The Crawley game marked the half way point in the season and sees us on 40 points. History would suggest that we are going to need obtain slightly more in the second half to secure a top 3 finish. Ignoring the season cut short by covid these are the points obtained by the club finishing in 3rd place in each of the last 6 completed seasons:-
Season finishing in 2021 - 79 points
2019 - 79 (77 points would have secured 3rd)
2018 - 84 (81 )
2017 - 85 (78 )
2016 - 85
2015 - 85
As you can see in 3 of the seasons the team finishing 3rd finished 3,4 and even 8 points clear of 4th place.
Over these 6 seasons the team finishing 3rd averaged 83 points. Factoring in the 3 years when a lower points total would have been enough gives an average of 81 points but in 3 seasons 85 points were needed.
Good stats WSOAP.
Part of me agrees and think we’re on for a play off place.
However, of all the sides of seen us play this season it’s only FGR that have looked a better team - ignoring the oddity that was Swindon away. So that might suggest something better??