The PinkSATURDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2026Opinion & readers · Page 6
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The Pools Panel
What the chances said should have happened, from expected goals (xG) in the match data, against what did. The panel agreed with 18 of 35 results.
| Match | xG | Panel | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry 0-1 Fulham | 0.5-0.6 | Draw | Away | ✗ |
| Aston Villa 2-1 Man City | 0.6-1.6 | Away | Home | ✗ |
| Blackburn 2-0 Wrexham | 1.4-1.6 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Cardiff 1-0 Birmingham | 3.0-1.0 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Lincoln 4-1 Burnley | 2.1-2.5 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Preston 1-1 West Brom | 1.8-2.1 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| QPR 5-0 Swansea | 3.9-0.4 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Stoke City 0-0 Bristol City | 1.1-0.8 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| West Ham 2-3 Southampton | 1.5-1.6 | Draw | Away | ✗ |
| Wolves 1-0 Watford | 1.9-0.2 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Charlton 1-3 Norwich | 0.7-1.8 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Portsmouth 2-1 Millwall | 0.8-0.8 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Sheff Utd 1-1 Derby | 3.0-1.2 | Home | Draw | ✗ |
| AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Wycombe | 1.6-1.6 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| Blackpool 1-4 Mansfield | 1.1-1.9 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Bromley 1-1 Peterboro' | 0.7-1.3 | Away | Draw | ✗ |
| Burton 2-1 Orient | 1.0-0.7 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Cambridge 2-3 Plymouth | 1.4-1.5 | Draw | Away | ✗ |
| Doncaster 2-0 Sheff Wed | 1.3-1.3 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Notts Co 1-1 Stockport | 0.4-2.6 | Away | Draw | ✗ |
| Oxford Utd 0-0 Bradford | 1.7-1.4 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| Reading 2-1 Barnsley | 0.9-0.8 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Stevenage 0-1 MK Dons | 0.5-2.0 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Huddersfield 2-1 Wigan | 3.1-0.5 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Luton 2-1 Leicester | 1.6-1.0 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Barnet 1-1 Oldham | 1.4-2.5 | Away | Draw | ✗ |
| Chesterfield 5-1 Crewe | 1.9-0.5 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Crawley 1-1 Tranmere | 1.0-1.3 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| Exeter 2-1 Fleetwood | 1.3-0.9 | Draw | Home | ✗ |
| Gillingham 1-4 Grimsby | 0.6-2.9 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Rochdale 0-5 Accrington | 0.6-3.4 | Away | Away | ✓ |
| Rotherham 3-3 Shrewsbury | 1.5-2.2 | Away | Draw | ✗ |
| York 2-0 Port Vale | 1.2-0.7 | Home | Home | ✓ |
| Bristol Rov 0-0 Swindon | 2.0-1.8 | Draw | Draw | ✓ |
| Cheltenham 1-0 Newport | 1.4-1.4 | Draw | Home | ✗ |