I've noticed this before too.

Something else I noticed towards the end of the last season was that the matches are scheduled predicting who will be top of the table. I was still in league contention 2 points off pace with 4 other teams within one or two points below me. For several games I kept getting schedule second to last game and stayed in second. Then with 4 games to go I was 3rd game up on the day and the guys sitting 3rd and 4th had games second to last and last. Sure enough I lost to last in the league and they both won their games to hop me. Next day I was scheduled last and hopped over them again. Last two match days I was scheduled early games and both of them late and once again the pattern continued with me losing and them both winning to end in higher positions.