Most unpredictable team
01Sunderland
Missed by 12.7 places on average across its appearances.
Ed, Charlie and Nilay's annual attempts to predict the Premier League table.
Predictions
Every completed competition, newest first.
6 seasons
Ranked by first-place finishes, then seconds and thirds.
40
exact positions from 360
| # | Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Exact | Avg error | Top four | Relegated | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3.3 | 16/24 | 10/18 | 18.81 |
| 2 | Ed | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3.4 | 16/24 | 9/18 | 18.95 |
| 3 | Nilay | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.4 | 16/24 | 10/18 | 19.41 |
Exact is the total number of correctly predicted positions. Top-four and relegation figures count correctly identified teams, regardless of their precise order.
Best performance
Ed · 2023/24
7 exact positions
11.49
Worst performance
Nilay · 2025/26
1 exact positions
24.78
Lower scores are better.
A few patterns from 6 completed seasons and 360 individual team predictions.
Most unpredictable team
01Sunderland
Missed by 12.7 places on average across its appearances.
Biggest collective shock
02Sunderland · 2025/26
Predicted 19.7 on average; finished 7.
Closest contest
032020/21
Nilay edged Ed by 0.56 points.
Most accurate season
042023/24
The field's lowest average score: 12.75.