2008/09 season · Sat 27 Dec 2008 1 of 5 drew
Week 26 banker room 2008
In the week 26 banker room for 2008, the strongest draw record is No. 37, Darlington v Chesterfield: they drew 2 of their 2 meetings on the coupon. 1 of the 5 on this list drew.
This week 1 of the 5 drew. Over 942 past weeks, the top five picked this way drew 26% of the time, and any match on the card drew 24%. The record helps a little; a draw is never certain.
Strongest draw records
- No. 37 Drew
Darlington v Chesterfield
Drew 2 of 2 meetings on the coupon - No. 14 No draw
Coventry v Sheff Wed.
Drew 2 of 3 meetings on the coupon - No. 41 No draw
Dundee U. v Falkirk
Drew 2 of 3 meetings on the coupon - No. 16 No draw
Doncaster v Burnley
Drew their only meeting on the coupon. Doncaster draw 24% at home, Burnley 28% away. - No. 8 No draw
West Ham v Stoke
First meeting on the coupon. West Ham draw 27% at home, Stoke 50% away.
The whole card by draw record
| No | Match | Met | Drew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Cardiff v Plymouth | 1 | 1 | No draw |
| 22 | Colchester v Leyton O. | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 28 | Northampton v Bristol R. | 0 | 0 | Drew |
| 46 | Airdrie v Morton | 2 | 1 | No draw |
| 5 | Fulham v Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Drew |
| 29 | Oldham v Carlisle | 0 | 0 | Drew |
| 18 | Q.P.R. v Watford | 3 | 1 | Drew |
| 4 | Everton v Sunderland | 2 | 1 | No draw |
| 2 | Blackburn v Man City | 0 | 0 | Drew |
| 35 | Bournemouth v Barnet | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 39 | Gillingham v Wycombe | 0 | 0 | Drew |
| 6 | Newcastle v Liverpool | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 11 | Blackpool v Wolves | 1 | 0 | No draw |
| 40 | Aberdeen v Heart | 3 | 1 | No draw |
| 36 | Bradford C. v Morecambe | 1 | 0 | No draw |
| 34 | Aldershot v Dagenham | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 21 | Cheltenham v Peterboro | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 7 | West Brom v Tottenham | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 30 | Stockport v Leeds | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 38 | Exeter v Brentford | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 47 | Dunfermline v Livingston | 4 | 1 | No draw |
| 10 | Birmingham v Swansea | 0 | 0 | Drew |
| 48 | Partick v Ross County | 1 | 0 | No draw |
| 15 | Derby v Ipswich | 1 | 0 | No draw |
| 3 | Bolton v Wigan | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 17 | Norwich v Nott'm For. | 1 | 0 | No draw |
| 25 | Leicester v Hereford | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 12 | Bristol C. v Crystal P. | 2 | 0 | No draw |
| 32 | Tranmere v Walsall | 1 | 0 | No draw |
| 1 | Arsenal v Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 45 | St Mirren v Hamilton | 1 | 0 | No draw |
| 49 | Queen Of South v Dundee | 3 | 0 | No draw |
| 19 | Sheff Utd. v Charlton | 2 | 0 | No draw |
| 9 | Barnsley v Preston | 3 | 0 | Drew |
| 24 | Huddersfield v Scunthorpe | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 33 | Accrington v Grimsby | 1 | 0 | No draw |
| 20 | Southampton v Reading | 1 | 0 | Drew |
| 23 | Hartlepool v Crewe | 2 | 0 | No draw |
| 26 | Milton K.D. v Southend | 0 | 0 | No draw |
| 31 | Swindon v Brighton | 2 | 0 | No draw |
| 27 | Millwall v Yeovil | 1 | 0 | Drew |
| 42 | Hibernian v Kilmarnock | 3 | 0 | No draw |
| 43 | Motherwell v Inverness | 3 | 0 | No draw |
| 44 | Rangers v Celtic | 1 | 0 | No draw |
Questions
Is this a sure banker?
No, and nobody's is. It is a record: how often these clubs drew before on the coupon. Tested on 942 past weeks, the top five on this list drew 26% of the time, against 24% for any match on the card. The record helps a little. It does not make a draw sure.
How did the week 26 list do?
1 of the 5 drew.
How is the list made?
Each match is scored on how often the same two clubs drew when they met before on the coupon, and how often each club draws from that end, home or away. A thin record is pulled towards the average, so one lucky draw cannot top the list. Every week is ranked only on coupons played before it.