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Below is the final Pythagorean table for the 2011-12 Italian Serie A whose final matches were today (13 May). The league Pythagorean exponent is 1.70. This table reflects point totals won on the field, and does not account for the 6 point deduction suffered by Atalanta in the aftermath of the latest match fixing scandal.
Below is the final Pythagorean table for the 2011-12 Spanish Primera División which concluded today (13 May). The league Pythagorean exponent is 1.70.
Below is the final Pythagorean table for this season's German Bundesliga which concluded on 5 May. The league Pythagorean exponent is 1.70.
Borussia Dortmund repeated as Bundesliga champions, but the title could have been much closer. According to the Pythagorean expectation, Bayern should have finished level on points with Dortmund, which meant that Bayern dropped some winnable points that made the difference in the championship.
Below is the Pythagorean table for the 2012 Major League Soccer regular season for matches played up to 29 April 2012. The league Pythagorean exponent is 1.70.
