Score Prediction Bawbaggery

Score Prediction Bawbaggery.
30.08// Inside Left plumbs new depths of football prediction incorrectness, failing to pick so much as one winner in its Four To Follow.
Hearts drew 2-2 with St Johnstone (we tipped Hearts to win), Inverness Caley suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Ross County (again, we went for Caley) and in the other Fife derby, Cowdenbeath and East Fife’s game ended in a 1-1 draw (And guess what? We went for Cowdenbeath win).
Our final prediction, like all the others we made, seemed such a sure thing we even placed a cheeky bet on it. We reckoned that Livingston where going to overturn Albion Rovers by an enormous margin that our £2.50 stake would return a healthy £6.56 in winnings, or £4.06 profit.
Enough for 6 Aberdeen butteries.
But alas poor Livi: ‘t was not to be, Albion Rovers won 1-0. When we heard that Livi defender Ewan Moyes had put the ball through his own net, a new internet acronym was created: LALAL. Lets All Laugh At Livingston.

Predicting the outcome of a football game is a tricky business.

You can look at league form, a particular player’s form, the head-to-head fixtures from the past  and so on. But really, you just have no idea how it’s going to turn out. You might as well sacrifice chickens to read their innards or gather round the ouija board for all the insight it’ll give you.

I mean, he may have predicted the assassination of JFK, but I reckon even Nostradamus would be sitting in front of the telly on a Saturday evening, scratching his head going “Whit?!? Dundee only drew with Airdrie? I was sure they where due a win.”

So how did we do?

Well, Hearts drew 2-2 with St Johnstone (we tipped Hearts to win), Inverness Caley suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Ross County (again, we went for Caley) and in the other Fife derby, Cowdenbeath and East Fife’s game ended in a 1-1 draw (And guess what? Yes, we went for a Cowdenbeath win).

Our final prediction, like all the others we made, seemed such a sure thing we even placed a cheeky bet on it. We reckoned that Livingston where going to thoroughly pump Albion Rovers by an enormous margin that our £2.50 stake would return a healthy £6.56 in winnings, or £4.06 profit.

Enough for 6 Aberdeen butteries.

But alas poor Livi: ‘t was not to be, Albion Rovers won 1-0. When we heard that Livi defender Ewan Moyes had put the ball through his own net, a new internet acronym was created: LALAL. Lets All Laugh At Livingston.

So, complete shite then. At least the one football certainty we know of didn’t disappoint: Fort William lost again. 1-0. To Brora Rangers.

Related posts:

  1. The Scottish Football Four to Follow
  2. Scottish Football’s Four to Follow
  3. Livingston – The Neverending Story
  4. Damn you Andrew Little! (or: “The Scottish Fitba Review”)
  5. The Monday Ballbag

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2 comments

  1. Ian
    August 31, 2009 at 6:56 am

    So can I blame you then for the loss to County? I thought it was just that we were rubbish on the day, but it turns out it was your favor that did us in. Next week, if you’d mind predicting against my Caley, I’d be much obliged.

  2. Seb
    August 31, 2009 at 11:28 am

    Ian, ‘fraid so. It would appear that seeing your team in our predictions is a one-way ticket to relegation. Sorry about that. Next week, I reckon Morton will trash Caley 6-0. There.

    Get your bets on now, wink wink ..