17.95% 17.66% 19.63% ( 7.16 )%
        (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   2W 1D 1L +3 GD   1687(2)
Next: @ BIR 09-05
WOL
7 133 73.28 8.55% 7.57% 13.33% 11.42% 10.31% ^ 21.62% ^ 17.75% 14.36% 13.05% ( 3.67 )%
        (Middlesbrough)   2W 1D 1L +2 GD   1677(3)
Next: @ QPR 09-05
MID
7 133 73.84 8.91% 7.48% 13.46% 11.83% 10.57% ^ 21.99% ^ 17.80% 14.18% 12.25% ( 3.50 )%
        (West Bromwich Albion)   2W 1D 1L +1 GD   1563(10)
Next: v WAT 09-05
WBA
7 133 68.44 5.60% 5.64% 10.69% 10.27% 9.62% ^ 16.02% ^ 18.13% 16.21% 17.08% ( 6.75 )%
        (Bristol City)   2W 1D 1L +1 GD   1508(12)
Next: @ BUR 09-05
BRI
7 133 64.88 3.99% 4.26% 8.74% 8.96% 8.95% ^ 12.71% ^ 18.19% 17.82% 20.39% ( 8.70 )%
        (Birmingham City)   1W 3D 0L +1 GD   1632(5)
Next: v WOL 09-05
BIR
6 132 71.00 7.01% 6.55% 12.26% 11.06% 10.04% ^ 18.73% ^ 18.05% 15.12% 14.73% ( 5.17 )%
        (Sheffield United)   1W 3D 0L +1 GD   1573(7)
Next: v NOR 09-05
SHU
6 132 68.22 5.85% 5.65% 10.53% 9.92% 9.56% ^ 16.27% ^ 17.92% 16.43% 17.15% ( 6.98 )%
        (Millwall)   2W 0D 2L -2 GD   1505(13)
Next: v BOL 09-05
MIL
6 132 63.83 3.43% 3.86% 8.43% 8.55% 8.70% ^ 11.57% ^ 18.05% 17.91% 21.28% ( 9.78 )%
        (Wrexham)   1W 2D 1L +2 GD   1569(9)
Next: @ SWA 09-05
WRE
5 131 65.88 4.30% 4.67% 9.66% 9.51% 9.57% ^ 13.80% ^ 18.17% 17.08% 18.78% ( 8.27 )%
        (West Ham United)   1W 2D 1L +1 GD   1737(1)
Next: v DER 09-05
WHM
5 131 76.05 10.30% 8.80% 14.91% 12.56% 10.77% ^ 24.84% ^ 17.03% 12.79% 10.07% ( 2.77 )%
        (Blackburn Rovers)   1W 2D 1L +0 GD   1431(18)
Next: @ PNE 09-05
BLA
5 131 59.06 2.23% 2.66% 6.19% 6.96% 7.52% ^ 8.51% ^ 16.62% 18.32% 24.98% ( 14.52 )%
        (Watford)   1W 2D 1L -1 GD   1478(16)
Next: @ WBA 09-05
WAT
5 131 62.01 2.73% 3.19% 7.41% 8.37% 8.49% ^ 9.96% ^ 17.66% 18.33% 22.53% ( 11.29 )%
        (Bolton Wanderers)   1W 1D 2L -1 GD   1277(23)
Next: @ MIL 09-05
BOL
4 130 50.00 0.63% 0.97% 2.87% 3.87% 4.91% ^ 4.01% ^ 12.75% 17.06% 30.14% ( 26.80 )%
        (Derby County)   1W 1D 2L -2 GD   1425(19)
Next: @ WHM 09-05
DER
4 130 57.81 1.67% 2.20% 5.55% 6.57% 7.43% ^ 7.63% ^ 16.77% 18.62% 25.52% ( 15.67 )%
        (Lincoln City)   1W 1D 2L -2 GD   1288(22)
Next: v SOU 09-05
LIN
4 130 49.05 0.69% 0.99% 2.66% 3.65% 4.52% ^ 3.83% ^ 12.03% 16.46% 29.98% ( 29.01 )%
        (Southampton)   2W 1D 1L +5 GD   1660(4)
Next: @ LIN 09-05
SOU
3 129 69.04 5.47% 5.92% 11.36% 10.97% 10.21% ^ 16.89% ^ 18.80% 16.03% 15.48% ( 5.75 )%
        (Cardiff City)   0W 3D 1L -1 GD   1320(20)
Next: @ POR 09-05
CAR
3 129 51.03 0.78% 1.18% 3.26% 4.29% 5.18% ^ 4.43% ^ 13.11% 17.52% 29.64% ( 25.03 )%
        (Norwich City)   1W 0D 3L -2 GD   1499(14)
Next: @ SHU 09-05
NOR
3 129 60.54 2.24% 2.97% 6.86% 7.88% 8.23% ^ 9.41% ^ 17.69% 18.33% 22.75% ( 13.05 )%
        (Portsmouth)   1W 0D 3L -3 GD   1301(21)
Next: v CAR 09-05
POR
3 129 51.17 0.80% 1.15% 3.31% 4.34% 5.33% ^ 4.46% ^ 13.43% 17.24% 29.25% ( 25.15 )%
        (Stoke City)   1W 0D 3L -5 GD   1471(17)
Next: v CHA 09-05
STO
3 129 59.73 2.34% 2.90% 6.67% 7.42% 7.89% ^ 9.06% ^ 16.74% 17.75% 23.48% ( 14.81 )%
        (Burnley)   0W 2D 2L -5 GD   1572(8)
Next: v BRI 09-05
BUR
2 128 64.01 3.11% 3.84% 8.75% 9.11% 9.23% ^ 11.80% ^ 18.56% 17.58% 19.85% ( 9.98 )%
        (Preston North End)   0W 0D 4L -6 GD   1248(24)
Next: v BLA 09-05
PNE
0 126 45.13 0.29% 0.56% 1.85% 2.67% 3.70% ^ 2.61% ^ 10.30% 14.67% 29.79% ( 36.15 )%

