Wisdom Of The Crowd – Gameweek 7

Each week we are reviewing the aggregated predictions on Superbru’s Premier League Predictor game, using the collective Wisdom of the Crowd predictions to guide our fantasy football thinking.

Please join the FFS league here and add your own predictions to the data – the more there are, the more accurate the crowd should be (in theory).

GAMEWEEK 6 REVIEW

Last weekend’s results were predictable enough, with only the Brighton and Watford victories ranking as upsets on Superbru.  Mr Crowd Wisdom (using the aggregated predictions of the Superbru community) moved up 51 places to 71st in the FFS pool, putting him well above average.

Here are the Gameweek 6 results in descending order of predictability:

We can also review the Predicted Goals Scored and Conceded against the actual results:

Man City are still outscoring even the lofty expectations of the crowd, but it’s Chelsea at the top of this list, scoring more than predicted and resulting in thousands of transfers for Alvaro Morata ahead of Gameweek 7.

GAMEWEEK 7 PREVIEW

Here is the Expected Goals chart for each fixture in Gameweek 7:

And here is the ranking of teams in order of Expected Goals Scored and Conceded:

I’m beginning to feel sorry for Crystal Palace, again predicted to concede the most goals with Man United as the beneficiary this weekend.  It underlines the case for those captaining Romelu Lukaku, whilst Alexandre Lacazette may even be worth considering ahead of Harry Kane, according to the collective wisdom of the crowd. The crowd’s thoughts on Arsenal’s home encounter with Brighton should also give confidence to those with Aaron Ramsey in their side. The Gunners midfielder has a goal and two assists already this season.

Those holding Chelsea and Manchester City attacking players may be encouraged that a high-scoring affair is predicted at Stamford Bridge.

Meanwhile, it’s the Manchester United and Arsenal defences that are predicted to perform best, with Spurs, Everton, West Ham and Leicester also worth considering.

Here are the aggregated picks that we’ll enter into the game for Mr Crowd Wisdom in the FFS pool.

Is there anything else that catches your eye in these crowd predictions?

Don’t forget to join the FFS league on Superbru and make your predictions each week so that they are included in these data – the more knowledgeable people there are, the more accurate they should be in theory.

Good luck!