Prediction League Season 2022-23

Its Wednesday for the carabao

 

So thinking about this overnight and checking this morning, you all actually did forecast Shrewsbury v Accrington (rather than Sheffield), including SMH who got the 3 points on the game. That being so, I don't think anyone suffered any scoring disadvantage from my subsequent error. Is everybody happy that that is the case?

 

Yes I looked at the the fixtures last night Lyndy and they're spread from Tuesday through to Thursday, presumably because of the timing of league games during the weekends before and after.

I thought we'd do the 6 Wednesday fixtures, which gives a reasonable number for a mid-week cup round and includes our game. At least they're all EFL clubs and not Rutland & West Lincolnshire Charity League etc.

So that's:


As far as I can see, extra time is not played in Rounds 1 to 5 and drawn games go straight to penalties at 90 minutes, but for the avoidance of doubt, we'll take scores before penalties.

 

notDistant.....your Coventry game might be in doubt.

Their Sunday League game against Rotherham has been postponed after the pitch was deemed unsafe and unplayable.

Their ground is the home to the rugby club Wasps....and it has been used as a venue for the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens tournament...as well as concerts.

Investment by the owners over the summer has not materialised because of concerts and it's use by the Commonwealth Games.

So not sure about the Coventry v Bristol C Cup game being on at the moment.


If we all follow the BBC listings then we will get our prediction games right....whatever you put down notDistant......you can put down Bellingham Sinfonia Recreation if you like....a northern amateur club I used to take note of in the 1950/60s when Bromley were a top English amateur club in the Isthmian League.

 

Blackburn v Hartlepool 2-0 Joker
Middlesbrough v Barnsley 3-0
Port Vale v Rotherham 1-2
Sheff Weds v Sunderland 1-0
Plymouth v Peterborough 2-0 45 mins
Coventry v Bristol City 2-2

Nobody on Radio Bristol mentioned about the Coventry game being in doubt. In fact after the game they asked Pearson about what sort of side he would pick

 

Blackburn 3-1 Hartlepool (Joker)
Middlesbrough 1-0 Barnsley
Port Vale 0-1 Rortherham
Sheffield W 0-1 Sunderland
Plymouth 3-1 Peterborough 10min.
Coventry 1-0 Bristol C

 

Goal time BC........

 

Just two league games played...and there is only one team on maximum points in Div One....that is unexpected.....and that team is ...Peterborough.

So guess who our next game is against... Peterborough in that Cup thingy.....and following that we will be playing guess who...Peterborough in the league....both at Home Park.

 

Blackburn 3 - 1 Hartlepool
Middlesborough 2 - 0 Barnsley {joker}
Port Vale 1 - 2 Rotherham
Sheff Wed 1 - 0 Sunderland
Plymouth 2 - 1 Peterborough {24 mins}
Coventry 1 - 1 Bristol City


Coventry match being played at Burton's ground.

 

Blackburn 4 - 1 Hartlepool{joker}
Middlesborough 2 - 1 Barnsley
Port Vale 2 - 2 Rotherham
Sheff Wed 2 - 1 Sunderland
Plymouth 2 - 0 Peterborough {13 mins}
Coventry 1 - 2 Bristol City

 

Blackburn...3-0...Hartlepool...(joker)
Middlesborough...2-0...Barnsley
Port Vale...1-2...Rotherham
Sheffield W...1-0...Sunderland
Plymouth A...1-2...Peterborough.....(46mins)..........throw this one and win the important one on Saturday.
Coventry...1-1...Bristol C......wherever it is.

 

Blackburn 3 - 0 Hartlepool{joker}
Middlesborough 2 - 0 Barnsley
Port Vale 1 - 2 Rotherham
Sheff Wed 1 - 2 Sunderland
Plymouth 1 - 1 Peterborough {33 mins}
Coventry 2 - 1 Bristol City

 

There we are, all in except..... Joe



Goal time 35 mins

 

im here distant sorry hope im not to late
Blackburn 2 - 0 Hartlepool{joker}
Middlesborough 0 - 1 Barnsley
Port Vale 2 - 2 Rotherham
Sheff Wed 0 - 2 Sunderland
Plymouth 2 - 1 Peterborough {43 mins}
Coventry 0 - 1 Bristol City

 

If BC is too busy hunting bear not to read my reminder above then I think we should give him 10 min goal time as he always does that number and never ever wavers.

 

Ah yes i forgot 10min it is then...i will amend
Talking of bears, there was a black bear in our back garden yesterday.
As soon as i opened the sliding door he sauntered off to next door...

 

Why did you open the door ?....to invite him in....or was it some sought of death wish you have developed.

 

We are used to bears here, he was more scared of me, which i can understand as i had'nt shaved yet..

 

Everyone got Blackburn to beat Hartlepool with jokers. Geniuses eh? Except Sensible, but he redeemed himself with the goal time and a spot on score for Port Vale v Rotherham. Plym also got that game spot as did Musty and SMH.



Rash-Gamble-Of-The-Week goes to Joe who alone predicted Barnsley (very average to be kind when they played at Home Park on the opening day) to beat Middlesborough, and by the right score too. Outstanding.



Joe continues his dominance of P1 but with Sensible vaulting up to third from what was a tightly packed mid-table. Slightly less tightly packed now of course due to a disappointing result from an unnamed individual.

 

So, there is one game (Bristol Rovers v Oxford United) at 12:30, otherwise it's a straightforward Saturday programme.

I'm going to add a special Heatwave Scorcher in the form of a 10 point bonus for anyone who gets the overall total number of goals scored over the whole fixture list exactly right and a more realistic 3 points for the closest. Just do your forecasts as usual, no need to add them up unless you want to, as I can do it for you. You can trust me.

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