2011, My Top Goals Of The Year

This has been a year that has been dominated by Barcelona once again, and the start of the fall season saw games with plenty of goals. However, there were plenty of great goals. Before I get to my top goals,

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Predictions For The Holidays

Happy Holidays from ESS! Most of the leagues are on break, but England is fitting in a couple of rounds of fixtures in that time. Here are my predictions for the next week. December 26: Chelsea vs. Fulham (Home Win:

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Midweek Predictions

There are a couple of midweek games this weekend. Here are the predictions for the games. December 20: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Norwich City (Home Win: 43.7%, Draw: 28.9%, Away Win: 27.4%, Score: 1.51-1.15) Blackburn Rovers vs. Bolton Wanderers (46.5%, 29.1%,

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Predictions For The Upcoming Weekend

Here is the second week of using a new model. December 16: Bayern Munich vs. FC Cologne (Home Win: 72.6%, Draw: 21.4%, Away Win: 6.0%, Score: 2.30-0.68) Benfica vs. Rio Ave (83.6%, 11.5%, 4.9%, 2.40-0.54)

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Predictions For The Upcoming Weekend

Here are the predictions for the weekend. This model is slightly different as it does not account for shots and shots on goal, and instead only uses goals scored in order to predict results of the next game. December 9,

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Initial Reaction To The Euro 2012 Draw

The draw is out and there is a group of death. It was always a likely a group of death was going to emerge once Poland and Ukraine were given top seeds that they clearly did not deserve. Here is

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Predictions For The Upcoming Weekend

Here are the predictions for the games this weekend. November 25th Udinese vs. AS Roma (Home Win: 45.7%, Draw: 29.4%, Away Win: 24.9%, 1.58-1.16) FC Cologne vs. Borussia Monchengladbach (45.5%, 30.2%, 24.4%, 1.45-1.04)

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Predictions For The European Midweek Action

Here are the predictions for the upcoming action in the UEFA Champions League. UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich vs. Villarreal (70.8%, 13.0%, 16.2%, 2.65-1.02) Napoli vs. Manchester City (44.9%, 28.4%, 26.7%, 1.52-1.10) CSKA Moscow vs. Lille (32.9%, 25.2%, 41.9%, 1.78-1.86)

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Predictions For The Coming Weekend

Looking back at my past predictions, the model has been doing decently well since the first week. The database was expanded after the first week, so the extra data made the predictions more accurate. Week 1: 19/49 (38.8%) Week 2:

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United States 3, Slovenia 2: Player Ratings

It was a much improved performance by the US as they changed to a 4-4-2 with a diamond midfield. The US got an early goal from Edson Buddle when he pounced on a mistake by the Slovenian backline and lashed

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