| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? 10:41 - Apr 23 with 1286 views | Matt_Netherlands |
Looking way ahead to the championship fixtures, does anyone know the rules / conditions that get applied when fixtures are generated?
Some logical ones seem to be….
- Boxing Day - Usually fairly local games but not local rivals (Due to travel and policing). We often seem to have people like Watford, QPR, Arsenal etc.
- Newly promoted sides avoid each other for opening games, newly relegated avoid each other too
- Fixtures start repeating from about January onwards, matches are in similar order once they are replayed but never the exact same
- Seem to remember there being a week fairly early in the new year, when all fixtures are repeated from around three weeks prior - not sure if that still happens though
- Local rivals tend to avoid playing at home on the same day, albeit slightly more relaxed here than in previous years |  | | |  |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:44 - Apr 23 with 1256 views | Keno |
We Play every team twice, once at PR and once at their ground
If we play at home the lesser East Anglian team will have to play away
Stoke away has to be a on a cold wet Tuesday night in February |  |
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| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:46 - Apr 23 with 1234 views | JakeITFC |
Seemed to be a relatively recent thing in the lower divisions to have the furthest away fixtures as midweek ones (I think with the intention of protecting Saturday attendances). |  | | |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:47 - Apr 23 with 1230 views | gainsboroughblue |
You also will never, or at least very rarely, see a local derby on the first or last day of the season.
Exceptions being London, North-West, Midlands clashes as the permutations can be impossible to avoid. But even so, you wouldn't get Forest playing Derby, Blackburn playing Burnley etc.
You'll never see Town v Nodge on a first or last day. [Post edited 23 Apr 10:47]
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| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:55 - Apr 23 with 1171 views | artsbossbeard |
QPR (A) & Millwall (A) - Midweek. Nailed. |  |
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| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:57 - Apr 23 with 1147 views | gainsboroughblue |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:55 - Apr 23 by artsbossbeard |
QPR (A) & Millwall (A) - Midweek. Nailed. |
Wrexham (A)
Live on Sky, Friday night. | |
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| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:59 - Apr 23 with 1115 views | _clive_baker_ |
We always seem to play Norwich at home before we play away in recent seasons.
IPS v NOR Oct 2025
NOR v IPS Mar 2026 |  | | |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:59 - Apr 23 with 1107 views | Matt_Netherlands |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:46 - Apr 23 by JakeITFC |
Seemed to be a relatively recent thing in the lower divisions to have the furthest away fixtures as midweek ones (I think with the intention of protecting Saturday attendances). |
Never really thought about that being a possible reason for us having some horrible Tuesday night away fixtures. Kind of makes sense… but on the other hand is two fingers up to travelling fans! | | | |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 11:27 - Apr 23 with 1034 views | ITFC_Forever |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:59 - Apr 23 by Matt_Netherlands |
Never really thought about that being a possible reason for us having some horrible Tuesday night away fixtures. Kind of makes sense… but on the other hand is two fingers up to travelling fans! |
That's been in place for the EFL for some years now, on the basis the clubs are better off sacrificing a few long distance games to midweek to get better away numbers for the closer games at the weekend. |  |
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| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 11:56 - Apr 23 with 927 views | Stourbridgeblue |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:44 - Apr 23 by Keno |
We Play every team twice, once at PR and once at their ground
If we play at home the lesser East Anglian team will have to play away
Stoke away has to be a on a cold wet Tuesday night in February |
Stoke must have all their home games on a Tuesday in February! |  |
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| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 12:01 - Apr 23 with 901 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
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| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 12:20 - Apr 23 with 826 views | Pinewoodblue |
There seems to be a rule that all midweek fixtures require the away team’s fans to have to travel long distances. Expect mid week trips to Preston or Blackburn, M’boro or Sunderland. |  |
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| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 13:22 - Apr 23 with 694 views | ElderGrizzly |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 10:59 - Apr 23 by Matt_Netherlands |
Never really thought about that being a possible reason for us having some horrible Tuesday night away fixtures. Kind of makes sense… but on the other hand is two fingers up to travelling fans! |
Wasn't it also linked to the new Sky deal where they were going to show most games live on the red button during midweek? |  | | |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 15:08 - Apr 23 with 547 views | ITFC_Forever |
| What “Rules” does the fixture super computer have? on 12:20 - Apr 23 by Pinewoodblue |
There seems to be a rule that all midweek fixtures require the away team’s fans to have to travel long distances. Expect mid week trips to Preston or Blackburn, M’boro or Sunderland. |
Already covered that!
It's been the way for a few years now to maximise travelling support at the weekends, by putting the relatively further away ones midweek. | |
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