The most probable national champions in Europe’s five top leagues in 2011 will be Manchester United, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Internazionale Milano and LOSC Lille Métropole. These are the findings of a new statistical model developed by the Professional Football Players Observatory (PFPO), which combines academic research with the data-collecting expertise and vast database of RunningBall, claimed to be the leading player in the real-time sports information sector.
The most probable national champions in Europe’s five top leagues in 2011 will be Manchester United, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Internazionale Milano and LOSC Lille Métropole. These are the findings of a new statistical model developed by the Professional Football Players Observatory (PFPO), which combines academic research with the data-collecting expertise and vast database of RunningBall, claimed to be the leading player in the real-time sports information sector.
The PFPO prediction for the most probable champions in Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues in England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France takes into account the number and quality of international players, the players’ experience in the best European championships and the stability of teams. By assembling these criteria, stars are assigned to clubs in each league. Teams with three stars have a squad rich enough to win their championship, those with two stars can claim a European place, while the main objective for those with one star is to avoid relegation.
No doubt it’s a powerful model, but others might argue there are lies, damn lies and statistics.