August 27, 2019

Mitre 10 Cup Predictions for Round 4

Team Ratings for Round 4

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
Tasman 16.61 9.00 7.60
Auckland 11.67 11.57 0.10
Canterbury 10.77 12.92 -2.10
Wellington 7.12 10.92 -3.80
Waikato 5.97 8.24 -2.30
North Harbour 3.72 5.30 -1.60
Bay of Plenty 2.60 -4.82 7.40
Counties Manukau -0.87 -1.99 1.10
Taranaki -2.04 -5.22 3.20
Hawke’s Bay -3.34 -5.69 2.30
Otago -5.63 -1.49 -4.10
Northland -10.45 -6.23 -4.20
Manawatu -15.65 -11.67 -4.00
Southland -21.72 -22.08 0.40

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 21 matches played, 14 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 66.7%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Hawke’s Bay vs. Otago Aug 22 29 – 21 5.90 TRUE
2 Wellington vs. Canterbury Aug 23 23 – 22 0.20 TRUE
3 Auckland vs. Bay of Plenty Aug 24 19 – 13 14.60 TRUE
4 Tasman vs. Manawatu Aug 24 64 – 3 30.80 TRUE
5 Counties Manukau vs. Waikato Aug 24 26 – 31 -2.40 TRUE
6 Taranaki vs. Northland Aug 25 52 – 19 7.90 TRUE
7 Southland vs. North Harbour Aug 25 12 – 33 -21.50 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 4

Here are the predictions for Round 4. 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 Wellington vs. Counties Manukau Aug 29 Wellington 12.00
2 Otago vs. Manawatu Aug 30 Otago 14.00
3 Canterbury vs. Southland Aug 31 Canterbury 36.50
4 Northland vs. Hawke’s Bay Aug 31 Hawke’s Bay -3.10
5 Waikato vs. Auckland Aug 31 Auckland -1.70
6 North Harbour vs. Bay of Plenty Sep 01 North Harbour 5.10
7 Taranaki vs. Tasman Sep 01 Tasman -14.60

 

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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 »

Comments

  • avatar
    Kevin RICHARDSON

    Watching Otago vs Manawatu, I can’t beleive how much sheparding and off ball interference Otago have been doing.

    5 years ago