The Unpredictability of the FA Cup

The FA Cup is just so unpredictable, isn’t it?  Just look at already relegated Pompey’s win against Spurs as evidence.  Who would have believed that poor old Pompey would have stood any chance against a Spurs team competing for a Champion’s League place?  Or at least this is what the media hype would have you believe!

But was it really such an astounding result?  Let’s look at the evidence: Spurs had historically failed to live up to expectation when suddenly touted as favourites.  And Portsmouth record in getting this far showed that perhaps it was no fluke.  They had already put out 2 Premiership teams and even their opening games against Coventry and Southampton could not be considered as free tickets through to the later rounds.

We could look at other factors such as having no pressure and team spirit, all of which points to the fact that it was not really as big an upset as the hype would have you believe.

And of course this is being wise after the event, but part of trying to be a successful football trader is taking all these factors into account, and that’s why my latest review of Soccer Mystic shows why this software is worthwhile.  It allows you to test different probabilities of an event happening and so arms you with more information on which to make your trades.