Poland v Colombia match thread

[The Doctor]

FIFAs formula:

 

Points = Result * Match Importance * (200 - Ranking of Opponent) * confederation weighting.

 

Results: 3 points for win, 1 point for draw

 

Match importance: 1 for friendly, 2.5 for qualifier

 

Confederation weight: 1 for south America, 0.99 for Europe.

 

So, the workings for the example given

Switzerland: 

 

Win v Ukraine: 3 * 2.5 * (200-35) * 0.99 = 1225.125

 

Win v Scotland: 3 * 2.5 * (200-42) * 0.99 = 1173.15

 

Win v Albania: 3 * 2.5 * (200-58) * 0.99 = 1054.35

 

Win v Luxembourg: 3 * 2.5 * (200-85) * 0.99 = 853.875

 

Draw v England: 1 * 2.5 * (200-13) * 0.99 = 462.825

 

Total points: 4769.325

Games played: 5

Average points per game: 953.865

 

England

 

Win v Ukraine: 3 * 2.5 * (200-35) * 0.99 = 1225.125

 

Win v Scotland: 3 * 2.5 * (200-42) * 0.99 = 1173.15

 

Win v Albania: 3 * 2.5 * (200-58) * 0.99 = 1054.35

 

Win v Luxembourg: 3 * 2.5 * (200-85) * 0.99 = 853.875

 

Draw v Switzerland: 1 * 2.5 * (200-6) * 0.99 = 480.15

 

Win v Germany: 3 * 1 * (200-1) * 0.99 = 591.03

 

Win v Brazil: 3 * 1 * (200-2) * 1 = 594

 

Total points: 5971.68

Games played: 7

Average points per game: 853.0971

 

 

Since it's done on average points per game, you end up with less by winning friendlies than by not playing them

 

 

[MC Prussian]

We've won five out of our last six friendlies, plus drew against Spain, and played almost the exact amount of friendlies than England since 2016 (three less, but two of those were the 2018 WC playoff matches against Northern Ireland).

How dare we skew our own rating in our own favour!