Experience Dominates The Championship's Value Added Index

by/ 29 January 2016, 09:30

In the second edition of The Sack Race's Value Added Index tetralogy, Mike Holden (@Ratings_Mike) focuses his statistic microscope on the Championship, where he unearths some interesting results.

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Experience dominates the top of the Championship index with the likes of Chris Hughton, Mick McCarthy, Kenny Jackett and Steve Bruce all adding a little something extra but it's Sean Dyche who leads the way with a whopping 0.39 points-per-game improvement on what Burnley should expect from their share of chances.

Dyche made a big impression when guiding the Clarets to automatic promotion on a modest budget two seasons ago and there's an unmistkeable air of authority about the Lancashire side this time around, even though they aren't quite setting the same high standards without the likes of Danny Ings and Keiran Trippier.

It's no surprise to see Aitor Karanka up in third. The Basque coach is from the Jose Mourinho stable and is generally considered to be the most miserly manager in the division in terms of closing up space, while Gary Rowett's growing reputation as a manager destined for big things is also backed up by this measurement.

There are numerous surprises, though. For example, Lee Carsley's time in charge of Brentford was only brief but long enough for him to be included and good enough to land him in second spot, which will create a certain amount of intrigue if and when a club decides to take a punt on him. Looking at these numbers, maybe the Championship is already his level.

But the bottom of the table is full of big names, which just goes to show how unforgiving the division can be. Steve Clarke's time in charge at Reading promised much but ultimately delivered very little, while the likes of Paul Lambert, Dean Smith and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink have all found the going tough when jumping on to the treadmill midway through the campaign.

Table Index

P = Number of Games Played

= Number of Games Played Ratio = Shot Ratio

= Shot Ratio ExPPG Â = Expected Points Per Game

Â = Expected Points Per Game PPG Â = Actual Points Per Game

Â = Actual Points Per Game Diff= Difference Figure (either plus or minus)

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