2023

Regular season projection after week 3

Here are the projected conference win percentages and playoff qualification percentages based on 100.000 simulations and our current strength model.

Central

Eastern

Western

Wild card simulations

In 2021, Centurions qualified for playoffs with a 5-5 record, while Kings (5-5) did not.

In 2022, Raiders and Dragons qualified with a 8-4 record, while Galaxy and Rhein Fire (both 8-4) did not.

How about 2023? 17 instead of 12 teams, six instead of four play off teams, two/four interconference games instead of six. And the possibility that up to three teams from one conference can qualify for playoffs.

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Largest ELF stadiums

Largest ELF stadiums #

3: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,500: Rhein Fire regular season 2022/23, Championship game 2023 #

3: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,500: Rhein Fire regular season 2022/23

2: Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Hamburg Sea Devils September 26th, 2021 #

2: Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Hamburg Sea Devils September 26th, 2021

1: Volksparkstadion 57,000: Rhein Fire @ Hamburg Sea Devils June 11th, 2023 #

1: Volksparkstadion 57,000: Rhein Fire @ Hamburg Sea Devils June 11th, 2023

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Distances Season 3

Totals Distances per teams

17 Teams, each travelling six times. But which team travels the most? That’s easy, obviously it’s the Dragons. So who travels the least? Let’s sum up distances on the road. We use Open Street Map, distances in kilometers between each stadium (if known, otherwise we use city centre). Centurions are traveling the least with just under 2377 Kilometers, followed by Lions and Fire. Paris has the largest distances in total (apart from Dragons), with their 488 km trip to Cologne as shortest distance. Enthroners follows, with a short trip to Vienna and five trips with more that 490 kilometers.

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