    POWER RANKINGS | SCHEDULE STRENGTH
 # Team   ELO  PPG |  So Far Remaining
 1  WHM  1737 1.25 | 1590.8    1485.1
 2  WOL  1687 1.75 | 1465.8    1480.1
 3  MID  1677 1.75 | 1472.1    1476.8
 4  SOU  1660 0.75 | 1532.4    1529.2
 5  BIR  1632 1.50 | 1550.1    1494.7
 6  SWA  1584 2.50 | 1472.3    1522.5
 7  SHU  1573 1.50 | 1430.1    1518.6
 8  BUR  1572 0.50 | 1658.0    1467.0
 9  WRE  1569 1.25 | 1491.6    1531.1
10  WBA  1563 1.75 | 1584.3    1473.7
11  QPR  1517 2.50 | 1366.6    1497.5
12  BRI  1508 1.75 | 1440.0    1538.8
13  MIL  1505 1.50 | 1539.2    1475.5
14  NOR  1499 0.75 | 1550.3    1501.6
15  CHA  1479 2.50 | 1488.8    1496.8
16  WAT  1478 1.25 | 1595.3    1501.6
17  STO  1471 0.75 | 1584.2    1521.2
18  BLA  1431 1.25 | 1535.4    1472.2
19  DER  1425 1.00 | 1381.6    1491.9
20  CAR  1320 0.75 | 1511.6    1544.0
21  POR  1301 0.75 | 1391.7    1485.0
22  LIN  1288 1.00 | 1456.0    1469.9
23  BOL  1277 1.00 | 1397.5    1528.6
24  PNE  1248 0.00 | 1514.4    1496.8



EFL Championship Predictor as of August 29

Brought to you by Python (the programming language)!

How it works: A computer program reads in the completed results and simulates the rest of the season many times, using a fairly simple match engine for scores and basing results on the ELO ratings of the two teams. The ELO ratings are guessed at the start of the season, using several sources of pre-season predictions, but will fluctuate based on results in the actual games played, eventually making the initial ELO predictions almost irrelevant. In each sim the program simulates the EFL playoffs and counts how many times each team finishes in each position, relegated or promoted. This file will be updated as EFL results come in, so check back often!

Scroll down to compare with the most recent run and see which direction teams are headed.

0.00% may mean there were some sims that got the result, but not enough to round to 0.01%.

Latest results added: Friday: WRE 1 - 2 BIR. Saturday: DER 0-3 SWA, MID 3-1 WBA, WOL 4-1 STO, BLA 1-2 QPR, BOL 0-1 LIN, BRI 2-1 POR, CAR 2-2 SHU, CHA 1-0 PNE, NOR 4-1 BUR, SOU 5-1 MIL, WAT 1-1 WHM.

Mid-week (Sept 1-2): Tuesday: LIN - BLA, POR - DER, PNE - BRI, SHU - BOL, SWA - WAT, WHM - WOL, BIR - SOU, STO - NOR. Wedneday: MIL - WRE, QPR - CAR, WBA - CHA, BUR - MID.

Summary: Congrats to Charlton Athletic, who were second-lowest Elo ranked in pre-season and are the last team without dropped points, which has moved them up to 16th in Elo. Southampton have managed to get out of the negatives imposed by their Spygate penalties and are now fourth in Elo. Wolves lead the Elo table but several teams are on an upward slide as we morph from the pre-season predictions to the actual strengths of the teams with each result set.

