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

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37 points Vermin2000 | 3 comments | 11 Jul 25 17:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.438s | source
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BurningFrog ◴[15 Jul 25 16:49 UTC] No.44573198[source]▶
I think this measures the wrong thing.

0-0 games are boring, but not because they're draws. It's because there are no goals!

I think most fans agree with me that a 2-2 draw is more entertaining than a 1-0 win.

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Detrytus ◴[15 Jul 25 20:46 UTC] No.44575646[source]▶
Yes, they are wrong about calling draws less exciting. 0-0 games can still have a lot of action, and many near misses. 3-0 win can be boring, one sided game.

Also, article makes another stupid claim when they try to extrapolate from a single game to average score in the whole season. A league where most games end in a draw would be very exciting, because pretty much every team would have an equal chance of winning a championship (and also of being relegated to lower league).

The most boring leagues are the ones such as French Ligue 1 or German Bundesliga, with one team clearly dominating the competition (PSG and Bayern, respectively). Premiership is probably the most exciting one, with most teams having real shot at championship.

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1. znkynz ◴[15 Jul 25 21:07 UTC] No.44575835[source]▶
>most teams having real shot at championship.

Um. Yeah. No. In the last 10 seasons, 4 different teams have won titles. One of those have won it 6 times.

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2. mnaimd ◴[15 Jul 25 21:37 UTC] No.44576067[source]▶
Here is not a sport debate forum but,

The amount of competition is Higher in Premier League. Teams like brentford or Brighton play top-tier football although they have no chance winning the title.

Arsenal is a complete loser, If Liverpool was instead of them in the title races of 22/23 and 23/24 they would have more chance.

3. Detrytus ◴[15 Jul 25 23:36 UTC] No.44577062[source]▶
Sorry, my English failed me: I meant "most" as in "more teams compared to other leagues", not "almost every Premiership team".

Also, 4 different champions in the last 10 years is the most diverse of all major leagues. Bundesliga has Bayern winning 12 of the last 13 titles, Ligue 1 has PSG winning 10 of the last 12. In Spain the title basically alternates between Real and Barcelona, with Atletico winning 2 titles in the past 20 years.