So, what position will we finish after Saturday's games?

[Hull Blade]

Suppose we draw 2-2 with Fulham.
The smoggies win 3-1 at Preston.
Forget Millwall and Luton for now.
Both the Blades and Mboro end up on 73 points, both scored 61 conceded 47 ie identical GD.
What then? Would mboro go above us on 21 wins against our 20, or is it head to head record?
We lost there 2-0, but stuffed them at ours 4-1.

 

[St Albans Blade]

Apparently not...

 

[St Albans Blade]

Suppose we draw 2-2 with Fulham.
The smoggies win 3-1 at Preston.
Forget Millwall and Luton for now.
Both the Blades and Mboro end up on 73 points, both scored 61 conceded 47 ie identical GD.
What then? Would mboro go above us on 21 wins against our 20, or is it head to head record?
We lost there 2-0, but stuffed them at ours 4-1.

No, I believe it goes to Play-Off as Head-to-Head is not a differentiator.
Let me check...

 

[St Albans Blade]

No, I believe it goes to Play-Off as Head-to-Head is not a differentiator.
Let me check...

Suppose we draw 2-2 with Fulham.
The smoggies win 3-1 at Preston.
Forget Millwall and Luton for now.
Both the Blades and Mboro end up on 73 points, both scored 61 conceded 47 ie identical GD.
What then? Would mboro go above us on 21 wins against our 20, or is it head to head record?
We lost there 2-0, but stuffed them at ours 4-1.

Here you go, in a nutshell:

Points
Goal Difference
Goals For
Head-to-Head (Aggregate)
Number of Wins
Goals Scored in Away Games
Disciplinary Record

Full details...

9 Method of Determining League Positions
9.1 At the end of each Season the Club in each Division scoring the highest number of points shall be declared the Champion Club of that Division. Three points shall be awarded for each League Match won. One point will be awarded to each Club for a drawn match. If two or more Clubs have scored the same number of points their position in the Division shall be determined on goal difference, that is to say, the difference between the total number of goals scored by and against a Club in League Matches in that Season, and the higher or highest placed Club shall be the Club with the highest goal difference. If any two or more Clubs have scored the same number of points and have the same goal difference the higher or highest placed Club shall be the Club having scored the most goals in League Matches in that Season.
9.2 If two or more Clubs have the same number of points, goal difference and goals scored the highest placed Club shall be determined by the respective League records against each other, taking into account in order of precedence, points gained, goal difference and goals scored.
9.3 If the above procedures do not separate the Clubs then the highest placed Club shall be determined by reference to the following criteria, in the order prescribed:
9.3.1 number of wins;
9.3.2 goals scored in away games; or
9.3.3 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 9.4.
9.4 Where two or more Clubs are tied after the procedures set out in Regulations 9.1 to 9.3 inclusive then the highest placed Club shall be the Club which has accumulated the lowest total number of penalty points (as determined in accordance with Regulations 9.5 and 9.6) following the completion of 42 League Matches in the relevant Season.
9.5 Each cautionable or sending-off offence committed by a Club’s Players in each League Match during a playing season will incur that Club a set number of penalty points...

https://www.efl.com/contentassets/b3cd34c726c341ca9636610aa4503172/regulations-season-2021-22-final.pdf

 

[Hull Blade]

Here you go, in a nutshell:

Points
Goal Difference
Goals For
Head-to-Head (Aggregate)
Number of Wins
Goals Scored in Away Games
Disciplinary Record

Full details...

9 Method of Determining League Positions
9.1 At the end of each Season the Club in each Division scoring the highest number of points shall be declared the Champion Club of that Division. Three points shall be awarded for each League Match won. One point will be awarded to each Club for a drawn match. If two or more Clubs have scored the same number of points their position in the Division shall be determined on goal difference, that is to say, the difference between the total number of goals scored by and against a Club in League Matches in that Season, and the higher or highest placed Club shall be the Club with the highest goal difference. If any two or more Clubs have scored the same number of points and have the same goal difference the higher or highest placed Club shall be the Club having scored the most goals in League Matches in that Season.
9.2 If two or more Clubs have the same number of points, goal difference and goals scored the highest placed Club shall be determined by the respective League records against each other, taking into account in order of precedence, points gained, goal difference and goals scored.
9.3 If the above procedures do not separate the Clubs then the highest placed Club shall be determined by reference to the following criteria, in the order prescribed:
9.3.1 number of wins;
9.3.2 goals scored in away games; or
9.3.3 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 9.4.
9.4 Where two or more Clubs are tied after the procedures set out in Regulations 9.1 to 9.3 inclusive then the highest placed Club shall be the Club which has accumulated the lowest total number of penalty points (as determined in accordance with Regulations 9.5 and 9.6) following the completion of 42 League Matches in the relevant Season.
9.5 Each cautionable or sending-off offence committed by a Club’s Players in each League Match during a playing season will incur that Club a set number of penalty points...

https://www.efl.com/contentassets/b3cd34c726c341ca9636610aa4503172/regulations-season-2021-22-final.pdf

Thx.
So we'd finish above them courtesy of beating them 4-1 at home, to give us a 4-3 aggregate win.
Tight or what ?

 

[blade.i.am]

Blades to win, McBurnie hat-trick

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

It turns out we finished in.

 

[blade too long]

Blades 0 Fulham 0
Luton 2 Reading 0
Bournemouth 0 Millwall 1
Preston 0 Middlesborough 2

Leads to...
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Middlesbrough up on Goals For!

Don't think I can bear it!

UTB

ah well we can always let you down some other time
the club apologises for being better than you believe

 

[blade too long]

On the face of it, looking at the three games which will affect Blades, Luton sixth place, should beat Reading, twenty first place, Middlesbrough should beat Preston, away, nine points better off and Fulham should beat Blades, eighteen points more than Blades.

well 1 out of 3 aint totally wrong

 

[VM198]

well 1 out of 3 aint totally wrong

That's true, "It's a funny old game" ain't it?