(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One
        (Charlton Athletic)   3W 0D 0L +3 GD   1471(16)
Next: @ WBA 09-02
CHA
9 138 65.85 4.56% 4.44% 8.98% 9.00% 9.11% ^ 13.26% ^ 18.01% 17.82% 20.16% ( 7.92 )%
        (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   2W 1D 0L +5 GD   1747(1)
Next: @ WHM 09-01
WOL
7 136 77.28 12.25% 9.45% 14.79% 12.12% 10.35% ^ 27.13% ^ 16.41% 12.23% 9.83% ( 2.57 )%
        (Swansea City)   2W 1D 0L +4 GD   1535(11)
Next: v WAT 09-01
SWA
7 136 69.07 6.01% 5.57% 10.65% 10.41% 9.91% ^ 16.24% ^ 18.49% 16.73% 16.48% ( 5.75 )%
        (Queens Park Rangers)   2W 1D 0L +3 GD   1489(14)
Next: v CAR 09-02
QPR
7 136 65.70 4.32% 4.45% 9.10% 9.17% 9.04% ^ 13.28% ^ 18.23% 17.65% 20.28% ( 7.77 )%
        (Middlesbrough)   2W 0D 1L +2 GD   1688(2)
Next: @ BUR 09-02
MID
6 135 74.51 9.63% 8.04% 13.55% 11.74% 10.40% ^ 22.91% ^ 17.58% 13.42% 12.06% ( 3.60 )%
        (Millwall)   2W 0D 1L +1 GD   1566(7)
Next: v WRE 09-02
MIL
6 135 69.23 6.17% 5.77% 10.65% 10.31% 9.95% ^ 16.71% ^ 18.28% 16.22% 16.68% ( 5.97 )%
        (West Bromwich Albion)   2W 0D 1L +1 GD   1571(6)
Next: v CHA 09-02
WBA
6 135 70.41 6.74% 6.24% 11.75% 10.55% 9.98% ^ 17.85% ^ 17.91% 15.68% 15.40% ( 5.75 )%
        (Birmingham City)   1W 2D 0L +1 GD   1629(5)
Next: v SOU 09-01
BIR
5 134 71.93 7.86% 6.85% 12.48% 11.24% 10.11% ^ 19.89% ^ 17.89% 14.64% 13.88% ( 5.04 )%
        (Watford)   1W 2D 0L +1 GD   1527(12)
Next: @ SWA 09-01
WAT
5 134 65.09 3.79% 4.31% 8.94% 9.34% 9.22% ^ 12.59% ^ 18.25% 17.46% 19.83% ( 8.85 )%
        (Blackburn Rovers)   1W 1D 1L +0 GD   1445(17)
Next: @ LIN 09-01
BLA
4 133 59.61 2.52% 2.94% 6.44% 7.17% 7.76% ^ 9.29% ^ 16.37% 17.95% 24.61% ( 14.24 )%
        (Bolton Wanderers)   1W 1D 1L +0 GD   1293(22)
Next: @ SHU 09-01
BOL
4 133 51.79 0.80% 1.21% 3.40% 4.51% 5.32% ^ 4.73% ^ 13.84% 17.69% 29.25% ( 23.98 )%
        (Bristol City)   1W 1D 1L -1 GD   1485(15)
Next: @ PNE 09-01
BRI
4 133 61.97 2.90% 3.33% 7.44% 8.06% 8.39% ^ 10.41% ^ 17.55% 18.29% 22.49% ( 11.55 )%
        (Cardiff City)   0W 3D 0L +0 GD   1347(20)
Next: @ QPR 09-02
CAR
3 132 52.91 1.12% 1.44% 3.94% 4.83% 5.60% ^ 5.33% ^ 14.26% 18.01% 28.61% ( 22.20 )%
        (Sheffield United)   0W 3D 0L +0 GD   1557(10)
Next: v BOL 09-01
SHU
3 132 66.56 4.86% 4.93% 9.94% 9.66% 9.46% ^ 14.40% ^ 18.02% 16.50% 18.41% ( 8.22 )%
        (Norwich City)   1W 0D 2L -1 GD   1563(8)
Next: @ STO 09-01
NOR
3 132 64.77 3.76% 4.20% 9.16% 9.31% 9.19% ^ 12.74% ^ 18.01% 17.18% 19.67% ( 9.52 )%
        (Portsmouth)   1W 0D 2L -1 GD   1346(21)
Next: v DER 09-01
POR
3 132 55.55 1.39% 1.95% 4.84% 5.75% 6.49% ^ 6.54% ^ 15.38% 18.49% 26.82% ( 18.89 )%
        (Lincoln City)   1W 0D 2L -2 GD   1274(23)
Next: v BLA 09-01
LIN
3 132 49.28 0.71% 1.09% 2.89% 3.73% 4.67% ^ 3.99% ^ 12.00% 16.23% 29.79% ( 28.88 )%
        (Southampton)   2W 0D 1L +5 GD   1663(4)
Next: @ BIR 09-01
SOU
2 131 68.89 5.45% 5.88% 11.45% 10.62% 10.11% ^ 16.87% ^ 18.60% 16.00% 15.94% ( 5.96 )%
        (West Ham United)   0W 2D 1L -1 GD   1677(3)
Next: v WOL 09-01
WHM
2 131 71.70 6.87% 6.89% 12.79% 11.44% 10.65% ^ 19.38% ^ 18.19% 14.80% 13.62% ( 4.76 )%
        (Wrexham)   0W 2D 1L -1 GD   1507(13)
Next: @ MIL 09-02
WRE
2 131 60.07 2.33% 2.94% 6.88% 7.60% 8.12% ^ 9.42% ^ 17.05% 18.28% 22.91% ( 13.89 )%
        (Derby County)   0W 1D 2L -4 GD   1380(19)
Next: @ POR 09-01
DER
1 130 52.96 0.81% 1.30% 3.84% 5.04% 6.03% ^ 5.12% ^ 14.64% 17.96% 27.97% ( 22.40 )%
        (Burnley)   0W 1D 2L -5 GD   1561(9)
Next: v MID 09-02
BUR
1 130 64.19 3.26% 4.00% 8.63% 9.31% 9.18% ^ 11.92% ^ 18.42% 17.32% 19.78% ( 10.11 )%
        (Preston North End)   0W 0D 3L -4 GD   1270(24)
Next: v BRI 09-01
PNE
0 129 47.75 0.48% 0.83% 2.50% 3.42% 4.33% ^ 3.44% ^ 11.60% 16.16% 29.66% ( 31.03 )%
        (Stoke City)   0W 0D 3L -6 GD   1407(18)
Next: v NOR 09-01
STO
0 129 54.91 1.41% 1.96% 4.98% 5.68% 6.62% ^ 6.55% ^ 15.05% 17.29% 25.85% ( 21.16 )%

    POWER RANKINGS | SCHEDULE STRENGTH
 # Team   ELO  PPG |  So Far Remaining
 1  WOL  1747 2.33 | 1358.6    1523.0
 2  MID  1688 2.00 | 1422.4    1488.3
 3  WHM  1677 0.67 | 1575.6    1515.6
 4  SOU  1663 0.67 | 1482.5    1498.5
 5  BIR  1629 1.67 | 1530.0    1522.1
 6  WBA  1571 2.00 | 1635.9    1457.7
 7  MIL  1566 2.00 | 1545.9    1525.0
 8  NOR  1563 1.00 | 1560.1    1455.8
 9  BUR  1561 0.33 | 1668.2    1500.5
10  SHU  1557 1.00 | 1498.0    1495.7
11  SWA  1535 2.33 | 1487.0    1496.3
12  WAT  1527 1.67 | 1582.3    1522.4
13  WRE  1507 0.67 | 1470.5    1529.3
14  QPR  1489 2.33 | 1399.0    1506.5
15  BRI  1485 1.33 | 1487.5    1499.9
16  CHA  1471 3.00 | 1447.5    1507.1
17  BLA  1445 1.33 | 1601.1    1491.4
18  STO  1407 0.00 | 1629.5    1473.5
19  DER  1380 0.33 | 1391.8    1469.4
20  CAR  1347 1.00 | 1493.1    1475.4
21  POR  1346 1.00 | 1397.2    1489.1
22  BOL  1293 1.33 | 1322.2    1520.1
23  LIN  1274 1.00 | 1480.8    1529.0
24  PNE  1270 0.00 | 1533.2    1508.6



