Some teams have an ability to turn out results above and beyond their normal level, especially when they play teams in the lower reaches of the table.
To try and isolate these I have looked at the stats for teams that are positioned at least 5 places higher in the category v Bottom Half Teams as opposed to the actual table. I used the information at Football365 to make this table
|
|
|
|
W |
D |
L |
% Wins |
% Losses |
|
Telford |
England |
Football Conference |
10 |
1 |
4 |
66.67% |
26.67% |
|
Millwall |
England |
Division One |
9 |
1 |
4 |
64.29% |
28.57% |
|
Real Mallorca |
Spain |
La Liga |
7 |
2 |
2 |
63.64% |
18.18% |
|
Southampton |
England |
Premiership |
8 |
4 |
1 |
61.54% |
7.69% |
|
Espanyol |
Spain |
La Liga |
6 |
0 |
4 |
60.00% |
40.00% |
|
Empoli |
Italy |
Serie A |
6 |
4 |
0 |
60.00% |
0.00% |
|
York |
England |
Division Three |
11 |
5 |
3 |
57.89% |
15.79% |
|
Nurnberg |
Germany |
Bundesliga |
6 |
2 |
3 |
54.55% |
27.27% |
|
Birmingham |
England |
Premiership |
7 |
2 |
4 |
53.85% |
30.77% |
|
Walsall |
England |
Division One |
8 |
3 |
4 |
53.33% |
26.67% |
|
Leyton Orient |
England |
Division Three |
8 |
1 |
6 |
53.33% |
40.00% |
|
Leigh |
England |
Football Conference |
8 |
3 |
4 |
53.33% |
26.67% |
|
Watford |
England |
Division One |
9 |
4 |
4 |
52.94% |
23.53% |
|
Burnley |
England |
Division One |
9 |
6 |
3 |
50.00% |
16.67% |
|
Hamilton |
Scotland |
Division Two |
5 |
3 |
2 |
50.00% |
20.00% |
|
Borussia Monchengladbach |
Germany |
Bundesliga |
5 |
1 |
4 |
50.00% |
40.00% |
|
Shrewsbury |
England |
Division Three |
7 |
4 |
4 |
46.67% |
26.67% |
|
Rennes |
France |
Le Championnat |
6 |
3 |
4 |
46.15% |
30.77% |
|
Huddersfield |
England |
Division Two |
7 |
6 |
3 |
43.75% |
18.75% |
|
Crystal P |
England |
Division One |
6 |
6 |
2 |
42.86% |
14.29% |
|
Port Vale |
England |
Division Two |
7 |
3 |
7 |
41.18% |
41.18% |
|
Exeter |
England |
Division Three |
6 |
7 |
4 |
35.29% |
23.53% |
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
161 |
71 |
76 |
52.27% |
24.68% |
Beware of opposing one of these teams when playing a team from the lower reaches of the table, they have a proven record of raising their game for such clashes
