London Skolars v Dons Friday 11th August 2023 7pm : Mon Aug 07, 2023 8:44 am
What would constitute a good performance?Skolars have averaged 16.25 points in their home games. They've conceded, on average, 48.75 points. Their average loss has been 32.5 points.
Dewsbury, Hunslet, Oldham and Workington won by an average of 41.5 points when visiting London.
On that basis, winning by less than 30 would be a poor showing, winning by 40 would be a decent performance.
Here's a full list of London's home results, with worst defeats at the top:
London 6, N Wales 60 (won by 54)
London 14, Oldham 62 (won by 48)
London 22, Hunslet 66 (won by 44)
London 16, Workington 58 (won by 42)
London 16, Dewsbury 48 (won by 32)
London 18, Midlands 38 (won by 20)
London 14, Cornwall 30 (won by 16)
London 24, Rochdale 28 (won by 4)
I wrote on the N Wales thread that no result would have surprised me considering our present form. This time, a defeat would be totally unacceptable and any win by less than 16 points would be very disappointing. A win by more than 30 would be encouraging although the benchmark set by the top teams means more than 40 would be needed to put us on a par with them.
What do you reckon? I'm going for a win by 20 to 24.