EFL Championship Predictor as of August 22

Latest results added: Saturday: BIR 2-2 BRI, LIN 1-3 POR, MIL 3-0 NOR, BLA 2-1 MID, DER 2-2 CAR, PNE 1-3 WOL, QPR 0-0 BOL, SOU 3-1 STO, SWA 0-0 SHU, WHM 1-2 CHA, WRE 1-1 WAT. Sunday: WBA 3-1 BUR.

Next week (Aug 28-29): Friday: WRE - BIR. Saturday: DER - SWA, MID - WBA, WOL - STO, BLA - QPR, BOL - LIN, BRI - POR, CAR - SHU, CHA - PNE, NOR - BUR, SOU - MIL, WAT - WHM.

Summary: Elo movement early in the season in this version of the formula is less than it will be later on. There is enough uncertainly in the pre-season estimates of team strengths and an early upset or two can put a team much lower or higher than they should be, so there is a limiter in the formula until the two teams have played a total of ten games or more.

(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One
        (Millwall)   2W 0D 0L +5 GD   1623(5)
Next: @ SOU 08-29
MIL
6 138 72.74 8.95% 7.06% 12.44% 11.15% 10.12% ^ 20.96% ^ 17.73% 14.57% 13.66% ( 4.32 )%
        (West Bromwich Albion)   2W 0D 0L +3 GD   1618(6)
Next: @ MID 08-29
WBA
6 138 73.17 8.98% 7.38% 12.79% 11.12% 10.12% ^ 21.31% ^ 17.58% 14.27% 13.44% ( 4.32 )%
        (Charlton Athletic)   2W 0D 0L +2 GD   1443(16)
Next: v PNE 08-29
CHA
6 138 63.80 3.65% 3.93% 8.03% 8.29% 8.63% ^ 11.71% ^ 17.94% 18.21% 21.78% ( 9.53 )%
        (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   1W 1D 0L +2 GD   1731(1)
Next: v STO 08-29
WOL
4 136 75.92 10.83% 8.59% 14.45% 11.95% 10.48% ^ 24.84% ^ 16.87% 12.85% 10.95% ( 3.03 )%
        (Queens Park Rangers)   1W 1D 0L +2 GD   1436(17)
Next: @ BLA 08-29
QPR
4 136 60.76 2.72% 3.17% 6.90% 7.58% 7.96% ^ 9.89% ^ 17.06% 18.21% 23.73% ( 12.66 )%
        (Blackburn Rovers)   1W 1D 0L +1 GD   1498(12)
Next: v QPR 08-29
BLA
4 136 65.07 4.49% 4.43% 8.84% 8.74% 8.83% ^ 13.14% ^ 17.76% 17.35% 20.50% ( 9.07 )%
        (Watford)   1W 1D 0L +1 GD   1513(11)
Next: v WHM 08-29
WAT
4 136 65.01 4.10% 4.35% 8.97% 9.08% 8.92% ^ 12.73% ^ 18.04% 17.36% 20.17% ( 9.01 )%
        (Swansea City)   1W 1D 0L +1 GD   1494(13)
Next: @ DER 08-29
SWA
4 136 64.42 3.94% 4.14% 8.39% 8.86% 8.99% ^ 12.34% ^ 17.96% 17.84% 20.44% ( 9.44 )%
        (Bolton Wanderers)   1W 1D 0L +1 GD   1355(21)
Next: v LIN 08-29
BOL
4 136 56.97 1.71% 2.14% 5.30% 6.14% 6.93% ^ 7.24% ^ 15.90% 18.41% 27.02% ( 16.46 )%
        (Portsmouth)   1W 0D 1L +0 GD   1383(20)
Next: @ BRI 08-29
POR
3 135 57.42 1.88% 2.34% 5.64% 6.41% 7.03% ^ 7.62% ^ 15.93% 18.21% 25.99% ( 16.57 )%
        (Middlesbrough)   1W 0D 1L +0 GD   1641(3)
Next: v WBA 08-29
MID
3 135 71.08 7.17% 6.60% 12.17% 10.93% 9.98% ^ 18.87% ^ 18.19% 14.98% 14.69% ( 5.28 )%
        (Cardiff City)   0W 2D 0L +0 GD   1329(22)
Next: v SHU 08-29
CAR
2 134 52.70 1.06% 1.55% 3.77% 4.83% 5.78% ^ 5.35% ^ 14.11% 17.60% 28.60% ( 22.70 )%
        (Birmingham City)   0W 2D 0L +0 GD   1590(8)
Next: @ WRE 08-29
BIR
2 134 67.29 5.17% 5.34% 10.23% 9.92% 9.54% ^ 15.29% ^ 18.11% 16.49% 17.18% ( 8.02 )%
        (Wrexham)   0W 2D 0L +0 GD   1547(10)
Next: v BIR 08-29
WRE
2 134 64.47 3.96% 4.29% 9.01% 9.15% 9.04% ^ 12.96% ^ 17.66% 16.98% 19.79% ( 10.13 )%
        (Sheffield United)   0W 2D 0L +0 GD   1576(9)
Next: @ CAR 08-29
SHU
2 134 67.35 5.44% 5.27% 10.18% 9.69% 9.42% ^ 15.38% ^ 17.87% 16.51% 18.00% ( 7.62 )%
        (West Ham United)   0W 1D 1L -1 GD   1692(2)
Next: @ WAT 08-29
WHM
1 133 72.49 7.66% 7.32% 13.10% 11.61% 10.46% ^ 20.48% ^ 17.67% 14.44% 13.07% ( 4.67 )%
        (Derby County)   0W 1D 1L -1 GD   1422(19)
Next: v SWA 08-29
DER
1 133 57.28 1.68% 2.24% 5.50% 6.69% 7.16% ^ 7.73% ^ 16.31% 18.14% 25.72% ( 16.55 )%
        (Burnley)   0W 1D 1L -2 GD   1634(4)
Next: @ NOR 08-29
BUR
1 133 69.13 5.64% 5.88% 11.30% 10.77% 9.91% ^ 16.70% ^ 18.23% 15.96% 15.90% ( 6.41 )%
        (Bristol City)   0W 1D 1L -2 GD   1449(15)
Next: v POR 08-29
BRI
1 133 59.21 2.14% 2.85% 6.34% 7.20% 7.62% ^ 8.77% ^ 16.61% 18.44% 24.31% ( 14.49 )%
        (Stoke City)   0W 0D 2L -3 GD   1422(18)
Next: @ WOL 08-29
STO
0 132 56.56 1.70% 2.25% 5.50% 6.32% 7.08% ^ 7.42% ^ 15.79% 17.72% 25.14% ( 18.50 )%
        (Preston North End)   0W 0D 2L -3 GD   1297(23)
Next: @ CHA 08-29
PNE
0 132 49.57 0.66% 1.02% 3.12% 3.90% 5.03% ^ 4.19% ^ 12.42% 16.69% 29.05% ( 28.11 )%
        (Lincoln City)   0W 0D 2L -3 GD   1212(24)
Next: @ BOL 08-29
LIN
0 132 43.30 0.34% 0.55% 1.61% 2.37% 3.04% ^ 2.33% ^ 9.00% 13.91% 29.18% ( 40.01 )%
        (Norwich City)   0W 0D 2L -4 GD   1489(14)
Next: v BUR 08-29
NOR
0 132 59.90 2.24% 2.83% 6.88% 7.54% 8.28% ^ 9.22% ^ 17.08% 17.67% 22.97% ( 14.52 )%
        (Southampton)   1W 0D 1L +1 GD   1606(7)
Next: v MIL 08-29
SOU
-1 131 65.37 3.87% 4.48% 9.54% 9.76% 9.64% ^ 13.51% ^ 18.18% 17.21% 18.74% ( 8.57 )%

