S9M18-20: Festive Fixtures

Somehow, the halfway point of the season is almost upon us. Time's a funny thing. Flies by when it's not crawling. Like paint. Or something less mixed.

In any case, the issue with the whole halfway point is it compounds emotions. If you're a Liverpool fan, that giant lead is the classic 2-0 half-time lead. You should be good enough, but there's always the nagging thought that it could all unravel quite quickly and momentum shifts. It doesn't seem likely at the moment - their consistency is staggering, and in fact it's Leicester and Chelsea who are stumbling, but still, since when is football rational?

Those on a downer though feel like they're hitting the wall in a marathon. What's passed already hardly counts when your legs are screaming and your lungs are burning and your mind knows there's still no end in sight. Yay. West Ham would have felt a bit like this - but then won away at Southampton to keep Pellegrini in paychecks over Xmas. Sheffield United & Burnley also picked up maximum points.

The Spurs revival continues apace with an away win over Wolves, whilst the Moyes/Fellaini Derby ended all square. A fair result for everyone associated with that particular historical highlight. Man City continued their streak of comfortable wins against Arsenal with a, er, comfortable win against Arsenal. Like Arnie arm-wrestling a baby. Finally in a derby that I will never fully understand, Brighton and Palace shared the points after Wilf spanked one in the top corner to rescue a point. A lovely finish if I do say so myself.

Let's get statty:

This week, 26 people played
Most popular predicted result: Liverpool, Chelsea & Leicester WINS (26/26)
Most disputed predicted result: Burnley vs Newcastle (11-7-8 split respectively)

Highest odds: Josh Daniels (3524/1)
Lowest odds: Steven Daniels (513/1)
Average odds: 1617/1

Best predictor: Will O'Doherty (6/10)
Worst predictor: Doron Salomon & Brad Allix (2/10)
Average score: 3.85/10

Best predicted result: Liverpool WIN (26/26)
Worst predicted result: Everton WIN & Leicester vs Norwich DRAW (0/26)

Everyone's scores:

Leaderboard (>2/3; 12/17):

To the predos - will put up everything until the NYD fixtures to allow anyone who wants to fire and forget about this over the festive period to do so. NY fixture and FA Cup game will be up after Boxing Day.

M18 (Only 9 matches)

M19

M20


Good luck and have a wonderful Impossibilibreak