Crankshaw Sports Stats

1998 UEFA World Cup Qualification Ratings

Ratings based on 1998 UEFA World Cup Qualification

Field Strength = 98.53

Country	Confederation	MP	GF	GA	INIT	OPP	RATING
Netherlands	UEFA	8	26	4	102.75	98.11	100.86
Romania	UEFA	10	37	4	103.30	97.52	100.82
Yugoslavia	UEFA	12	41	8	102.75	98.07	100.82
England	UEFA	8	15	2	101.63	98.93	100.56
Spain	UEFA	10	26	6	102.00	98.41	100.41
Italy	UEFA	10	13	2	101.10	99.21	100.31
Denmark	UEFA	8	14	6	101.00	99.30	100.30
Greece	UEFA	8	11	4	100.88	99.33	100.21
Croatia	UEFA	10	20	13	100.70	99.37	100.07
Turkey	UEFA	8	21	9	101.50	98.36	99.86
Norway	UEFA	8	21	2	102.38	97.36	99.74
Germany	UEFA	10	23	9	101.40	98.30	99.70
Belgium	UEFA	10	23	13	101.00	98.62	99.62
Czech Republic	UEFA	10	16	6	101.00	98.57	99.57
Austria	UEFA	10	17	4	101.30	98.12	99.42
Scotland	UEFA	10	15	3	101.20	98.14	99.34
Portugal	UEFA	10	12	4	100.80	98.40	99.20
Ireland	UEFA	12	24	11	101.08	98.10	99.18
Slovakia	UEFA	10	18	14	100.40	98.67	99.07
Georgia	UEFA	8	7	9	99.75	99.30	99.05
Poland	UEFA	8	10	12	99.75	99.30	99.05
Russia	UEFA	10	20	7	101.30	97.75	99.05
Bosnia-Herzegovina	UEFA	8	9	14	99.38	99.63	99.01
Sweden	UEFA	10	16	9	100.70	98.22	98.92
Ukraine	UEFA	12	11	9	100.17	98.65	98.82
Bulgaria	UEFA	8	18	9	101.13	97.49	98.62
Wales	UEFA	8	20	21	99.88	98.69	98.57
FYR Macedonia	UEFA	10	22	18	100.40	98.00	98.40
Lithuania	UEFA	10	11	8	100.30	98.02	98.32
Northern Ireland	UEFA	10	6	10	99.60	98.60	98.20
Slovenia	UEFA	8	5	20	98.13	99.88	98.01
Latvia	UEFA	10	10	14	99.60	98.41	98.01
Israel	UEFA	8	9	7	100.25	97.66	97.91
Armenia	UEFA	10	8	17	99.10	98.68	97.78
Hungary	UEFA	10	11	20	99.10	98.65	97.75
Finland	UEFA	8	11	12	99.88	97.86	97.74
Switzerland	UEFA	8	11	12	99.88	97.86	97.74
Iceland	UEFA	10	11	16	99.50	98.15	97.65
Albania	UEFA	10	7	20	98.70	98.75	97.45
Moldova	UEFA	8	2	21	97.63	99.73	97.36
Estonia	UEFA	10	4	16	98.80	98.54	97.34
Cyprus	UEFA	8	10	15	99.38	97.84	97.22
Belarus	UEFA	10	5	21	98.40	98.61	97.01
Faroe Islands	UEFA	10	10	31	97.90	99.09	96.99
Azerbaijan	UEFA	8	3	22	97.63	98.31	95.94
Malta	UEFA	10	2	37	96.50	99.32	95.82
Luxembourg	UEFA	8	2	22	97.50	98.21	95.71
San Marino	UEFA	8	0	42	94.75	99.71	94.46
Liechtenstein	UEFA	10	3	52	95.10	98.88	93.98

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

1998 UEFA World Cup Qualification Ratings

Ratings based on 1998 UEFA World Cup Qualification

Field Strength = 98.53

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