    POWER RANKINGS | SCHEDULE STRENGTH
 # Team   ELO  PPG |  So Far Remaining
 1  WOL  1731 2.00 | 1359.6    1501.2
 2  WHM  1692 0.50 | 1574.8    1480.8
 3  MID  1641 1.50 | 1373.0    1494.4
 4  BUR  1634 0.50 | 1696.0    1479.8
 5  MIL  1623 3.00 | 1462.3    1523.0
 6  WBA  1618 3.00 | 1585.0    1499.0
 7  SOU  1606 -0.5 | 1465.6    1510.6
 8  BIR  1590 1.00 | 1516.4    1534.5
 9  SHU  1576 1.00 | 1548.3    1482.5
10  WRE  1547 1.00 | 1416.2    1511.4
11  WAT  1513 2.00 | 1559.8    1458.2
12  BLA  1498 2.00 | 1682.0    1500.8
13  SWA  1494 2.00 | 1515.7    1520.5
14  NOR  1489 0.00 | 1584.7    1526.3
15  BRI  1449 0.50 | 1583.1    1481.9
16  CHA  1443 3.00 | 1561.2    1492.4
17  QPR  1436 2.00 | 1351.0    1495.6
18  STO  1422 0.00 | 1545.9    1507.8
19  DER  1422 0.50 | 1345.0    1503.4
20  POR  1383 1.50 | 1328.1    1509.5
21  BOL  1355 2.00 | 1371.0    1489.8
22  CAR  1329 1.00 | 1486.0    1492.5
23  PNE  1297 0.00 | 1539.4    1486.3
24  LIN  1212 0.00 | 1549.9    1517.8



EFL Championship Predictor as of August 17

Brought to you by Python (the programming language)!

How it works: A computer program reads in the completed results and simulates the rest of the season many times, using a fairly simple match engine for scores and basing results on the ELO ratings of the two teams. The ELO ratings are guessed at the start of the season, using several sources of pre-season predictions, but will fluctuate based on results in the actual games played, eventually making the initial ELO predictions almost irrelevant. In each sim the program simulates the EFL playoffs and counts how many times each team finishes in each position, relegated or promoted. This file will be updated as EFL results come in, so check back often!

Scroll down to compare with the most recent run and see which direction teams are headed.

0.00% may mean there were some sims that got the result, but not enough to round to 0.01%.

Latest results added: Friday: WOL 2-2 BLA. Saturday: BOL 2-1 PNE, STO 1-2 SWA, POR 1-3 QPR, NOR 1-2 WBA, MID 2-1 LIN, CHA 2-1 DER, BRI 0-2 MIL, SHU 0-0 BIR. Sunday: WAT 2-1 SOU, BUR 2-2 WHM. Monday: CAR 1-1 WRE.

