Win, lose, or draw: trends in English football match results

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37 points Vermin2000 | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 17:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.258s | source

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h46u5jytyhtg ◴[15 Jul 25 12:52 UTC] No.44570621[source]▶

I completely disagree with the premise of the article that draws are most boring and the wider the score difference the more interesting the game is.

Frequently draws are very exciting, they can make compelling viewing. In a game that is completely dominated by one team, there can be very little of interest.

An alternative metric would be the degree of uncertainty/jeopardy in the game. So a game that ends 1-1 has a high degree of jeopardy because at any moment a team can score and take point from the other team.

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kmnc ◴[15 Jul 25 13:16 UTC] No.44570821[source]▶

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Yeah but if you’re actually hoping for one of those teams to win, and not just watching for the “quality” of a match a draw is, always boring.

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1. 0xcafecafe ◴[15 Jul 25 13:38 UTC] No.44571045[source]▶

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Most of the time unless your club is playing, you'd root for a draw in games between top teams for the rivals to drop points. So rooting for a draw is more exciting for a Liverpool fan watching an Arsenal City game for instance.

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