September 18, 2018

Mitre 10 Cup Predictions for Round 6

Team Ratings for Round 6

The basic method is described on my Department home page.
Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season.

Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference
Wellington 13.65 12.18 1.50
Canterbury 11.79 15.32 -3.50
Auckland 6.02 -0.50 6.50
Tasman 5.40 2.62 2.80
North Harbour 3.49 6.42 -2.90
Waikato 2.92 -3.24 6.20
Bay of Plenty 1.13 0.27 0.90
Otago 0.69 0.33 0.40
Taranaki 0.05 6.58 -6.50
Northland -0.88 -3.45 2.60
Counties Manukau -3.26 1.84 -5.10
Manawatu -8.52 -4.36 -4.20
Hawke’s Bay -11.12 -13.00 1.90
Southland -23.53 -23.17 -0.40

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 38 matches played, 26 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 68.4%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 North Harbour vs. Canterbury Sep 12 21 – 31 -5.80 TRUE
2 Waikato vs. Hawke’s Bay Sep 13 42 – 2 13.20 TRUE
3 Northland vs. Manawatu Sep 14 49 – 19 7.60 TRUE
4 Tasman vs. Taranaki Sep 14 53 – 17 3.50 TRUE
5 Counties Manukau vs. Wellington Sep 15 12 – 53 -6.70 TRUE
6 Southland vs. Otago Sep 15 24 – 43 -20.50 TRUE
7 North Harbour vs. Bay of Plenty Sep 16 32 – 20 5.50 TRUE
8 Canterbury vs. Auckland Sep 16 29 – 34 12.60 FALSE

 

Predictions for Round 6

Here are the predictions for Round 6. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

Game Date Winner Prediction
1 Manawatu vs. Tasman Sep 19 Tasman -9.90
2 Northland vs. Southland Sep 20 Northland 26.70
3 Bay of Plenty vs. Waikato Sep 21 Bay of Plenty 2.20
4 Hawke’s Bay vs. North Harbour Sep 22 North Harbour -10.60
5 Otago vs. Canterbury Sep 22 Canterbury -7.10
6 Taranaki vs. Auckland Sep 22 Auckland -2.00
7 Tasman vs. Counties Manukau Sep 23 Tasman 12.70
8 Manawatu vs. Wellington Sep 23 Wellington -18.20

 

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David Scott obtained a BA and PhD from the Australian National University and then commenced his university teaching career at La Trobe University in 1972. He has taught at La Trobe University, the University of Sheffield, Bond University and Colorado State University, joining the University of Auckland, based at Tamaki Campus, in mid-1995. He has been Head of Department at La Trobe University, Acting Dean and Associate Dean (Academic) at Bond University, and Associate Director of the Centre for Quality Management and Data Analysis at Bond University with responsibility for Short Courses. He was Head of the Department of Statistics in 2000, and is a past President of the New Zealand Statistical Assocation. See all posts by David Scott »