Crankshaw Sports Stats

1986 World Cup Qualification UEFA

Ratings based on 1986 UEFA World Cup Qualification

Field Strength = 99.09

COUNTRY	CONFEDERATION	MP	GF	GA	INIT	OPP	RATING
England	UEFA	8	21	2	102.38	98.67	101.04
Denmark	UEFA	8	17	6	101.38	99.44	100.81
West Germany	UEFA	8	22	9	101.63	98.72	100.34
Scotland	UEFA	6	8	4	100.67	99.63	100.30
Soviet Union	UEFA	8	13	8	100.63	99.59	100.21
France	UEFA	8	15	4	101.38	98.62	99.99
Spain	UEFA	6	9	8	100.17	99.76	99.93
Wales	UEFA	6	7	6	100.17	99.76	99.93
Bulgaria	UEFA	8	13	5	101.00	98.69	99.69
Romania	UEFA	8	12	7	100.63	99.02	99.64
Belgium	UEFA	8	9	5	100.50	99.11	99.61
Poland	UEFA	6	10	6	100.67	98.93	99.60
East Germany	UEFA	8	16	9	100.88	98.72	99.59
Sweden	UEFA	8	14	9	100.63	98.92	99.54
Northern Ireland	UEFA	8	8	5	100.38	99.07	99.44
Portugal	UEFA	8	12	10	100.25	98.99	99.24
Ireland	UEFA	8	5	10	99.38	99.83	99.21
Switzerland	UEFA	8	5	10	99.38	99.83	99.21
Norway	UEFA	8	4	10	99.25	99.86	99.11
Iceland	UEFA	6	4	10	99.00	100.05	99.05
Czechoslovakia	UEFA	8	11	12	99.88	99.06	98.94
Yugoslavia	UEFA	8	7	8	99.88	98.91	98.79
Albania	UEFA	6	6	9	99.50	99.22	98.72
Hungary	UEFA	6	12	4	101.33	97.38	98.71
Finland	UEFA	8	7	12	99.38	99.26	98.64
Greece	UEFA	6	5	10	99.17	99.31	98.47
Netherlands	UEFA	8	13	7	100.75	97.70	98.45
Austria	UEFA	6	9	8	100.17	97.67	97.84
Malta	UEFA	8	6	25	97.63	99.51	97.14
Turkey	UEFA	8	2	24	97.25	99.69	96.94
Luxembourg	UEFA	8	2	27	96.88	99.51	96.39
Cyprus	UEFA	6	3	18	97.50	98.34	95.84

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])
               vi. Adjust final rating by World Cup Final performance by Confederation

Crankshaw Sports Stats

1986 World Cup Qualification UEFA

Ratings based on 1986 UEFA World Cup Qualification

Field Strength = 99.09

A Rating system for International and Club Football Teams