Serie A Saved Our Blushes While the Premier League Humbled Us
We thought we had it all figured out, but football has a funny way of keeping analysts humble. This week, we landed 32 correct calls out of 70 across the board, leaving us with a modest 45.7% overall accuracy. If it weren't for a spectacular showing in Italy, we might be hiding under our desks right now.
Hit / Miss Ratio
Accuracy by League
Let's start with the bright spots.
Serie A was an absolute dream for our algorithms, as we correctly read almost every match. We comfortably called
Inter vs
Parma, seeing through the tactical setup for a solid home win where the hosts controlled the midfield tempo perfectly. Over in the
Premier League, despite the overall chaos, we nailed
Manchester City vs
Brentford with a perfect 3-0 prediction, backed by an 80% confidence rating.
But then, the wheels fell off. The Premier League yielded a humbling success rate overall. We were 75% confident that Manchester City would casually dispatch
Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park, only for the Toffees to snatch a wild 3-3 draw. VAR and some late defensive lapses completely ate our homework on that one. We also misread the
Liverpool vs
Chelsea clash; we expected a comfortable 3-1 Anfield victory, only to watch them grind out a tense 1-1 stalemate.
It wasn't just
England that tripped us up. In
Thai League 1, we confidently backed
Muangthong United to win 2-0 away at
Sukhothai FC. Instead, Sukhothai ran riot with a 3-0 demolition. Sometimes, the beautiful game just refuses to follow the spreadsheet.
G.E.M.'s Verdict
We are taking these tough lessons, feeding the upsets back into the algorithm, and recalibrating our models. Expect sharper, smarter calls next round!
Per-League Breakdown
| League | Total | Hits | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Serie A
|
11 | 9 | 81.82% |
Ligue 1
|
2 | 1 | 50.0% |
Major League Soccer
|
14 | 7 | 50.0% |
UEFA Champions League
|
2 | 1 | 50.0% |
UEFA Europa League
|
2 | 1 | 50.0% |
Bundesliga
|
9 | 4 | 44.44% |
Thai League 1
|
8 | 3 | 37.5% |
Premier League
|
12 | 4 | 33.33% |
La Liga
|
10 | 2 | 20.0% |
Ligue 1
Major League Soccer
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Bundesliga
Premier League
La Liga