Tag Archives: Power Rankings

  Of the the 13 games that were played in Round 19, there were 8 Wins, 0 Loss, and 5 Draws. Since a draw counts as half a win (because both teams get a point), the system ended with a success rate of 100% for predicting which team would get points out of a game. Here are the MLS Fantasy Boss predictions …

  Of the the 10 games that were played in Round 11, there were 5 Wins, 2 Loss, and 3 Draws. Since a draw counts as half a win (because both teams get a point), the system ended with a success rate of 80% for predicting which team would get points out of a game. Here are the MLS Fantasy Boss predictions …

  Of the the 12 games that were played in Round 10, there were 5 Wins, 5 Loss, and 2 Draws. Since a draw counts as half a win (because both teams get a point), the system ended with a success rate of 58% for predicting which team would get points out of a game. Here are the MLS Fantasy Boss predictions …

  Of the the 9 games that were played in Round 8, there were 5 Wins, 4 Loss, and 0 Draws. Since a draw counts as half a win (because both teams get a point), the system ended with a success rate of 56% for predicting which team would get points out of a game. Here are the MLS Fantasy Boss predictions …

  Round 7 had a welcome return of some clean sheets, even if some were unexpected, but draws are still popping up like weeds! Of the the 9 games that were played, there were 3 Wins, 2 Loss, and 4 Draws. Since a draw counts as half a win (because both teams get a point), the system ended with a success …

  Round 2 was interesting for my system due to all the draws, basically I got most games only half right. Of the the eight games that were played there were 2 Wins, 1 Loss, and 5 Draw. Since a draw counts as half a win (because both teams get a point), the system ended with a success rate of 88% for …

  Near the end of the 2013 MLS season, I came across some information about the ELO ranking system. Basically, there is a formula that is used to try to predict the winner of a match. Since soccer can end in a draw, I’m using a modified version of this formula that basically tries to predict the chance that a …

  These are our predictions and power ranks for week 36. There are several games that have close odds, especially PHI v SK which are even at 50-50. In cases like this, we default to the home team, but this final MLS week has a lot on the line for many teams so anything could happen. If you are curious …

  These are our predictions and power ranks for week 35. There are a few chances for upsets (especially with the Dallas v Seattle game) but we feel pretty good about them overall. If you are curious about the Elo system, take a look at this article the explains it all. If you want to see more, keep reading after the …

  Here is the followup to last weeks Elo ranking article. Also, I’ve included some power rankings based on the Elo numbers. If you are curious about the Elo system, take a look at this article the explains it all. If you want to see more, keep reading after the break.