April 16, 2019

Pro14 Predictions for Round 21

Team Ratings for Round 21

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
Munster 10.34 8.08 2.30
Glasgow Warriors 10.17 8.55 1.60
Leinster 9.76 9.80 -0.00
Scarlets 3.14 6.39 -3.30
Connacht 3.13 0.01 3.10
Ulster 1.71 2.07 -0.40
Ospreys 0.87 -0.86 1.70
Cardiff Blues 0.84 0.24 0.60
Edinburgh 0.19 -0.64 0.80
Treviso -0.69 -5.19 4.50
Cheetahs -2.24 -0.83 -1.40
Dragons -10.04 -8.59 -1.40
Southern Kings -11.81 -7.91 -3.90
Zebre -14.83 -10.57 -4.30

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 140 matches played, 108 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 77.1%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Cheetahs vs. Dragons Apr 13 38 – 13 11.20 TRUE
2 Connacht vs. Cardiff Blues Apr 13 29 – 22 6.70 TRUE
3 Edinburgh vs. Ulster Apr 13 7 – 29 4.90 FALSE
4 Leinster vs. Glasgow Warriors Apr 13 24 – 39 5.60 FALSE
5 Scarlets vs. Zebre Apr 13 42 – 0 20.90 TRUE
6 Southern Kings vs. Ospreys Apr 13 7 – 43 -6.10 TRUE
7 Treviso vs. Munster Apr 13 28 – 37 -6.10 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 21

Here are the predictions for Round 21. 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 Cardiff Blues vs. Ospreys Apr 27 Cardiff Blues 4.50
2 Cheetahs vs. Southern Kings Apr 27 Cheetahs 14.10
3 Dragons vs. Scarlets Apr 27 Scarlets -8.70
4 Edinburgh vs. Glasgow Warriors Apr 27 Glasgow Warriors -5.50
5 Munster vs. Connacht Apr 27 Munster 11.70
6 Ulster vs. Leinster Apr 27 Leinster -3.50
7 Zebre vs. Treviso Apr 27 Treviso -9.60

 

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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 »