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Triggered (not like that) by hibs’ mediocre home form this year I had a look at how teams have performed home vs away in a few leagues. Basically I was wondering if we were particularly standout and if there had been a general trend towards worse home performances, perhaps - obviously- because of no attendance.
I’d preface this by saying I don’t follow much football apart from hibs, so maybe this is covering old ground or has been a big talking point but I was surprised how much of an effect it seems to have had in some leagues while having less impact on others.
In the Scot prem we have the worst disparity, earning nearly half a point less per game at home than away. But fully seven teams of the 12 have negative home advantage. Outwith the uglies only killie, Dundee Utd and Aberdeen have done better at home than away.
In the EPL it’s even more pronounced. The top five have ALL been worse at home than away. In fact only two of the top eleven clubs have had a home advantage this year! Across the whole league it’s just eight teams with more points home than away.
The Scottish championship and league one are much more like you’d expect. Only three teams have been better away across both those. In league two it’s all over the place but I expect home advantage counts for less in that division anyway.
Has anyone seen as big a disparity as Hibs? Short answer, yes. In the EPL Leicester, Man U and Everton. In Scotland L1 and L2: Forfar, Binos, edin city and Albion Rovers. Across the English lower reaches Lincoln city, Charlton and Oldham have all fared very badly at home.
The worst of all? Perhaps unsurprisingly Everton who have managed a whole point less on average at home than away this year.
I’d preface this by saying I don’t follow much football apart from hibs, so maybe this is covering old ground or has been a big talking point but I was surprised how much of an effect it seems to have had in some leagues while having less impact on others.
In the Scot prem we have the worst disparity, earning nearly half a point less per game at home than away. But fully seven teams of the 12 have negative home advantage. Outwith the uglies only killie, Dundee Utd and Aberdeen have done better at home than away.
In the EPL it’s even more pronounced. The top five have ALL been worse at home than away. In fact only two of the top eleven clubs have had a home advantage this year! Across the whole league it’s just eight teams with more points home than away.
The Scottish championship and league one are much more like you’d expect. Only three teams have been better away across both those. In league two it’s all over the place but I expect home advantage counts for less in that division anyway.
Has anyone seen as big a disparity as Hibs? Short answer, yes. In the EPL Leicester, Man U and Everton. In Scotland L1 and L2: Forfar, Binos, edin city and Albion Rovers. Across the English lower reaches Lincoln city, Charlton and Oldham have all fared very badly at home.
The worst of all? Perhaps unsurprisingly Everton who have managed a whole point less on average at home than away this year.
