pete 2,499 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Rangers place above Celtic in Global Club Soccer Rankings By Mark Hendry @mhendry92 Multimedia Reporter Rangers place above Celtic in Global Club Soccer Rankings Celtic and Rangers have been given their official rankings by Global Club Soccer - and it's difficult viewing for Hoops supporters despite an historic treble Treble. Steven Gerrard's Light Blues are positioned 14 places above their rivals on the list by analytics site FiveThirtyEight. The statistics website takes into consideration how strong the league is in each country, the projected number of goals for and against and transfer market values. And despite Neil Lennon's men finishing what Brendan Rodgers started last season by securing silverware, their Ibrox counterparts reign supreme in the statistics battle. Gers have a 1.9 average goal rating with a 1.1 defensive average and finish up in 92nd. Meanwhile Celts have a 1.6 average goal rating with a 0.9 defensive average and sit in 106th. Both clubs beat out English Premier League new boys Norwich City and Aston Villa as well as the likes of Boca Juniors and River Plate. Man City top the list with an average goal rating of 3.0 and a defensive average of just 0.2. In Scottish terms, Kilmarnock are the closest challengers all the way back in 303rd place while fourth placed Aberdeen are 343rd. Dundee are the lowest ranked Scots outfit at 620. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc 280 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 There's lies, damned lies and statistics. But I'll take these. Cue howls of masonic conspiracy from the unwashed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,195 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 preseasonclickbait@meaningless.com Bring on the Kilmarnock game.......... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,630 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I love stats, but that's nonsense. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Rousseau said: I love stats, but that's nonsense. I believe it full-heartedly. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Clearly an important result. Although it’s quite meaningless in itself, the extent to which it will piss off the riffraff cannot be underestimated ? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannochsidebear 2,407 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Oh it did Bill, I seen the tweet with this story in it, and the replies were virtually all from bheasts foaming at the mouth! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Tannochsidebear said: Oh it did Bill, I seen the tweet with this story in it, and the replies were virtually all from bheasts foaming at the mouth! Excellent! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 You can see how much shit this is as it has changed without a ball being kicked. Quote Celtic have powered back above rivals Rangers in the Global Club Soccer less than 24 hours after the Ibrox club sat prettier on the stats site. We told how Steven Gerrard's men were 14 slots above their fierce rivals in the rankings that are based on how strong the league is in each country, the projected number of goals for and against and transfer market values. But it didn't take long for the Hoops to storm in front as they now sit 98 instead of the previous rank of 106, while Gers have plummeted dramatically from 92 on the list to 131. READ MORE: Rangers place above Celtic in Global Club Soccer Rankings Rangers previously had a 1.9 average goal rating with a 1.1 defensive average but now have 1.8 and 1.2 respectively on the list of analytics from FiveThirtyEight. On the other hand Celtic had a 1.6 average goal rating with a 0.9 defensive average but now have a 1.7 rating and remain on 0.9 defensively. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer 1,665 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, pete said: You can see how much shit this is as it has changed without a ball being kicked. Isn't it funny how their attack has increased without signing a player there (AFAIK) and yet the defence stays the same despite spending nine million on a marquee central defender. It's all a bit of fun I suppose, but someone at that company gets paid to produce this crap. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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