Summary: After several weeks of guessing what the new season will look like, the top teams got off to a dubious start, with draws for West Ham and Wolves and a one-goal win for Middlesbrough against Lincoln, who most think are going to be happy to avoid relegation. The Elo system works by slowly (very slowly at first) adjusting the pre-season guesses of team strengths to fit what actually happens, so it will take a while before the Elo ranks resemble the chaos of early results (or vice versa). You can see the wide variation in luck that takes over by the fact that while the league winners average 105 points over 100,000 simulations, the top ranked team averages only 79.39 points over those sims. The graph below has different types of lines to help differentiate far too few colours: northern teams have a solid line, southern teams have a single dot, London-area teams a double dot, and Midlands teams are long dashes.

(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One
        (Queens Park Rangers)   1W 0D 0L +2 GD   1444(15)
Next: v BOL 08-22
QPR
3 138 62.42 3.19% 3.52% 7.54% 8.06% 8.36% ^ 10.86% ^ 17.63% 18.24% 22.55% ( 10.90 )%
        (Millwall)   1W 0D 0L +2 GD   1577(7)
Next: v NOR 08-22
MIL
3 138 69.46 6.14% 5.98% 10.85% 10.46% 9.84% ^ 17.15% ^ 18.27% 16.07% 16.34% ( 6.05 )%
        (Middlesbrough)   1W 0D 0L +1 GD   1717(3)
Next: @ BLA 08-22
MID
3 138 76.40 10.99% 8.56% 14.36% 12.04% 10.62% ^ 24.86% ^ 17.09% 12.74% 10.51% ( 3.09 )%
        (West Bromwich Albion)   1W 0D 0L +1 GD   1546(10)
Next: v BUR 08-22
WBA
3 138 68.34 5.34% 5.29% 10.71% 10.13% 9.81% ^ 15.40% ^ 18.26% 16.45% 17.20% ( 6.81 )%
        (Watford)   1W 0D 0L +1 GD   1509(12)
Next: @ WRE 08-22
WAT
3 138 64.17 3.50% 4.08% 8.43% 8.82% 8.93% ^ 11.89% ^ 18.17% 17.77% 20.55% ( 9.75 )%
        (Swansea City)   1W 0D 0L +1 GD   1485(13)
Next: v SHU 08-22
SWA
3 138 64.93 4.02% 4.21% 8.79% 8.97% 9.13% ^ 12.51% ^ 18.09% 17.47% 20.01% ( 9.31 )%
        (Bolton Wanderers)   1W 0D 0L +1 GD   1347(20)
Next: @ QPR 08-22
BOL
3 138 55.66 1.40% 1.84% 4.69% 5.68% 6.60% ^ 6.29% ^ 15.50% 18.62% 27.53% ( 18.14 )%
        (Charlton Athletic)   1W 0D 0L +1 GD   1361(19)
Next: @ WHM 08-22
CHA
3 138 57.36 1.71% 2.22% 5.46% 6.34% 7.10% ^ 7.37% ^ 16.15% 18.39% 26.28% ( 16.33 )%
        (West Ham United)   0W 1D 0L +0 GD   1774(1)
Next: v CHA 08-22
WHM
1 136 79.46 13.29% 10.32% 16.20% 12.65% 10.30% ^ 29.19% ^ 15.90% 11.12% 8.15% ( 2.06 )%
        (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   0W 1D 0L +0 GD   1723(2)
Next: @ PNE 08-22
WOL
1 136 73.94 8.31% 7.79% 13.66% 11.87% 10.56% ^ 21.93% ^ 17.97% 13.79% 12.34% ( 3.70 )%
        (Burnley)   0W 1D 0L +0 GD   1706(4)
Next: @ WBA 08-22
BUR
1 136 73.73 8.42% 7.59% 13.66% 11.79% 10.44% ^ 21.34% ^ 17.60% 14.06% 12.26% ( 4.18 )%
        (Blackburn Rovers)   0W 1D 0L +0 GD   1422(18)
Next: v MID 08-22
BLA
1 136 58.91 2.31% 2.74% 6.34% 6.90% 7.64% ^ 8.67% ^ 16.20% 17.89% 24.70% ( 15.27 )%
        (Wrexham)   0W 1D 0L +0 GD   1550(9)
Next: v WAT 08-22
WRE
1 136 66.02 4.47% 4.63% 9.66% 9.53% 9.24% ^ 13.90% ^ 18.19% 16.84% 18.75% ( 8.69 )%
        (Cardiff City)   0W 1D 0L +0 GD   1320(22)
Next: @ DER 08-22
CAR
1 136 51.60 0.98% 1.28% 3.58% 4.60% 5.43% ^ 4.83% ^ 13.50% 17.31% 28.75% ( 24.56 )%
        (Birmingham City)   0W 1D 0L +0 GD   1603(5)
Next: v BRI 08-22
BIR
1 136 69.34 6.21% 5.85% 11.22% 10.54% 9.87% ^ 17.16% ^ 18.18% 15.43% 15.92% ( 6.78 )%
        (Sheffield United)   0W 1D 0L +0 GD   1584(6)
Next: @ SWA 08-22
SHU
1 136 67.71 5.58% 5.45% 10.43% 9.86% 9.42% ^ 15.71% ^ 17.70% 16.27% 17.51% ( 7.80 )%
        (Norwich City)   0W 0D 1L -1 GD   1536(11)
Next: @ MIL 08-22
NOR
0 135 62.68 2.94% 3.62% 8.14% 8.61% 8.86% ^ 11.11% ^ 17.69% 17.74% 20.86% ( 11.52 )%
        (Stoke City)   0W 0D 1L -1 GD   1456(14)
Next: @ SOU 08-22
STO
0 135 58.61 2.06% 2.60% 6.10% 7.18% 7.69% ^ 8.34% ^ 16.75% 17.94% 23.94% ( 15.74 )%
        (Derby County)   0W 0D 1L -1 GD   1431(17)
Next: v CAR 08-22
DER
0 135 59.26 1.97% 2.61% 6.22% 7.16% 7.87% ^ 8.55% ^ 17.30% 18.54% 24.10% ( 14.22 )%
        (Preston North End)   0W 0D 1L -1 GD   1306(23)
Next: v WOL 08-22
PNE
0 135 51.33 0.86% 1.18% 3.39% 4.45% 5.45% ^ 4.60% ^ 13.54% 17.59% 28.81% ( 24.72 )%
        (Lincoln City)   0W 0D 1L -1 GD   1248(24)
Next: v POR 08-22
LIN
0 135 47.56 0.61% 0.97% 2.51% 3.48% 4.20% ^ 3.56% ^ 11.36% 15.67% 29.52% ( 31.69 )%
        (Portsmouth)   0W 0D 1L -2 GD   1347(21)
Next: @ LIN 08-22
POR
0 135 53.42 1.10% 1.67% 4.13% 5.16% 5.88% ^ 5.61% ^ 14.57% 17.93% 27.75% ( 21.81 )%
        (Bristol City)   0W 0D 1L -2 GD   1435(16)
Next: @ BIR 08-22
BRI
0 135 58.06 1.84% 2.36% 5.75% 6.87% 7.54% ^ 7.92% ^ 16.27% 18.54% 25.06% ( 15.78 )%
        (Southampton)   0W 0D 1L -1 GD   1573(8)
Next: v STO 08-22
SOU
-4 131 62.64 2.75% 3.64% 8.18% 8.86% 9.21% ^ 11.30% ^ 18.11% 17.56% 20.60% ( 11.09 )%

