Matches Championship 5 Game Blocks 24/25

[Steve Gilbert]

2024/2025 Season​

Block 1 Norwich (H) 3 Coventry (A) 0 Blackburn (A) 0 PNE (H) 3 Stoke (H) 3 Total points out of 15: 9​	Block 2 Bristol City (A) 0 Burnley (H) 1 Luton (A) 1 Pompey (A) 1 WBA (H) 1 Total points out of 15: 4​	Block 3 Derby (H) 1 Sunderland (A) 0 Swansea (H) 0 Hull (H) 3 Watford (A) 0 Total points out of 15: 4​
Block 4 Middlesbrough (H) 0 Sheffield United (A) 0 Millwall (H) 1 QPR (A) 0 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 0 Total points out of 15: 1​	Block 5 Leeds (A) 0 Cardiff (H) 3 Plymouth (H) 3 Millwall (A) 3 PNE (A) 1 Total points out of 15: 10​	Block 6 Plymouth (A) 1 Blackburn (H) 3 Luton (H) 3 Stoke (A) 1 Bristol City (H) 1 Total points out of 15: 9​
Block 7 Burnley (A) 0 Derby (A) 1 Portsmouth (H) 0 WBA (A) 0 Coventry (H) 0 Total points out of 15: 1​	Block 8 Norwich (A) 1 Hull (A) 0 Watford (H) 3 Middlesbrough (A) Sheffield United (H) Total points out of 15:​	Block 9 QPR (H) Sheffield Wednesday (A) Leeds (H) Cardiff (A) Sunderland (H) Total points out of 15:​

Bonus Ball: Swansea (A)​

Season Average PPB​

Automatic Promotion 2023/2024 - 96 2022/2023 - 91 2021/2022 - 88 2020/2021 - 91 2019/2020 - 83 Average: 89.8 (90) PP 5 games: 10​

Play-Offs 2023/2024 - 73 2022/2023 - 69 2021/2022 - 75 2020/2021 - 77 2019/2020 - 70 Average: 72.8 (73) PP 5 games: 9​

Safety 2023/2024 - 53 2022/2023 - 50 2021/2022 - 47 2020/21 - 44 2019/2020 - 48 Average: 48.4 (49) PP 5 games: 6​

 

[Steve Gilbert]

The funny thing about football is we’d have been better off not getting the luck against Burnley, and conceding a couple, but then having one more of our many chances tonight go in. As it is, we’ve got one point less than we would have in that scenario but feel good about a couple of games undefeated.

I understand what you saying but that result against Burnley means we stay unbeaten at home and tonight’s point stops the rot when it comes to losing away games.

Teams will notice we haven’t lost at home yet and it will play into the minds when they come to play us.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

I understand what you saying but that result against Burnley means we stay unbeaten at home and tonight’s point stops the rot when it comes to losing away games.

Teams will notice we haven’t lost at home yet and it will play into the minds when they come to play us.

True, but by that logic you could also say that we still haven’t won away and that could play on minds in the next game against Portsmouth, for example.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

True, but by that logic you could also say that we still haven’t won away and that could play on minds in the next game against Portsmouth, for example.

It could do but I’d imagine them not having won a single game yet will play on their mind more.

 

[TobyDavis34]

It would be nice to get out of block 2 with 6 points, but 4 is OK. Block 3 we should target 9 points at least IMHO

 

[Northstandboy]

Block 2 done, 4 points, let’s get 3 points to start block 3!

 

[m]

Funny old block that.

Bristol City feels like absolutely years ago, and it's certainly felt like we've had a decent string of results since.

And yet the points on the board clearly show a poor return.

My brain hurts.

 

[WRox]

One of the toughest blocks of the season that, 5 points less with no drop off in performance level. Two of the top 6 at home and 3 aways.

Been really consistent and competitive now for ten games, keep it up for the next ten and the points will come.

 

[vickiebednar]

Both coach and player are in good form. After five more games the position is secure.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

We now haven’t won since block 1 and we really need to start getting some wins to keep us on track to at least reach the goal of safety. A minimum of 6 points from the remaining 3 games of block 3 is needed IMO.

 

[BillyTurleys CurlyWurly]

We now haven’t won since block 1 and we really need to start getting some wins to keep us on track to at least reach the goal of safety. A minimum of 6 points from the remaining 3 games of block 3 is needed IMO.

Agreed. Massive massive 3 games before the break.

5 points minimum - win and 2 draws.

Or 6 with 3 wins.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Agreed. Massive massive 3 games before the break.

5 points minimum - win and 2 draws.

Or 6 with 3 wins.

Surely 3 wins is 9 points?

I think we need to win the 2 home games as Watford away will be tough but a game we are more than capable of getting something from.

Swansea have drawn 3 and lost 3 in their last 6 games.

