2017/18 season · Sat 31 Mar 2018 1 of 5 drew
Week 40 banker room 2018
In the week 40 banker room for 2018, the strongest draw record is No. 7, Watford v Bournemouth: they drew 5 of their 8 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. 7 Drew 2-2
Watford v Bournemouth
Drew 5 of 8 meetings on the coupon - No. 30 No draw 4-0
Southend v Gillingham
Drew 3 of 5 meetings on the coupon - No. 21 No draw 3-1
Charlton v Rotherham
Drew 3 of 5 meetings on the coupon - No. 15 No draw
Nott'm For. v Barnsley
Drew 5 of 9 meetings on the coupon - No. 20 No draw
Bradford C. v Walsall
Drew 4 of 8 meetings on the coupon
The whole card by draw record
| No | Match | Met | Drew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Morton v Dundee U. | 3 | 2 | Drew 1-1 |
| 33 | Celtic v Ross County | 8 | 4 | No draw 3-0 |
| 38 | Dunfermline v Queen O'Sth | 1 | 1 | No draw 3-1 |
| 32 | Aberdeen v St Johnstone | 17 | 7 | No draw 4-1 |
| 17 | Q.P.R. v Norwich | 7 | 3 | No draw 4-1 |
| 48 | Cowdenbeath v Stenhsemuir | 1 | 1 | Drew 1-1 |
| 31 | Walsall v Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | No draw 0-1 |
| 18 | Sheff Utd. v Cardiff | 5 | 2 | Drew 1-1 |
| 39 | Falkirk v Brechin | 1 | 1 | No draw 3-0 |
| 49 | Elgin v Stirling A. | 2 | 1 | No draw 3-0 |
| 25 | Oldham v Blackpool | 3 | 1 | No draw 2-1 |
| 8 | West Brom v Burnley | 5 | 2 | No draw 1-2 |
| 11 | Bristol C. v Brentford | 3 | 1 | No draw 0-1 |
| 13 | Hull v Aston V. | 6 | 2 | Drew 0-0 |
| 10 | Birmingham v Ipswich | 7 | 2 | No draw 1-0 |
| 46 | Stranraer v Forfar | 2 | 1 | No draw 2-0 |
| 3 | Chelsea v Tottenham | 13 | 4 | No draw 1-3 |
| 19 | Sunderland v Sheff Wed. | 0 | 0 | No draw 1-3 |
| 40 | Inverness v St Mirren | 17 | 5 | Drew 2-2 |
| 36 | Kilmarnock v Hamilton | 11 | 3 | No draw 2-0 |
| 42 | Alloa v Arbroath | 3 | 1 | No draw 3-2 |
| 44 | Queens Pk v Airdrie | 0 | 0 | Drew 0-0 |
| 26 | Peterboro v Northampton | 4 | 1 | No draw 2-0 |
| 22 | Doncaster v Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | No draw |
| 5 | Man Utd v Swansea | 0 | 0 | No draw 2-0 |
| 35 | Hibernian v Partick | 5 | 1 | No draw 2-0 |
| 4 | Everton v Man City | 13 | 3 | No draw 1-3 |
| 9 | West Ham v Southampton | 9 | 2 | No draw 3-0 |
| 23 | Fleetwood v Bristol R. | 6 | 1 | No draw 2-0 |
| 2 | Brighton v Leicester | 5 | 1 | No draw 0-2 |
| 12 | Burton A. v Middlesboro | 1 | 0 | Drew 1-1 |
| 29 | Shrewsbury v Oxford Utd. | 6 | 1 | No draw 3-2 |
| 27 | Portsmouth v Wigan | 6 | 1 | No draw 2-1 |
| 24 | Milton K.D. v Blackburn | 2 | 0 | No draw 1-2 |
| 43 | East Fife v Ayr Utd. | 0 | 0 | No draw 2-3 |
| 47 | Annan v Berwick | 12 | 2 | Drew 0-0 |
| 16 | Preston v Derby | 3 | 0 | No draw 0-1 |
| 34 | Dundee v Hearts | 3 | 0 | Drew 1-1 |
| 45 | Raith v Albion R. | 0 | 0 | No draw 2-0 |
| 1 | Arsenal v Stoke | 20 | 3 | No draw 3-0 |
| 6 | Newcastle v Huddersfield | 3 | 0 | No draw 1-0 |
| 28 | Scunthorpe v Plymouth | 6 | 0 | Drew |
| 14 | Ipswich v Millwall | 9 | 0 | Drew 2-2 |
| 37 | Dumbarton v Livingston | 9 | 0 | No draw 0-3 |
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 40 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.