    POWER RANKINGS | SCHEDULE STRENGTH
 # Team   ELO  PPG |  So Far Remaining
 1  WHM  1774 1.00 | 1756.0    1526.9
 2  WOL  1723 1.00 | 1371.8    1524.4
 3  MID  1717 3.00 | 1198.0    1476.1
 4  BUR  1706 1.00 | 1724.0    1473.0
 5  BIR  1603 1.00 | 1634.0    1526.0
 6  SHU  1584 1.00 | 1553.0    1501.0
 7  MIL  1577 3.00 | 1485.3    1522.6
 8  SOU  1573 -4.0 | 1559.4    1493.2
 9  WRE  1550 1.00 | 1369.5    1508.5
10  WBA  1546 3.00 | 1585.7    1502.3
11  NOR  1536 0.00 | 1496.3    1501.7
12  WAT  1509 3.00 | 1522.6    1491.0
13  SWA  1485 3.00 | 1505.7    1497.5
14  STO  1456 0.00 | 1435.3    1526.2
15  QPR  1444 3.00 | 1396.6    1494.4
16  BRI  1435 0.00 | 1526.7    1498.0
17  DER  1431 0.00 | 1411.1    1494.3
18  BLA  1422 1.00 | 1773.2    1490.3
19  CHA  1361 3.00 | 1380.9    1457.4
20  BOL  1347 3.00 | 1255.7    1483.6
21  POR  1347 0.00 | 1394.4    1508.0
22  CAR  1320 1.00 | 1500.5    1489.5
23  PNE  1306 0.00 | 1397.3    1511.8
24  LIN  1248 0.00 | 1767.0    1502.4



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Latest results added: First game is Friday evening, August 13. The initial Elo rankings were generated from a Reddit post listing all teams’ bookie odds of promotion and relegation. As the season progresses, the Elo ratings will fluctuate based on how unexpected the actual results are, and will get closer to mirroring the actual rankings of the teams.

