Crankshaw Sports Stats

1988 European Championship Qualification Ratings

Ratings based on 1988 European Championship Qualification

Field Strength = 99.09

COUNTRY	CONFEDERATION	MP	GF	GA	INIT	OPP	RATING
England	UEFA	6	19	1	103.00	98.29	101.29
Soviet Union	UEFA	8	14	3	101.38	99.53	100.90
Romania	UEFA	6	13	3	101.67	99.14	100.81
East Germany	UEFA	8	13	4	101.13	99.58	100.70
Spain	UEFA	6	14	6	101.33	99.23	100.56
Italy	UEFA	8	16	4	101.50	98.58	100.08
Czechoslovakia	UEFA	6	7	5	100.33	99.59	99.92
Denmark	UEFA	6	4	2	100.33	99.59	99.92
Wales	UEFA	6	7	5	100.33	99.59	99.92
Netherlands	UEFA	9	23	1	102.44	97.46	99.91
Belgium	UEFA	8	16	8	101.00	98.61	99.61
Sweden	UEFA	8	12	5	100.88	98.71	99.58
Yugoslavia	UEFA	6	13	9	100.67	98.87	99.54
France	UEFA	8	4	7	99.63	99.87	99.50
Bulgaria	UEFA	8	12	6	100.75	98.66	99.41
Ireland	UEFA	8	10	5	100.63	98.69	99.31
Austria	UEFA	6	6	9	99.50	99.68	99.18
Norway	UEFA	8	5	12	99.13	99.97	99.10
Scotland	UEFA	8	7	5	100.25	98.76	99.01
Finland	UEFA	6	4	10	99.00	99.92	98.92
Switzerland	UEFA	8	9	9	100.00	98.88	98.88
Iceland	UEFA	8	4	14	98.75	100.05	98.80
Portugal	UEFA	8	6	8	99.75	98.93	98.68
Hungary	UEFA	8	13	11	100.25	98.02	98.27
Northern Ireland	UEFA	6	2	10	98.67	99.37	98.04
Greece	UEFA	8	12	13	99.88	98.09	97.97
Poland	UEFA	8	9	11	99.75	98.12	97.87
Albania	UEFA	6	2	17	97.50	100.18	97.68
Turkey	UEFA	6	2	16	97.67	99.62	97.29
Malta	UEFA	8	4	21	97.88	99.30	97.18
Luxembourg	UEFA	8	2	23	97.38	99.33	96.71
Cyprus	UEFA	9	3	24	97.67	98.66	96.33

Methodology for predictor ratings developed in SAS. Methodology is as follows:

               i. Calculate an intial rating: (GF-GA)/MP +100 for every team
               ii. Calculate the mean intial ratings for all opponents as intial
                   strength of schedule.
               iii. Adjust initial rating of every team by initial strength of schedule.
               iv. Iterate through steps ii. and iii. until convergence or ten 
                   iterations (which ever comes first) to calculate final strength of schedule (variable OPP above).
               v. Adjust initial rating by final strength of schedule (using formula: Rating = Initial Rating + [Final Strength of Schedule - 100])

Crankshaw Sports Stats

1988 European Championship Qualification Ratings

Ratings based on 1988 European Championship Qualification

Field Strength = 99.09

A Rating system for International and Club Football Teams