League Table Points worksheet

1. Points of the top team: 6

1. Hawks: 2 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost; goals 5–4, difference +1

   $2\times 3+0\times 1+1\times 0$$=6$

2. Bears: 1 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost; goals 4–4, difference 0

   $1\times 3+1\times 1+1\times 0$$=4$

3. Lions: 1 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost; goals 4–4, difference 0

   $1\times 3+1\times 1+1\times 0$$=4$

4. Wolves: 0 won, 2 drawn, 1 lost; goals 3–4, difference -1

   $0\times 3+2\times 1+1\times 0$$=2$

5. Rank the teams by points. If teams are level, goal difference decides, then goals scored

   $\text{Top of the table: Hawks}$

2. Points of the top team: 9

1. Lions: 2 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost; goals 8–4, difference +4

   $2\times 4+1\times 1+0\times 0$$=9$

2. Bears: 2 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost; goals 9–7, difference +2

   $2\times 4+1\times 1+0\times 0$$=9$

3. Hawks: 0 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost; goals 8–10, difference -2

   $0\times 4+1\times 1+2\times 0$$=1$

4. Wolves: 0 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost; goals 3–7, difference -4

   $0\times 4+1\times 1+2\times 0$$=1$

5. Rank the teams by points. If teams are level, goal difference decides, then goals scored

   $\text{Top of the table: Lions}$

3. Points: 62

1. Add up the points: each win is worth 3, each draw 2 and each loss 0

   $16\times 3+7\times 2+4\times 0$$=62$

2. Find the goal difference: goals scored minus goals let in, the usual tiebreaker

   $48-36$$=12$

3. Divide points by matches played, so teams with different numbers of games can be compared

   $\frac{62}{16+7+4}$$=2.296296$

4. Find the most points possible, if the team wins every match it has left

   $62+7\times 3$$=83$

5. Project the final total, if the team keeps earning points at the same rate per game

   $62+2.296296\times 7$$=78.074074$

4. Points of the top team: 8

1. Hawks: 1 won, 2 drawn, 0 lost; goals 8–4, difference +4

   $1\times 4+2\times 2+0\times 1$$=8$

2. Lions: 1 won, 2 drawn, 0 lost; goals 7–5, difference +2

   $1\times 4+2\times 2+0\times 1$$=8$

3. Bears: 1 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost; goals 6–9, difference -3

   $1\times 4+1\times 2+1\times 1$$=7$

4. Wolves: 0 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost; goals 4–7, difference -3

   $0\times 4+1\times 2+2\times 1$$=4$

5. Rank the teams by points. If teams are level, goal difference decides, then goals scored

   $\text{Top of the table: Hawks}$

5. Points: 48

1. Add up the points: each win is worth 3, each draw 1 and each loss 0

   $13\times 3+9\times 1+5\times 0$$=48$

2. Find the goal difference: goals scored minus goals let in, the usual tiebreaker

   $58-28$$=30$

3. Divide points by matches played, so teams with different numbers of games can be compared

   $\frac{48}{13+9+5}$$=1.777778$

4. Find the most points possible, if the team wins every match it has left

   $48+9\times 3$$=75$

5. Project the final total, if the team keeps earning points at the same rate per game

   $48+1.777778\times 9$$=64$

6. Points: 54

1. Add up the points: each win is worth 3, each draw 1 and each loss 0

   $15\times 3+9\times 1+4\times 0$$=54$

2. Find the goal difference: goals scored minus goals let in, the usual tiebreaker

   $60-37$$=23$

3. Divide points by matches played, so teams with different numbers of games can be compared

   $\frac{54}{15+9+4}$$=1.928571$

4. Find the most points possible, if the team wins every match it has left

   $54+8\times 3$$=78$

5. Project the final total, if the team keeps earning points at the same rate per game

   $54+1.928571\times 8$$=69.428571$

7. Points of the top team: 7

1. Hawks: 1 won, 2 drawn, 0 lost; goals 6–4, difference +2

   $1\times 3+2\times 2+0\times 2$$=7$

2. Lions: 1 won, 2 drawn, 0 lost; goals 5–4, difference +1

   $1\times 3+2\times 2+0\times 2$$=7$

3. Bears: 0 won, 3 drawn, 0 lost; goals 5–5, difference 0

   $0\times 3+3\times 2+0\times 2$$=6$

4. Wolves: 0 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost; goals 5–8, difference -3

   $0\times 3+1\times 2+2\times 2$$=6$

5. Rank the teams by points. If teams are level, goal difference decides, then goals scored

   $\text{Top of the table: Hawks}$

8. Points of the top team: 7

1. Lions: 2 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost; goals 6–4, difference +2

   $2\times 3+1\times 1+0\times 0$$=7$

2. Bears: 2 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost; goals 7–4, difference +3

   $2\times 3+0\times 1+1\times 0$$=6$

3. Hawks: 1 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost; goals 6–6, difference 0

   $1\times 3+1\times 1+1\times 0$$=4$

4. Wolves: 0 won, 0 drawn, 3 lost; goals 4–9, difference -5

   $0\times 3+0\times 1+3\times 0$$=0$

5. Rank the teams by points. If teams are level, goal difference decides, then goals scored

   $\text{Top of the table: Lions}$

9. Points: 75

1. Add up the points: each win is worth 3, each draw 1 and each loss 0

   $22\times 3+9\times 1+5\times 0$$=75$

2. Find the goal difference: goals scored minus goals let in, the usual tiebreaker

   $50-29$$=21$

3. Divide points by matches played, so teams with different numbers of games can be compared

   $\frac{75}{22+9+5}$$=2.083333$

4. Find the most points possible, if the team wins every match it has left

   $75+9\times 3$$=102$

5. Project the final total, if the team keeps earning points at the same rate per game

   $75+2.083333\times 9$$=93.75$

10. Points: 46

1. Add up the points: each win is worth 2, each draw 1 and each loss 0

   $18\times 2+10\times 1+4\times 0$$=46$

2. Find the goal difference: goals scored minus goals let in, the usual tiebreaker

   $65-28$$=37$

3. Divide points by matches played, so teams with different numbers of games can be compared

   $\frac{46}{18+10+4}$$=1.4375$

4. Find the most points possible, if the team wins every match it has left

   $46+6\times 2$$=58$

5. Project the final total, if the team keeps earning points at the same rate per game

   $46+1.4375\times 6$$=54.625$