Crankshaw Sports Stats

2008 European Championship Combined Ratings

Ratings based on 2008 European Championship Final and Qualification

Field Strength = 98.88

Country	MP	GF	GA	INIT	OPP	FINAL
Germany	18	45	14	101.72	98.94	100.66
Spain	18	35	11	101.33	99.00	100.33
Croatia	16	33	10	101.44	98.80	100.24
Czech Republic	15	31	11	101.33	98.75	100.08
England	12	24	7	101.42	98.54	99.96
Netherlands	16	25	7	101.12	98.81	99.94
Romania	15	27	10	101.13	98.79	99.92
Norway	12	27	11	101.33	98.55	99.88
France	15	26	11	101.00	98.83	99.83
Turkey	17	33	20	100.77	98.98	99.75
Italy	16	25	13	100.75	98.97	99.72
Denmark	11	21	8	101.18	98.52	99.70
Portugal	18	31	16	100.83	98.85	99.68
Switzerland	3	3	3	100.00	99.66	99.66
Russia	17	23	15	100.47	99.18	99.66
Greece	15	26	15	100.73	98.92	99.65
Sweden	14	23	13	100.72	98.87	99.58
Bulgaria	12	18	7	100.92	98.61	99.53
Slovakia	12	33	23	100.83	98.62	99.45
Serbia	14	22	11	100.79	98.61	99.40
Poland	17	25	16	100.53	98.87	99.40
Scotland	12	21	12	100.75	98.63	99.38
Austria	3	1	3	99.33	100.03	99.36
Israel	12	20	12	100.67	98.64	99.31
Finland	14	13	7	100.43	98.65	99.08
Northern Ireland	12	17	14	100.25	98.73	98.98
Ireland	12	17	14	100.25	98.70	98.95
Ukraine	12	18	16	100.17	98.72	98.89
Macedonia	12	12	12	100.00	98.74	98.74
Wales	12	18	19	99.92	98.75	98.67
Latvia	12	15	17	99.83	98.78	98.61
Lithuania	12	11	13	99.83	98.76	98.59
Belgium	14	14	16	99.86	98.72	98.58
Georgia	12	16	19	99.75	98.78	98.53
Albania	12	12	18	99.50	98.81	98.31
Belarus	12	17	23	99.50	98.81	98.31
Bosnia-Herzegovina	12	16	22	99.50	98.81	98.31
Armenia	12	4	13	99.25	99.03	98.28
Cyprus	12	17	24	99.42	98.82	98.24
Moldova	12	12	19	99.42	98.82	98.24
Slovenia	12	9	16	99.42	98.82	98.24
Kazakhstan	14	11	21	99.29	98.79	98.08
Hungary	12	11	22	99.08	98.87	97.95
Estonia	12	5	21	98.67	98.93	97.60
Iceland	12	10	27	98.58	98.96	97.54
Luxembourg	12	2	23	98.25	98.99	97.24
Malta	12	10	31	98.25	98.99	97.24
Azerbaijan	12	6	28	98.17	99.03	97.20
Liechtenstein	12	9	32	98.08	99.03	97.11
Faroe Islands	12	4	43	96.75	99.20	95.95
Andorra	12	2	42	96.67	99.22	95.89
San Marino	12	2	57	95.42	99.39	94.81

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

2008 European Championship Combined Ratings

Ratings based on 2008 European Championship Final and Qualification

Field Strength = 98.88

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