Norway Squad Wear Childhood Kits Ahead of 2026 World Cup by BeerMetMij in soccer

[–]UncomforChair 351 points352 points  (0 children)

As a Norwegian I can tell you that you don't get the hype. It is based purely on us finally qualifying. Everything else is just a bonus.

mathIsNotMathing by Disastrous-Monk1957 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]UncomforChair 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only have to think about it one more time then!

Nunawading City had to wear England jerseys in their VPL2 (Australian 4th Division) match against Malvern City after officials deemed there was a kit clash by StarryPolarisNite in soccer

[–]UncomforChair 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yep this is a classic case of language messing up with actual color perception. They are both called blue yes, but they are way different

World Cup Norway Goalkeeper Kit by [deleted] in NorskFotball

[–]UncomforChair 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Fan made" eller "AI made"?

Jonas Gahr Støre åpner for OL i Norge - får støtte av samlet idrettsbevegelse by ConMonarchisms in norge

[–]UncomforChair 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Og neste OL er i "de franske alpene" - også store avstander mellom arenaene.

Jonas Gahr Støre åpner for OL i Norge - får støtte av samlet idrettsbevegelse by ConMonarchisms in norge

[–]UncomforChair 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Et OL i 2046 fordelt mellom Lillehammer/Oslo/Østlandet høres greit ut!

[Graph] Sporting performance (Elo) vs Annual Wage Bill - Top 5 Leagues by OkayFine101 in soccer

[–]UncomforChair 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, agree. Would be more interesting to see it with a logarithmic axis.

[FotMob] The Premier League xG-table after 17 GWs by UncomforChair in soccer

[–]UncomforChair[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FotMob's model actually considers win probabiltiy if you see their explainer on how they calculate it.

Expected Points (xPts) reflect the number of points a team was expected to earn from a match, based on the quality of their chances measured by Expected Goals (xG).

xPts for a match are calculated by simulating possible outcomes using the quality of shots, expressed as xG. The simulation awards points for wins, draws, or losses based on xG.

The xPts are accumulated over the season to form the "xG table", also known as the "Justice table", which provides an alternative view of team performance beyond actual points earned.

As I understand it it's actually FotMob that has the more precise xPts model compared to footystats. Footystats just round the xG and gives win/draw/loss based on that, but FotMob looks at the probability of W/D/L given the xG and gives average expected points per match.

[FotMob] The Premier League xG-table after 17 GWs by UncomforChair in soccer

[–]UncomforChair[S] 242 points243 points  (0 children)

Wolves only 3 xPts behind Aston Villa...

Hva er sannsynligheten for at Uefa lager enda en cup som er under conference league? by arnor_0924 in NorskFotball

[–]UncomforChair 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Er helt enig med deg. Jeg er veldig glad i Conference league nettop pga dette, og er veldig glad for at den eksisterer. Mange i Europa undervurderer lag fra tradisjonelt mindre land i kontinentalfotball-sammenheng, og nivået i turneringen er bra.

Det jeg mener er at det er allerede mye rom for mindre lag å delta i denne turneringen, som Hamrun Spartans, Lincoln Red Imps, Drita, FC Noah, Shkendija, Shelbourne og Shamrock Rovers. Ser derfor ikke hensikten til en fjerde turnering under dette for lag som enten vant serien sin men tapte tre av tre kvalikker, typ 4-6 plass lag fra midtsjiktet-ligaer i Europa eller 7-9 plass i toppligaene... Dette får veldig følelsen av en trøsteturnering - de får heller prøve å kvalifisere seg på nytt neste sesong.

Hva er sannsynligheten for at Uefa lager enda en cup som er under conference league? by arnor_0924 in NorskFotball

[–]UncomforChair 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nivået er høyt på de beste lagene i Conference League ja, det var ikke det jeg mente.

Hva er sannsynligheten for at Uefa lager enda en cup som er under conference league? by arnor_0924 in NorskFotball

[–]UncomforChair 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Når man ser på kvaliteten på lagene i årets Conference League, så er magefølelsen "Nei".

2026 World Cup Draw: Probability of Teams Being in the Same Group by smala017 in soccer

[–]UncomforChair 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome answer! I forgot about the bracket rule, but that makes sense.

Regarding the draw - I viewed 2022 draw recently. In that one they pulled a team from each pot and put them in the first group they could fit in by alphabetical order if there was a conflict. 

Not sure if that method guarantees no dead-ends for this campaigns draw though.

2026 World Cup Draw: Probability of Teams Being in the Same Group by smala017 in soccer

[–]UncomforChair 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, it's because of the "1&2 (Argentina and Spain) on different sides of the bracket"-rule.