EFL Championship

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		standard table					alt-3
		Pld	GD	Pts				ePld	Rate
Lee	Leeds United	24	29	51	1		1	24.1	2.12
ShU	Sheffield Utd	24	19	49	2		2	24.0	2.08
Bur	Burnley	24	21	48	3		3	23.8	2.02
Sun	Sunderland	24	15	44	4		4	23.4	1.88
Bbn	Blackburn Rovers	23	6	38	5		5	23.1	1.64
Mid	Middlesbrough	24	10	37	6		6	23.0	1.61
Wat	Watford	23	2	37	7		7	23.2	1.60
WBA	West Brom	24	9	36	8		8	22.8	1.58
ShW	Sheffield Wed	24	−4	33	11		9	23.7	1.39
Bri	Bristol City	24	2	33	10		10	24.2	1.36
Swa	Swansea City	24	4	33	9		11	24.9	1.32
Nor	Norwich City	24	4	30	12		12	24.3	1.23
Der	Derby County	24	−1	27	16		13	22.2	1.22
Mil	Millwall	23	2	29	13		14	24.0	1.21
PNE	Preston NE	24	−4	29	14		15	24.9	1.16
Cov	Coventry City	24	−2	28	15		16	25.0	1.12
Lut	Luton Town	24	−15	25	19		17	23.3	1.07
QPR	QPR	24	−8	26	17		18	24.6	1.06
Sto	Stoke City	24	−8	25	18		19	23.5	1.06
Hul	Hull City	24	−10	22	21		20	22.3	0.99
Oxf	Oxford United	23	−13	24	20		21	25.1	0.96
Car	Cardiff City	23	−15	21	22		22	23.4	0.90
Por	Portsmouth	22	−14	20	23		23	22.3	0.90
Ply	Plymouth Argyle	23	−29	18	24		24	22.1	0.81

Sheffield United are subject to a 2-points deduction. This has been accounted for in the Rate calculation.

Home and away points-per-match rates:

Key:

The league-table rankings are shown in the centre of the table, with the alt-3 league position in bold to the right, and the more standard league-table position (based on points already in the bag, with goal-difference to resolve ties where needed) shown in the grey section of the table, to the left.

In the central dark-blue vertical band are (typically) up- or down-arrows to indicate where teams are higher or lower in the alt-3 table than in the standard table. A solid arrow or indicates a difference of 3 or more league places.

The other numbers shown in the table are:

• The usual league-table summaries:
  • Pld: matches played to date
  • GD: goal difference
  • Pts: league points won to date, minus any points deducted by the league
• The alt-3 league table:
  • ePld: the alt-3 measure of each team's effective number of matches played to date.
    • Where ePld is less than the actual number Pld of matches played, the team has played tougher opposition than average; and vice-versa where ePld exceeds Pld.
    • Where the difference between Pld and ePld is a whole match or more, the team's numbers in the alt-3 table are colour-highlighted (in light green where ePld is less than Pld, and light red where the reverse is true).
    • Where schedule-strength imbalance is so strong that Pld and ePld differ by more than 2.0, the entry in the ePld column is shown in bold type
  • Rate: the league points won per effective match played, i.e., Rate = Pts ÷ ePld . [That's the alt-3 Rate calculation for a "normal" team with no points deducted by the league. Where points have been deducted, the appropriate adjustment is made: see The league tables explained for details.]
  The alt-3 league table is sorted according to the current values of Rate.

For further details on the method, see The league tables explained and (if you like maths!) The mathematical method explained.