EPL Fixtures Difficulty Rating Week 1

Ever wondered which Premier League side has the easiest or hardest set of upcoming fixtures? Well wonder no longer as we present out EPL Fixtures Difficulty Rating Week 1 analysis.

Proud partners of The Gurgler – S&C Sports Data – have come up with a measure to judge the difficulty factor for each team over the next three games.

We could go further, but three games provides just enough window for FPL players, late night fans in Australia, or multi loving gamblers alike.

You could use gambling odds, table position, or the FPL difficulty factor from the Premier League website, but that only provides per team or match, we give you all 20 teams at once.

How our EPL Fixtures Difficulty Rating Week 1 works

S&C Sports Data have data from 10 seasons of Premier League, and created a measure of each team’s head to head record over that period, on a sliding scale from current day backwards.

Then the team in question and the opposition’s overall and recent form is taken into consideration, including measuring the relative form of the two sides.

The Match Rater 3000 score is then produced, with a range of 1 being the easiest possible fixture up to 10 for the hardest.

So the S&C measure combines many fields to give an overall picture.

For the first week we have used the 2018-19 season data, but this will continue to evolve as the weeks roll on.

So don’t forget to return every week.

EPL Fixtures Difficulty Rating Week 1 Results

EPL Fixtures Difficulty Rating Week 1 Trends

• Interestingly, two promoted teams book-end the ladder, with Norwich’s table topping score of 8.0 hurt by a trip to Liverpool and a visit form Chelsea. Sheffield Utd have Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Leicester. Perhaps one could look into Sheffield Utd for some early season FPL cheapies, and we have the advice already written for you.
• Bournemouth start the season against two of the three promoted sides, but then have their average ruined by Manchester City.
• Spurs have the worst first three games of the big six.

Premier League Fixtures Difficulty Rating Next Three Games

Here is the breakdown of the  EPL Fixtures Difficulty Rating Week 1 – for the first three games of the season. Colour coded for your convenience.

This gives a quick guide to the difficulty factor.

THE NEXT THREE PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES FOR ALL CLUBS