Back before the start of the season I made my predictions on what the Premier League table would look like at the end of the season in May. Now in February, after 26 league games, I feel it is a good time to check on how my predictions are holding up with just 12 games to go.
As you can see from the table on the left I have got most of my predictions pretty spot on, with 3 correct predictions, and 13 predictions that are within 5 spaces of the team's position in the real Premier League table.
However there have been 4 teams which I predicted to finish more than 6 places from where they actually are. I will now attempt to explain the reason for each of these 4 teams being so far from where I thought they would be.
First, there is Swansea who I predicted to finish in 9th, however in real life they sit down in 16th place. This is largely down to a lack of goals from Gomis, Ayew and particularly Eder, who I thought would achieve much more than he has. Furthermore a change in manager has meant that the team has lacked stability and therefore any streak of good form.
Secondly, there is Chelsea who I thought would finish 3rd but are actually languishing down in 12th. This is because I, much like the rest of the footballing world, could not see last years champions falling so far in such a short spell of time. Mourinho's poor spell as manager at the start of the year has meant that my prediction has ended up being far from correct.
Thirdly, there is Watford, who as a newly promoted team with a new manager, who didn't get them promoted, I believed would struggle and so I predicted them to finish dead last in 20th. However, the great form of Ighalo and Deeney, combined with a sound tactical approach has meant that Watford actually sit in 9th place with 12 games to go.
Finally, there is Leicester City, who after nearly being relegated last season, I predicted to finish 14th in Premier League. However, they have spent the entire season proving critics wrong and have, with the help of Vardy, Mahrez, Okazaki, Morgan, Huth, Drinkwater and Schmeichel (among others) under the guidance of Claudio Ranieri, found themselves leading the Premier League, and head into March with a great chance of winning the Premier League.
So that's how my predictions sit after 26 of the 38 Premier League games. At the end of the season I will make a similar article to see how I end up doing overall.
Thanks for reading,
James
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However there have been 4 teams which I predicted to finish more than 6 places from where they actually are. I will now attempt to explain the reason for each of these 4 teams being so far from where I thought they would be.
First, there is Swansea who I predicted to finish in 9th, however in real life they sit down in 16th place. This is largely down to a lack of goals from Gomis, Ayew and particularly Eder, who I thought would achieve much more than he has. Furthermore a change in manager has meant that the team has lacked stability and therefore any streak of good form.
Secondly, there is Chelsea who I thought would finish 3rd but are actually languishing down in 12th. This is because I, much like the rest of the footballing world, could not see last years champions falling so far in such a short spell of time. Mourinho's poor spell as manager at the start of the year has meant that my prediction has ended up being far from correct.
Thirdly, there is Watford, who as a newly promoted team with a new manager, who didn't get them promoted, I believed would struggle and so I predicted them to finish dead last in 20th. However, the great form of Ighalo and Deeney, combined with a sound tactical approach has meant that Watford actually sit in 9th place with 12 games to go.
Finally, there is Leicester City, who after nearly being relegated last season, I predicted to finish 14th in Premier League. However, they have spent the entire season proving critics wrong and have, with the help of Vardy, Mahrez, Okazaki, Morgan, Huth, Drinkwater and Schmeichel (among others) under the guidance of Claudio Ranieri, found themselves leading the Premier League, and head into March with a great chance of winning the Premier League.
So that's how my predictions sit after 26 of the 38 Premier League games. At the end of the season I will make a similar article to see how I end up doing overall.
Thanks for reading,
James
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