Supercomputer’s final Championship table with Middlesbrough promotion race going down to the wire
A data-driven supercomputer has revealed how it expects the final Championship table to look
Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg with his players(Image: James Marsh/Shutterstock)
A data-driven supercomputer is backing Middlesbrough to win automatic promotion to the Premier League this season, by the smallest of margins.
AceOdds’ supercomputer, BETSiE, uses a sophisticated method to predict the final outcome of the league table, simulating every remaining game 1,000 times to come up with an average final points tally.
The individual match simulations are done based on an algorithm that factors in pre-season expectations, fixture difficulty, and underlying performance metrics such as xG for and against.
It also integrates team financial data and player values from Transfermarkt, adding a deeper layer of insight into squad strength and potential performance variations.
And having run its data, simmed the matches 1,000 times, and presented an average final points tally, it has concluded that Boro will pip Ipswich Town to second place by the smallest of margins.
The supercomputer found Boro finished, on average, with a points tally of 83.9, while the Tractor Boys only managed 83.2. Their simulation found Ipswich instead having to make do with a play-off place therefore.
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What’s more, rating the probability of each scenario, BETSiE calculated that Boro have a 49.4% chance of finishing in top two. Ipswich are slightly lower on 46.9%, while Millwall’s chances of winning automatic promotion was calculated to be just 4.5% despite staying in the race to this point.
Kim Hellberg, who himself is very data-driven, and chooses to have a positive outlook despite recent home frustrations, willl be hoping BETSiE’s predictions are spot on come the end of the season!
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