📈Form Table Thread

[upthemaggies]

Basically in a nutshell we need to win at least half our remaining games if we want to finish as high in the playoffs as possible.

In past seasons you'd always take grabbing a lower play off place with a strong finish over a poor run-in in which you miss out on auto and finish 3rd or 4th. Home in the semi-final 2nd leg wasn't a massive advantage (as we found out v Cov), being in form with momentum was.

That doesn't apply to this league though unless you're better away (which we aren't). It does make for a whole different dynamic.

[maddogslater]

Good points there, though a strong run in is critical, momentum is everything

[ncfcog]

Lot's of good interesting stuff in there ncfcog. As this is a stats / prediction thread based on our current ppg and wins, defeats and draws to date I've done a prediction of how the next 15 games could go to get us to 70 points that we are on course to achieve;

P15, W6, D5, L4, Pts 23 + 47 points = 70 points total

We really need to try and turn two of my predicted five draws into wins and one of the predicted defeats to a draw get to the magic 75 points;

P15, W8, D4, L3, Pts 27 + 47 points = 75 points total

Yeovil are on course to finish on 76 points. If we want to finish 3rd then we need something like this;

P15, W8, D3, L2, Pts 29 + 47 pts = 76 points.

Basically in a nutshell we need to win at least half our remaining games if we want to finish as high in the playoffs as possible.

Cheers MM. Regardless of the defeat yesterday you can now see a few of the teams that looked like they could threaten are actually starting to drop off the pace a little. Add to that Yeovil in a poor run of form and Harrogate showing they can still lose to anyone (like Notts) it starts to look a little better.

I still think we have enough to finish 5th which would see us at home in the first play off game which is the least we should hope for.

[ncfcog]

In past seasons you'd always take grabbing a lower play off place with a strong finish over a poor run-in in which you miss out on auto and finish 3rd or 4th. Home in the semi-final 2nd leg wasn't a massive advantage (as we found out v Cov), being in form with momentum was.

That doesn't apply to this league though unless you're better away (which we aren't). It does make for a whole different dynamic.

Add to that having to play those two games in the same week leaving little time for recovery or prep for the second game if you win the first. Definitely a challenge.

[ncfcog]

Chesterfield preview available here https://www.nottscountystats.com/pos...sterfield-fc-h

[upthemaggies]

Their goals against average of 1.69 is between what ours and Macc Town's was last season and the 4th worst in this league this season, so we ought to score.

Apart from us at their place, Chesterfield haven't beaten anybody higher than 14th.

[ncfcog]

Their goals against average of 1.69 is between what ours and Macc Town's was last season and the 4th worst in this league this season, so we ought to score.

Apart from us at their place, Chesterfield haven't beaten anybody higher than 14th.

Always a first time for everything! But hopefully not.

[ncfcog]

All the usual stats stuff plus a bit more here https://www.nottscountystats.com/pos...sterfield-fc-h

[BanjoPie]

Can’t see the point of this thread - we are only as good as the last game - we don’t really have long spells of good or bad form, we are just an average team that never knows whether or not it will win or lose the next game!!

[Elite_Pie]

Can’t see the point of this thread - we are only as good as the last game - we don’t really have long spells of good or bad form, we are just an average team that never knows whether or not it will win or lose the next game!!

If you can't see the point of the thread then why are you on it?

I love stats, and the number of views suggest that many others feel the same.