Overview
- Xbox and Opta built an “expected jinx” score that uses live win‑probability models and a survey of nearly 10,000 fans to see how viewing habits line up with results.
- The analysis identified Liverpool supporter Tommy McAllister of Moreton, Merseyside, as the highest scorer and dubbed him the unluckiest fan.
- McAllister watched all six Premier League games Liverpool failed to win this season, while the team’s four league wins since Christmas came in matches he did not watch.
- He says he will stop watching matches, with Xbox gifting him a console and EA FC 26 to shape a new matchday routine.
- He has tried seven different shirts and quirky rituals to break the pattern, and coverage treats the link as a playful correlation rather than proof, noting even Everton friends urge him to tune in.