Cornish Steve Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 The season kicks off next weekend, so let's get the prediction game going! Hopefully, I've learned a little from doing this last season and through the World Cup, and I've listened to your feedback on a couple of potential new rules. Here's what I suggest this time around. Each week, you need to predict just two things: the final score and the first Everton goalscorer. Please use the same format each week: Home-team x-x Away team Goal-scorer For example, you might predict Leicester 1-1 Everton Lukaku Here's how points will be awarded: a) 1 point for the correct outcome (win, lose, or draw) 1 point for the correct goal difference c) 1 point for the correct number of goals scored by Everton d) 1 point for the correct number of goals scored by the opposition e) 1 point for your prediction being better than the average prediction f) 2 points for predicting the first Everton goal-scorer g) 1 point if your predicted goal-scorer scores other than the first goal h) 3 bonus points if you get everything right Here are some clarifications on these rules: - You receive 2 points if your goalscorer gets the first goal and 1 point if he gets one of the other goals. You do not get 3 points if he scores both. - If Everton fail to score, no one gets any points for predicted goalscorer and no bonus points are awarded. - You can choose "own goal" as your goalscorer, in which case it doesn't matter who from the opposing team scores that own goal. - For the technically minded, the definition of "better than the average prediction" is quite simple: (ABS[yourEvertonscore - actualEvertonscore] + ABS[youropponentscore - actualopponentscore]) < (ABS[averageEvertonscore - actualEvertonscore] + ABS[averageopponentscore - actualopponentscore]) Here are some examples. Let's say it's Everton playing at home to QPR. The final result is 2-0, with Lukaku scoring first and Naismith scoring second. If you predicted 1-0 (Lukaku), you score a+d+f = 4 points (and maybe a point for being better than average) If you predicted 2-1 (Naismith), you score a+c+g = 3 points (and maybe a point for being better than average) If you predicted 3-1 (Barkley), you score a+b = 2 points (and maybe a point for being better than average) If you predicted 2-0 (Naismith), you score a+b+c+d+e+g = 6 points If you predicted 2-0 (Lukaku), you score a+b+c+d+e+f+h = 10 points Note: all predictions must be posted here before kickoff: no exceptions. Hopefully this is a clear description of how the prediction game will work, but please feel free to ask any questions. Now let's get started with predictions for the opening game against Leicester. Droobie 1 Quote
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Thanks again Steve. Will trust you to apply the rules, too much reading for me Edited August 9, 2014 by Matt Quote
Romey 1878 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 I've pinned the topic so it can't go walkabout . Quote
MikeO Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Thanks again Steve. Will trust you to apply the rules, too much reading for me Translation. "I've read the rules but I don't understand them" . Matt and Sibdane 2 Quote
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Translation. "I've read the rules but I don't understand them" . errr..... Quote
Cornish Steve Posted August 9, 2014 Author Report Posted August 9, 2014 Translation. "I've read the rules but I don't understand them" . And when you do understand, you'll realize that I always get double points. Quote
rubecula Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Leicester 0 - 3 Everton (Super confident on a good start you see ) Mirallas Quote
markjazzbassist Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Leicester 1 - 2 Everton Barkley Quote
Howardshands Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 Leicester 1 - 3 Everton Lukaku Quote
Sibdane Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 Here we go. Loved this last season. Leicester 0-1 Everton LUKAKU Quote
Guest rusty747 Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 Leicester 1 - 2 Everton Besic Quote
Cornish Steve Posted August 11, 2014 Author Report Posted August 11, 2014 Leicester 2-3 Everton Barkley Quote
Cornish Steve Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Posted August 13, 2014 Leicester 1 - 1 Everton Baines Given your record during the World Cup, just watch every other member now post 1-1. Quote
Droobie Posted August 13, 2014 Report Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) Leicester 2 - 1 Everton Naismith Edited August 13, 2014 by Droobie Quote
Toffee_in_LA Posted August 15, 2014 Report Posted August 15, 2014 Leicester 1-2 Everton Naismith Quote
Elston Gunnn Posted August 16, 2014 Report Posted August 16, 2014 Leicester 0-2 Everton Jagielka Quote
Cornish Steve Posted August 16, 2014 Author Report Posted August 16, 2014 22 people are in right now. Any more takers before the first game kicks off? Quote
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