Peter Walton
Over 375 matches (Aug 2000 – Mar 2012), Peter Walton drew 111 where the draw model expected 99.7 from those particular fixtures — about 11 more, or 1.3 standard errors, a gap most teams show over a stretch this long.
As unusual as a coin landing the same way 2 times running. A flat league average would have expected 99.4 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.
| Competition | Matches | Draws | Draw % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG · Premier League | 169 | 50 | 29.6% |
| ENG · Championship | 104 | 35 | 33.7% |
| ENG · League One | 56 | 14 | 25.0% |
| ENG · League Two | 46 | 12 | 26.1% |
| Season | Matches | Draws | Draw % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 20 | 5 | 25.0% |
| 2010/11 | 33 | 14 | 42.4% |
| 2009/10 | 30 | 10 | 33.3% |
| 2008/09 | 37 | 9 | 24.3% |
| 2007/08 | 36 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 2006/07 | 36 | 10 | 27.8% |
| 2005/06 | 37 | 12 | 32.4% |
| 2004/05 | 26 | 10 | 38.5% |
| 2003/04 | 29 | 10 | 34.5% |
| 2002/03 | 31 | 6 | 19.4% |
| 2001/02 | 30 | 4 | 13.3% |
| 2000/01 | 30 | 9 | 30.0% |
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2012 | Everton | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 24 Mar 2012 | Watford | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | H | ENG · Championship |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Leeds United | 1–1 | West Ham United | D | ENG · Championship |
| 06 Mar 2012 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Barnsley | H | ENG · Championship |
| 25 Feb 2012 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 31 Jan 2012 | Everton | 1–0 | Manchester City | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 14 Jan 2012 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 02 Jan 2012 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Chelsea | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 26 Dec 2011 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Newcastle United | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 18 Dec 2011 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Liverpool | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 11 Dec 2011 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 19 Nov 2011 | Southampton | 3–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | ENG · Championship |
| 06 Nov 2011 | Fulham | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 22 Oct 2011 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Norwich City | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 02 Oct 2011 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–5 | Chelsea | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Manchester United | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Everton | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 10 Sep 2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 16 Aug 2011 | Crawley Town | 3–0 | Southend United | H | ENG · League Two |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Arsenal | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 22 May 2011 | Everton | 1–0 | Chelsea | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 15 May 2011 | Birmingham City | 0–2 | Fulham | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 07 May 2011 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 01 May 2011 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Newcastle United | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Barnsley | 2–2 | Doncaster Rovers | D | ENG · Championship |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Everton | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Blackpool | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 09 Apr 2011 | Sunderland | 2–3 | West Bromwich Albion | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 02 Apr 2011 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Chelsea | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 09 Mar 2011 | Everton | 1–1 | Birmingham City | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Fulham | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 23 Feb 2011 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Stoke City | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 19 Feb 2011 | Reading | 1–1 | Watford | D | ENG · Championship |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | ENG · League One |
| 02 Feb 2011 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 25 Jan 2011 | Blackpool | 2–3 | Manchester United | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Everton | 2–2 | West Ham United | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 05 Jan 2011 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Sunderland | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Birmingham City | 0–3 | Arsenal | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 29 Dec 2010 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 20 Dec 2010 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Everton | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Manchester City | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 22 Nov 2010 | Sunderland | 2–2 | Everton | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 13 Nov 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 10 Nov 2010 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Liverpool | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Fulham | 1–1 | Aston Villa | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 30 Oct 2010 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Chelsea | A | ENG · Premier League |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Stoke City | H | ENG · Premier League |
| 02 Oct 2010 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | D | ENG · Premier League |
| 28 Sep 2010 | Norwich City | 4–3 | Leicester City | H | ENG · Championship |