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Matthew Gouldson

Team: Heswall Rbl BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

800

Current Handicap

NQ

Needs 8 more match(es)

Honours
Season:

2

Matches Played

1

Wins

1

Losses

50%

Win Rate

6.0

Avg Win Margin

8.0

Avg Loss Margin

0-0

Home Record

1-1

Away Record

0%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
2 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 6/18/2024

Only 2 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

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player1/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 2 matches

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.

4 Jun18 Jun-101

Held at 0 across all 2 matches.

Started0
Lowest0
Current0
Win Percentage(35%)
0%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
0.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
0.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
0%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Opponent Strength(15%)
1000
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Weighted Score+0.000
Sample Size Confidence
0%(2/33 matches)
Rating1000 → shrunk 1000→ adjusted 800
Handicap
NQ

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

1W1L2 matches·50% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Heswall Rbl B2024Division C21150%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
6/18/2024Tommy BrownA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
6/4/2024Kevin BodyA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
George ONeill Trophy1 games · 0W
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMark Myles / Tony CollierTixall10-15LOSSWON
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 0W
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundGary BoothLever Club B12-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

1

Career worst losing streak

Last 550% win rate
LW
Last 1050% win rate— steady
LW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Tommy Brown0110%6/18/2024
Kevin Body101100%6/4/2024
Biggest Win
Kevin Body (+6)6/4/2024
Heaviest Defeat
Tommy Brown (-8)6/18/2024
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
100% → 0%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
9231 known · 1 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
0-10% win rate
Division C50%
1W·1L·2 played

Debut

Jun 4, 2024

Latest

Jun 18, 2024

Seasons Active

1 (0 mo span)

Matches / Season

2.0 (2 total)

Seasons

2024