How challenging will the rest of the Premier League season be? Citizens can count on an easier draw to win the title, Everton and Leeds will be looking to hold on

The Premier League is inexorably approaching the final. With the exception of Leicester, all teams have played 30 or more games and it will soon be clear how the 21/22 season will pan out. At the moment, however, nothing is decided. How tough are the teams fighting for the title, European competition or retaining their lot in the rest of the season?

There are currently only 2 teams in contention for the title, namely Manchester City and Liverpool. Even their clash last Sunday didn’t suggest who will ultimately rejoice.

Third place in the table will probably be defended by Chelsea, but the fourth place will still be fought for. Tottenham currently occupy the top spot, but Arsenal are lurking close behind.

There is also a lot of interest in the sixth, seventh or eighth place guaranteeing the Europa League and Conference Europa League respectively.

There is no clarity at the bottom of the table either. Norwich, Watford and Burnley are currently in the relegation zone, but Everton and Leeds are still at least in danger.

How tough will the rest of the season be for the teams? Who will find it easier to achieve their goals and who will have to struggle?

This is shown in a table by the website The Analyst, which rates the difficulty of the draw by how many upcoming opponents of a particular team have scored on average points per game.

We can see that the most difficult end of the season awaits Brighton, whose opponents averaged 1.38 points per game, while Crystal Palace are facing much easier opponents.

We can also read from the table that in the fight for the title, thanks to the draw, Citizens could have an advantage, who are facing only one team from the current Top 10 (West Ham). The Reds are still facing Manchester United, Tottenham or Wolves, for example.

Similarly, Tottenham should have a slightly easier Champions League fight than Arsenal. However, the North London rivals still have to play each other, which could give a lot of clues.

West Ham, Manchester United, Wolves and Leicester are also in contention for European competition, although they are 11 points behind the Hammers, but have 3 games to play and the third easiest draw in the league.

And although it seems that the relegation is already decided, there could still be twists and turns. Leeds, Everton and Newcastle all have a head start on the relegation zone, but all three still have 3 games to play against clubs from the traditional Big 6.

So if the likes of Burnley, who have games in hand on both the Magpies and Peacocks, still work, it could be even more cheerful at the bottom of the table.

However, it should be taken into account that these are only theoretical assumptions, in practice the rest of the season may look quite different than the table suggests. Because if there’s one thing we can be sure of in the Premier League, it’s that we can’t be sure of anything.

Source: The Analyst