Okay, so I wanted to mess around with some football data, specifically the Premier League table from the 2017-18 season. Here’s how I did it.
First, I searched for “premier league 2017 18 table”. You know, just a simple search to get the raw data. I mean, I could look at many websites, but Wikipedia had the data I needed in this case.
Getting the Data
I found the table, it’s pretty standard stuff, I could see Teams, Played, Won, Drawn, Lost, Goals For, Goals Against, Goal Difference, and Points. that I needed.
Putting It Together
- Manchester City, Man City, they were top, obviously. 38 games played, a whopping 32 wins, 4 draws, and only 2 losses. They scored 106 goals, let in 27, with a goal difference of 79, and finished with a nice round 100 points. Champions!
- Then there was Manchester United, Man United, in second place. 38 played, 25 wins, 6 draws, 7 losses. 68 goals for, 28 against, a difference of 40, and 81 points.
- Tottenham Hotspur, Spurs, came in third. 38 games, 23 wins, 8 draws, 7 losses. Scored 74, conceded 36, a difference of 38, and 77 points.
- And Liverpool rounded out the top four. 38 played, 21 wins, 12 draws, 5 losses. They were banging them in – 84 goals for, 38 against, making a difference of 46, and a total of 75 points.
Final Result
So, that’s it. I just pulled the data and that gave me the top of the table. You could do it for the whole table if you wanted, but I was mainly only interested in how the top teams looked. It’s all pretty straightforward data to play with.
