Pythagorean table for 2010-11 English Premier League (2011-01-20)
Categories: Soccer Pythagorean: Tables
We complete the mid-season Pythagorean tables for the Big 5 European leagues with the table for the 2010-11 English Premier League season, matches played up to 16 January 2011. The league Pythagorean exponent is 1.70. The Wikipedia page for the EPL has correct data for a change, so hurray for that!
The table is remarkable in that almost all of the teams are playing in line with their expectations; no big surprises here. Fulham have a -5 Pythagorean differential, and Tottenham a +4 Pythagorean differential, but they are both within that 4-6 point range of the Pythagorean estimation.
| League Table | Pythagorean | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | Pts | Δ |
| Manchester United | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | +1 |
| Manchester City | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | +0 |
| Arsenal | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | -1 |
| Chelsea | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 41 | -3 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | +4 |
| Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | +0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | -3 |
| Stoke City | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | +0 |
| Newcastle United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | -3 |
| Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | +2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | +1 |
| Everton | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | -1 |
| Liverpool | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | -1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | +2 |
| Fulham | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | -5 |
| Birmingham City | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -1 |
| Aston Villa | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | +2 |
| Wigan Athletic | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | +1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | +1 |
| West Ham United | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -1 |