(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One
        (West Ham United)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1781(1)
Next: @ BUR 08-16
WHM
0 138 79.57 13.41% 10.24% 15.94% 12.53% 10.42% ^ 29.27% ^ 15.86% 11.10% 8.38% ( 2.11% )
        (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1746(2)
Next: v BLA 08-14
WOL
0 138 76.28 10.03% 8.53% 14.52% 12.59% 10.60% ^ 24.29% ^ 17.39% 13.03% 10.48% ( 2.83% )
        (Middlesbrough)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1711(3)
Next: v LIN 08-15
MID
0 138 75.39 9.64% 8.09% 13.98% 12.22% 10.49% ^ 23.26% ^ 17.54% 13.43% 11.24% ( 3.36% )
        (Burnley)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1699(4)
Next: v WHM 08-16
BUR
0 138 74.70 8.96% 8.04% 13.94% 11.86% 10.38% ^ 22.20% ^ 17.67% 13.71% 11.49% ( 3.94% )
        (Birmingham City)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1605(6)
Next: @ SHU 08-15
BIR
0 138 68.78 5.72% 5.65% 10.73% 10.40% 10.02% ^ 16.39% ^ 18.03% 16.01% 16.44% ( 6.99% )
        (Norwich City)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1594(7)
Next: v WBA 08-15
NOR
0 138 68.23 5.26% 5.47% 10.52% 10.37% 9.79% ^ 15.66% ^ 18.37% 16.05% 16.82% ( 7.36% )
        (Sheffield United)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1582(8)
Next: v BIR 08-15
SHU
0 138 68.93 6.37% 5.78% 10.94% 10.09% 9.50% ^ 16.76% ^ 17.54% 15.86% 16.80% ( 7.12% )
        (Wrexham)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1570(9)
Next: @ CAR 08-17
WRE
0 138 67.41 5.01% 5.11% 10.21% 9.80% 9.61% ^ 15.02% ^ 18.22% 16.55% 17.81% ( 7.69% )
        (Millwall)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1535(10)
Next: @ BRI 08-15
MIL
0 138 64.54 3.72% 3.98% 8.67% 9.03% 9.18% ^ 12.08% ^ 18.26% 17.68% 19.92% ( 9.57% )
        (Stoke City)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1511(11)
Next: v SWA 08-15
STO
0 138 64.04 3.58% 3.96% 8.51% 8.87% 8.95% ^ 11.91% ^ 18.01% 17.65% 20.32% ( 10.15% )
        (Derby County)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1500(12)
Next: @ CHA 08-15
DER
0 138 64.13 3.50% 3.85% 8.43% 8.77% 8.99% ^ 11.93% ^ 18.19% 18.03% 20.71% ( 9.52% )
        (West Bromwich Albion)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1488(13)
Next: @ NOR 08-15
WBA
0 138 62.38 2.82% 3.41% 7.83% 8.19% 8.89% ^ 10.63% ^ 17.90% 17.83% 21.78% ( 11.35% )
        (Bristol City)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1477(14)
Next: v MIL 08-15
BRI
0 138 62.23 2.84% 3.40% 7.63% 8.22% 8.54% ^ 10.57% ^ 17.65% 18.26% 22.20% ( 11.27% )
        (Watford)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1441(15)
Next: v SOU 08-16
WAT
0 138 59.16 2.03% 2.67% 6.29% 7.03% 7.92% ^ 8.34% ^ 17.06% 18.13% 24.24% ( 14.63% )
        (Swansea City)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1430(16)
Next: @ STO 08-15
SWA
0 138 58.98 2.15% 2.58% 6.21% 6.95% 7.70% ^ 8.51% ^ 16.93% 18.34% 24.23% ( 14.92% )
        (Blackburn Rovers)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1399(17)
Next: @ WOL 08-14
BLA
0 138 56.97 1.88% 2.33% 5.49% 6.32% 7.02% ^ 7.63% ^ 15.64% 18.03% 25.81% ( 17.48% )
        (Portsmouth)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1397(18)
Next: v QPR 08-15
POR
0 138 58.41 1.95% 2.53% 5.98% 6.81% 7.56% ^ 8.13% ^ 16.48% 18.33% 25.01% ( 15.35% )
        (Queens Park Rangers)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1394(19)
Next: @ POR 08-15
QPR
0 138 57.32 1.81% 2.23% 5.51% 6.41% 7.13% ^ 7.51% ^ 16.09% 18.35% 26.04% ( 16.44% )
        (Preston North End)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1359(20)
Next: @ BOL 08-15
PNE
0 138 54.91 1.35% 1.87% 4.67% 5.65% 6.37% ^ 6.25% ^ 15.24% 17.92% 27.32% ( 19.60% )
        (Cardiff City)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1300(21)
Next: v WRE 08-17
CAR
0 138 51.24 0.86% 1.42% 3.41% 4.53% 5.26% ^ 4.75% ^ 13.40% 17.38% 28.79% ( 24.95% )
        (Bolton Wanderers)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1294(22)
Next: v PNE 08-15
BOL
0 138 52.28 0.91% 1.32% 3.61% 4.68% 5.80% ^ 4.93% ^ 14.08% 17.81% 28.61% ( 23.17% )
        (Charlton Athletic)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1292(23)
Next: v DER 08-15
CHA
0 138 52.49 0.98% 1.42% 3.89% 4.86% 5.67% ^ 5.21% ^ 14.09% 17.58% 28.54% ( 22.98% )
        (Lincoln City)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1254(24)
Next: @ MID 08-15
LIN
0 138 48.46 0.74% 1.02% 2.85% 3.58% 4.46% ^ 3.83% ^ 11.72% 16.16% 29.56% ( 29.90% )
        (Southampton)   0W 0D 0L +0 GD   1641(5)
Next: @ WAT 08-16
SOU
-4 134 67.20 4.49% 5.09% 10.25% 10.22% 9.77% ^ 14.93% ^ 18.64% 16.77% 17.46% ( 7.31% )
(Full name) - Record - Current ELO (rank)    TEAM Points
So Far
Max.Poss.
Points
Avg.Simmed
Points
Win
League
2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th 7th/8th Promoted
to EPL!
9th-12th 13th-16th 17th-21st Relegated
to League One

    POWER RANKINGS | SCHEDULE STRENGTH
 # Team   ELO  PPG |  So Far Remaining
 1  WHM  1781 0.00 |    0.0    1478.2
 2  WOL  1746 0.00 |    0.0    1494.5
 3  MID  1711 0.00 |    0.0    1475.5
 4  BUR  1699 0.00 |    0.0    1522.5
 5  SOU  1641 0.00 |    0.0    1515.7
 6  BIR  1605 0.00 |    0.0    1535.4
 7  NOR  1594 0.00 |    0.0    1524.5
 8  SHU  1582 0.00 |    0.0    1500.4
 9  WRE  1570 0.00 |    0.0    1497.8
10  MIL  1535 0.00 |    0.0    1514.2
11  STO  1511 0.00 |    0.0    1504.4
12  DER  1500 0.00 |    0.0    1480.8
13  WBA  1488 0.00 |    0.0    1482.6
14  BRI  1477 0.00 |    0.0    1524.4
15  WAT  1441 0.00 |    0.0    1475.0
16  SWA  1430 0.00 |    0.0    1485.9
17  BLA  1399 0.00 |    0.0    1503.9
18  POR  1397 0.00 |    0.0    1519.3
19  QPR  1394 0.00 |    0.0    1510.2
20  PNE  1359 0.00 |    0.0    1475.3
21  CAR  1300 0.00 |    0.0    1504.2
22  BOL  1294 0.00 |    0.0    1493.8
23  CHA  1292 0.00 |    0.0    1486.2
24  LIN  1254 0.00 |    0.0    1495.2