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David Sadler

Team: Bromborough RecsDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

983

Current Handicap

6
Honours
Season:

13

Matches Played

5

Wins

8

Losses

38%

Win Rate

6.2

Avg Win Margin

9.9

Avg Loss Margin

3-4

Home Record

2-4

Away Record

16%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
13 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/5/2025

Only 13 of the 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The rating is pulled toward the league average, so the handicap may shift noticeably as more results arrive.

Milestones

Career

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Next goal: Hot Streak 152/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 13 matches

+6 Rising
Win on the night Loss on the nightLower handicap = stronger player

The line re-checks the handicap after every match — from results, winning and losing margins, the strength of who was played, and home or away. Each dot is the number that applied going into the next game.

6 May15 May27 May10 Jun8 Jul24 Jul5 Aug-1259

Gives 6 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current6
Win Percentage(35%)
38%
score-0.23→contribution-0.08
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
6.2
score-0.30→contribution-0.07
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.9
score-0.31→contribution-0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
38%
score-0.23→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
1019
score-0.22→contribution-0.03
Weighted Score-0.258
Sample Size Confidence
16%(13/33 matches)
Rating897 → shrunk 984
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)981
Recency Blend17% (13 recent matches)
Final Rating983
Handicap
6

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 400). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Window: factors are computed from the Handicap Calculation Years only (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), excluding walkovers — the same window the official recalculation uses. Bayesian shrinkage: the raw rating is pulled toward 1000 by confidence (window matches ÷ 33, an adaptive threshold set by the last recalculation). Offsets: division and B/C/D team offsets are then applied, weighted by where each window match was played. Recency blend: the calculation years are re-weighted at up to 40% by match volume. Players with a long career but fewer than 5 window matches fall back to their full career record. Rating maps to handicap 0–15 (lower = stronger) via the league's spread multiplier.

League

5W8L13 matches·38.5% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bromborough Recs2025Division A135838.5%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/5/2025John FinchH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
7/29/2025Mike BrookA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
7/24/2025Steven GardnerH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
7/22/2025Sam ThompsonA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
7/8/2025Lynn MountfordA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
6/24/2025Nick WoodwardH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
6/10/2025Malcolm GilfoyleH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
6/3/2025Colin PortisA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
5/27/2025Colin DraperH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
5/20/2025Gary DonaldsonA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
5/15/2025Chris Griffiths-griptonH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
5/13/2025Mark WoodA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/6/2025Tony ThelwellH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 0W
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundAndrew MeldrumArno Tixall8-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWLW
Last 1040% win rate— steady
LLWLWWLWLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
John Finch0110%8/5/2025
Mike Brook0110%7/29/2025
Steven Gardner101100%7/24/2025
Sam Thompson0110%7/22/2025
Lynn Mountford101100%7/8/2025
Nick Woodward101100%6/24/2025
Malcolm Gilfoyle0110%6/10/2025
Colin Portis101100%6/3/2025
Colin Draper0110%5/27/2025
Gary Donaldson0110%5/20/2025
Biggest Win
Tony Thelwell (+13)5/6/2025
Heaviest Defeat
John Finch (-15)8/5/2025
Best Season
202538% · 13 matches
Worst Season
202538% · 13 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
33% → 43%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
101913 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
3-443% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
2-433% win rate
Division A38.5%
5W·8L·13 played

Debut

May 6, 2025

Latest

Aug 5, 2025

Seasons Active

1 (3 mo span)

Matches / Season

13.0 (13 total)

Seasons

2025