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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: 0.208s | 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]▶
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. dylan604 ◴[15 Jul 25 14:38 UTC] No.44571616[source]▶
Someone else mentioned needing additional stats to just the score line. There are most definitely boring draws. There are also boring blow outs. If the draw comes with lots of saves, which naturally means lots of shots on target, lots of corners, equal time of possession, then that would be a much more exciting match. A game with a low shot count and few corners would indicate a potentially boring game