Final Pythagorean table for 2010-11 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Categories: Soccer Pythagorean: Tables
Below is the final Pythagorean table for the 2010-11 Primeira Liga of Portugal, which concluded yesterday. Standard statements about the Pythagorean table apply. I had wondered if Porto's unbeaten season would "break" the Pythagorean expectation. Looks like it did. But when I compare Porto's record to that of other champion teams, it appears that their goal difference wasn't large enough to narrow the Pythagorean variance.
| League Table | Pythagorean | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | Pts | Δ |
| Porto | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 16 | +57 | 84 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 74 | +10 |
| Benfica | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 63 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 61 | +2 |
| Sporting CP | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | +1 |
| Sporting de Braga | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | -4 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | +2 |
| Nacional | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | +5 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | +6 |
| Rio Ave | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | -4 |
| Marítimo | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | -7 |
| União de Leiria | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | +5 |
| Olhanense | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | +1 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | +2 |
| Beira-Mar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | -6 |
| Académica | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | -2 |
| Portimonense | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -4 |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 51 | -25 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -2 |
