December 29, 2020

Pro14 Predictions for Round 10

Team Ratings for Round 10

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 19.39 16.52 2.90
Munster 10.26 9.90 0.40
Ulster 8.37 4.58 3.80
Edinburgh 3.72 5.49 -1.80
Glasgow Warriors 3.12 5.66 -2.50
Scarlets 2.05 1.98 0.10
Connacht 0.55 0.70 -0.20
Cheetahs -0.46 -0.46 0.00
Cardiff Blues -0.49 0.08 -0.60
Ospreys -3.42 -2.82 -0.60
Treviso -4.26 -3.50 -0.80
Dragons -7.20 -7.85 0.70
Southern Kings -14.92 -14.92 0.00
Zebre -16.71 -15.37 -1.30

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 46 matches played, 32 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 69.6%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Connacht vs. Ulster Dec 27 19 – 32 -1.80 TRUE
2 Dragons vs. Cardiff Blues Dec 27 12 – 13 -1.90 TRUE
3 Ospreys vs. Scarlets Dec 27 14 – 16 -0.10 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 10

Here are the predictions for Round 10. 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 Treviso vs. Zebre Jan 03 Treviso 17.50
2 Cardiff Blues vs. Ospreys Jan 03 Cardiff Blues 7.90
3 Edinburgh vs. Glasgow Warriors Jan 03 Edinburgh 5.60
4 Leinster vs. Connacht Jan 03 Leinster 23.80
5 Scarlets vs. Dragons Jan 03 Scarlets 14.30
6 Ulster vs. Munster Jan 03 Ulster 3.10

 

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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 »