January 24, 2019

Pro14 Predictions for Round 14

Team Ratings for Round 14

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
Leinster 13.09 9.80 3.30
Munster 10.43 8.08 2.40
Glasgow Warriors 7.73 8.55 -0.80
Scarlets 2.87 6.39 -3.50
Connacht 2.57 0.01 2.60
Ospreys 0.87 -0.86 1.70
Cardiff Blues 0.70 0.24 0.50
Edinburgh 0.65 -0.64 1.30
Ulster -0.07 2.07 -2.10
Cheetahs -2.21 -0.83 -1.40
Treviso -3.42 -5.19 1.80
Dragons -8.59 -8.59 0.00
Southern Kings -10.78 -7.91 -2.90
Zebre -13.28 -10.57 -2.70

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 90 matches played, 71 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 78.9%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Southern Kings vs. Cheetahs Jan 20 17 – 24 -3.50 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 14

Here are the predictions for Round 14. 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 Glasgow Warriors vs. Ospreys Jan 26 Glasgow Warriors 11.40
2 Leinster vs. Scarlets Jan 26 Leinster 14.70
3 Ulster vs. Treviso Jan 26 Ulster 7.80
4 Cheetahs vs. Zebre Jan 27 Cheetahs 15.60
5 Dragons vs. Munster Jan 27 Munster -14.50
6 Southern Kings vs. Edinburgh Jan 27 Edinburgh -6.90
7 Cardiff Blues vs. Connacht Jan 27 Cardiff Blues 2.60

 

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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 »