Premier League Match Predictions 2017/18 Matchweek 1
With the new Premier League season kicking off this weekend, I’ll be posting my predictions for all the matches ahead of each round. After each round of matches, I’ll update the post with the actual results and you can see if I’m a football Nostradamus or a Nostra-dumb-us.
For each correct result, I’ll award myself 10 points. If I get the scoreline correct, I’ll give myself an additional 20 points. If my chosen scorer is among the goalscorers, I’ll give myself another 20 points. Therefore the maximum points I can earn from each match is 50 points.
If you don’t follow the Premier League, I do a similar thing for Ligue 1 and will be doing the same for the Bundesliga, Serie A, and La Liga. Stay tuned.
Premier League Match Predictions 2017/18 Matchweek 1
Friday 11th August 2017
Arsenal vs Leicester
Rekless11 Prediction: 3-0
Pick a Scorer: Lacazette (Arsenal)
Actual Score: 4-3 (Lacazette, Welbeck, Ramsey, Giroud / Okazaki, Vardy 2)
Rekless11 Points: 30 (Result, Goalscorer)
Saturday 12th August 2017
Watford vs Liverpool
Rekless11 Prediction: 2-2
Pick a Scorer: Mane (Liverpool)
Actual Score: 3-3 (Okaka, Doucoure, Britos / Mane, Firmino, Salah)
Rekless11 Points: 30 (Result, Goalscorer)
Chelsea vs Burnley
Rekless11 Prediction: 2-1
Pick a Scorer: Batshuayi (Chelsea)
Actual Score: 2-3 (Morata, Luiz / Vokes 2, Ward)
Rekless11 Points: 0
Crystal Palace vs Huddersfield
Rekless11 Prediction: 1-1
Pick a Scorer: Benteke (Crystal Palace)
Actual Score: 0-3 (Ward OG, Mounie 2)
Rekless11 Points: 0
Everton vs Stoke
Rekless11 Prediction: 1-1
Pick a Scorer: Rooney (Everton)
Actual Score: 1-0 (Rooney)
Rekless11 Points: 20 (Goalscorer)
Southampton vs Swansea
Rekless11 Prediction: 2-1
Pick a Scorer: Gabbiadini (Southampton)
Actual Score: 0-0
Rekless11 Points: 0
West Brom vs Bournemouth
Rekless11 Prediction: 1-1
Pick a Scorer: Defoe (Bournemouth)
Actual Score: 1-0 (Hegazi)
Rekless11 Points: 0
Brighton vs Manchester City
Rekless11 Prediction: 1-3
Pick a Scorer: Aguero (Manchester City)
Actual Score: 0-2 (Aguero, Dunk OG)
Rekless11 Points: 30 (Result, Goalscorer)
Sunday 13th August 2017
Newcastle vs Tottenham
Rekless11 Prediction: 2-2
Pick a Scorer: Kane (Tottenham)
Actual Score: 0-2 (Alli, Davies)
Rekless11 Points: 0
Manchester United vs West Ham
Rekless11 Prediction: 3-1
Pick a Scorer: Lukaku (Manchester United)
Actual Score: 4-0 (Lukaku 2, Martial, Pogba)
Rekless11 Points: 30 (Result, Goalscorer)
Correct Result: 4/10
Correct Score: 0/10
Correct Goalscorer: 5/10
TOTAL POINTS: 140
Updated 14/8/2017
What do you think of my predictions? Think I’m way off? Let me know in the comments below!
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