 

[WRox]

I’d probably take 3 points from the next 3 games. McEachran will make a difference to the midfield but we’ll still miss Brannagan and Dembele badly, especially with the other injuries we’ve got out wide.

Would leave us on 17 from 15, so still on track to stay up with three or four back after the international break. Anything less than 3 and we’re on a long winless run and tracking to go down, but I’m not convinced we’ll need or get 6 points with half a team missing.

 

[battman]

Just having a look at our run of fixtures and we've got some tricky games coming up in November - Middlesbrough (H), Sheffield United (A), Millwall (H) - but if you look at December I think that could be the month that defines our season. We have a run of favourable fixtures; playing Plymouth (A), QPR (A), Sheffield Wednesday (H), Leeds (A), Cardiff (H) and Plymouth (H). All bar Leeds are in and around us in the table, and getting points in these could really help us shoot up the table in time for the January window.

 

[Carpy]

Just having a look at our run of fixtures and we've got some tricky games coming up in November - Middlesbrough (H), Sheffield United (A), Millwall (H) - but if you look at December I think that could be the month that defines our season. We have a run of favourable fixtures; playing Plymouth (A), QPR (A), Sheffield Wednesday (H), Leeds (A), Cardiff (H) and Plymouth (H). All bar Leeds are in and around us in the table, and getting points in these could really help us shoot up the table in time for the January window.

I thought the same, just hoping that we have enough of our wide options back by then that we carry a threat.

 

[Fat bloke]

I would go for at least 9pts but alot depends on especially Brannigan and some others back.
But this season more teams seem to be drawing so pts going down can be lower than 45 pts. But string 3 wins together your shoot up but picking pts up and keep goal difference closer to 0 as worth it in long run.?.
Need to score more often now when we have the chances and not fritter them.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

More points in the last 2 games than in the previous 11!

 

[Mojofilter]

More points in the last 2 games than in the previous 11!

I'm no longer afraid to check this thread

 

[TobyDavis34]

Block 5 and 6 look like they could be the meat of our season, now.

We don’t want to be needing ~10 points from block 9 for sure.

 

[Vancouver Yellow]

Block 5 and 6 look like they could be the meat of our season, now.

We don’t want to be needing ~10 points from block 9 for sure

Absolutely. Block 6 is massive for us. Coming at a good time too, I hope!

 

[TobyDavis34]

Absolutely. Block 6 is massive for us. Coming at a good time too, I hope!

5 or 6 points from the next 3 would be really helpful, and then another 5 or 6 from Luton Stoke and Bristol, and we can really be thinking about championship football next season imho.

 

[Village-Yellow]

Block 5 and 6 look like they could be the meat of our season, now.

We don’t want to be needing ~10 points from block 9 for sure.

Blocks 8 and 9 look iffy.

Lots of massive points to be bagged before then.

Get to block 9 with must wins and we’ll be in trouble.

Must wins start now !

 

[TobyDavis34]

Blocks 8 and 9 look iffy.

Lots of massive points to be bagged before then.

Get to block 9 with must wins and we’ll be in trouble.

Must wins start now !

Indeed. We could easily get 2 points max from block 7 and 8.

 

[Carpy]

Automatic promotion form in this block

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Automatic promotion form in this block

More points in the last 4 games than the previous 16

 

[NorthWestOx]

The last 4 games has given us an excellent chance of survival.
Looking at the target for 50pts, we now need 22pts from 21 games, 6 wins, 4 draws (11 defeats)

Compared to the current bottom 3:
Hull, 27pts from 20 games, 7 wins, 6 draws (7 defeats)
Cardiff, 27pts from 21 games, 7 wins, 6 draws (8 defeats)
Plymouth, 30pts from 21 games, 8 wins, 6 draws (7 defeats)

 

[Carpy]

Just imagining for a moment that we beat Plymouth, Stoke and Luton this month, I'd be extremely confident that we'd stay up, it'll be tough, but it's certainly possible.

 

[TobyDavis34]

Just imagining for a moment that we beat Plymouth, Stoke and Luton this month, I'd be extremely confident that we'd stay up, it'll be tough, but it's certainly possible.

Those three results get us quite a long way towards survival for sure; then we just have to get good results against our relegation rivals (Hull away, Cardiff away, Portsmouth at home)

 

[werthersoriginal]

We just need a point a game, which should be very doable. My concern is that our rivals are also getting some good results and no one is really falling away. Hope we dont have to go to Swansea needing something.

 

[Twiggy85]

Think 50pts will be the minimum needed to stay up, since can see the points difference between 22nd and 12th being quite small (as it currently is). These past 4 games have been vital in giving us a chance.

 

[Foley]

Think 50pts will be the minimum needed to stay up, since can see the points difference between 22nd and 12th being quite small (as it currently is). These past 4 games have been vital in giving us a chance.

I would be very surprised it we need more than 50 points. It is normally lower than that.