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Championship team ratings

2.89goals per game
40%home wins
43%favourites won
last season

West Ham are the Championship's strongest team on GossipBall's ratings. West Ham have the best attack and Burnley the best defence.

Attack vs defence

Ratings explained

Right = scores more than average. Up = concedes less. Top right is the best place to be.

-0.250+0.25+0.5-0.250+0.25Attack →Defence →West Ham: attack +0.58, defence +0.11West HamWolves: attack +0.27, defence +0.23WolvesBurnley: attack +0.16, defence +0.28BurnleySouthampton: attack +0.36, defence +0.08SouthamptonMiddlesbrough: attack +0.26, defence +0.13MiddlesbroughMillwall: attack +0.03, defence +0.16MillwallSheffield United: attack +0.09, defence +0.05SUNorwich: attack +0.14, defence -0.04NorwichBirmingham: attack +0.02, defence +0.07BirminghamWrexham: attack +0.11, defence -0.05WrexhamWest Brom: attack -0.05, defence +0.10West BromSwansea: attack +0.01, defence +0.04SwanseaBristol City: attack -0.04, defence +0.05Bristol CityQPR: attack +0.02, defence -0.07QPRDerby: attack -0.03, defence -0.02DerbyLincoln: attack +0.00, defence -0.07LincolnPortsmouth: attack -0.07, defence -0.04PortsmouthBlackburn: attack -0.17, defence +0.04BlackburnCardiff: attack +0.02, defence -0.18CardiffStoke: attack -0.17, defence -0.00StokeBolton: attack +0.06, defence -0.24BoltonPreston: attack -0.11, defence -0.10PrestonWatford: attack -0.13, defence -0.10WatfordCharlton: attack -0.28, defence -0.01Charlton
TeamAttackDefenceOverall
West Ham+0.58+0.11+0.69
Wolves+0.27+0.23+0.50
Burnley+0.16+0.28+0.44
Southampton+0.36+0.08+0.44
Middlesbrough+0.26+0.13+0.39
Millwall+0.03+0.16+0.18
Sheffield United+0.09+0.05+0.14
Norwich+0.14-0.04+0.11
Birmingham+0.02+0.07+0.09
Wrexham+0.11-0.05+0.07
West Brom-0.05+0.10+0.05
Swansea+0.01+0.04+0.04
Bristol City-0.04+0.05+0.01
QPR+0.02-0.07-0.05
Derby-0.03-0.02-0.05
Lincoln+0.00-0.07-0.07
Portsmouth-0.07-0.04-0.10
Blackburn-0.17+0.04-0.14
Cardiff+0.02-0.18-0.17
Stoke-0.17-0.00-0.17
Bolton+0.06-0.24-0.18
Preston-0.11-0.10-0.21
Watford-0.13-0.10-0.23
Charlton-0.28-0.01-0.30

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