Formerly the Ursus Family Serie A Prediction Competition 2019-20

[Sits]

I don't know either btw. It just seemed a long time to wait.

[Sits]

Como 1-1 Pro Vercelli*
Olbia v Novara X
Pistoiese v Monza 2
ASDC Gozzano 1-2 Aurora Pro Patria 1919*
Carrarese v S.S. Arezzo 1

[Kevin S]

Como v Pro Vercelli 1-0
Olbia v Novara 2
Pistoiese v Monza 2
ASDC Gozzano v Aurora Pro Patria 1919 1-1
Carrarese v S.S. Arezzo 1

[Antepli Ejderha]

Como v Pro Vercelli* 2-0
Olbia v Novara 1
Pistoiese v Monza 1
ASDC Gozzano v Aurora Pro Patria 1919* 1-0
Carrarese v S.S. Arezzo 1

I've only heard of two of those teams. Thanks Sits.

[Sits]

With apologies to those who've already put in entries, this round is CANCELED.

In retrospect, a bad idea.

[Sporting]

If i get full points I will cry all day.

[ad hoc]

Why is it cancelled? I'm confused. I mean it's not like our knowledge of the Juventuses and the Udineses of this world was making any difference to our scoring ability. I was looking forward to seeing if I could hazard a guess at some of these and see if I would actually do better than in previous weeks

[ad hoc]

Bugger this, I'm going to do it anyway

Como v Pro Vercelli* 0-0
Olbia v Novara 2
Pistoiese v Monza x
ASDC Gozzano v Aurora Pro Patria 1919* 1-0
Carrarese v S.S. Arezzo 1

[Sits]

Well, it's 2.45am, the dog woke me and I had a strong painkiller before going to bed. So it's possible my judgment is impaired. If you (ad hoc) and ua both put in entries and nobody disagrees I will leave it as valid.

[ursus arctos]

Como v Pro Vercelli* 1-1
Olbia v Novara X
Pistoiese v Monza 2
ASDC Gozzano v Aurora Pro Patria 1919* 1-1
Carrarese v S.S. Arezzo 1

Given Berlusconi and Galliani's involvement with this incarnation of Monza, it pains me a good deal to pick them, especially against Pistoiese, who used to have a noble badge.


Yes, those are supposed to be bears.

[Sits]

Well, that all went very well I thought.

Unless anyone objects we are “on” again. Thanks for that UA - pity about Monza and I hadn’t initially noticed those were bears. Pistoiese were one of four teams I’d heard of along with Novara, Pro Patria and Pro Vercelli.

[Sporting]

I run a similar sort of competition on another board (but worldwide-based) and though most of the five games each week to predict are top level matches in "important" leagues I often throw in a match from, say, Peru, or a second division German game. Predictions are no more or less accurate across the board.

[Sits]

...and like a well-oiled machine, here are the results. No better, but probably not a lot worse than usual. No bonuses, but the field has bunched:

Kevin S 3 26
Sporting: 0 26
Antepli Ejderha: 0 23
ad hoc: 1 21
Sits: 1 21
ursus arctos: 2 18
steviecowden: d. 2
Sam: d. 1

Normal service will be resumed next weekend, thanks for your patience.

[Sits]

Next weekend’s games:

Bologna v Parma
Verona v Fiorentina*
Sassuolo v Lazio
Samodoria v Udinese*
Lecce v Cagliari

[Sporting]

Bologna v Parma X
Verona v Fiorentina 1-1
Sassuolo v Lazio X
Samodoria v Udinese 1-2
Lecce v Cagliari 1

[Antepli Ejderha]

Bologna v Parma X
Verona v Fiorentina* 1-1
Sassuolo v Lazio 2
Samodoria v Udinese* 1-1
Lecce v Cagliari X

[Sits]

Bologna v Parma 1
Verona 1-2 Fiorentina*
Sassuolo v Lazio X
Samodoria 1-2 Udinese*
Lecce v Cagliari 2

[ad hoc]

Bologna v Parma x
Verona 0-0 Fiorentina*
Sassuolo v Lazio 2
Sampdoria 1-1 Udinese*
Lecce v Cagliari 2

[ursus arctos]

Bologna v Parma x
Verona 1-1 Fiorentina*
Sassuolo v Lazio 2
Sampdoria 2-0 Udinese*
Lecce v Cagliari X

[Kevin S]

Bologna v Parma 2
Verona v Fiorentina 1-1
Sassuolo v Lazio 2
Sampdoria v Udinese 0-1
Lecce v Cagliari 2

[Sits]

So two of you didn’t spot my Samodoria typo, and three did. Apologies that the fixtures straddled more than one day; I am failing to convert time zones very well. Going forward I may just pick and choose from a whole weekend.

Latest scores as follows, as Serie A continues to confound regularly. The bunching continues with Kevin S and Sporting only scoring 1 each, allowing Antepli Ejderha to close within a point. No bonuses but ursus arctos top scored with 4 to push me to bottom spot.

Kevin S 1 27
Sporting: 1 27
Antepli Ejderha: 3 26
ad hoc: 2 23
ursus arctos 4 22
Sits: 0 21
steviecowden: d. 2
Sam: d. 1

[Antepli Ejderha]

You're not bottom really though. 6 points off top spot.

[Sits]

Glass half full. Nice.

[Sits]

1st December:

Juventus v Sassuolo*
Parma v Milan
Lazio v Udinese
Napoli v Bologna
Verona v Roma*

[Sits]

Juventus 3-1 Sassuolo
Parma v Milan 2
Lazio v Udinese 1
Napoli v Bologna 1
Verona 1-2 Roma