March 16, 2021

Rugby Premiership 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
Exeter Chiefs 6.48 7.35 -0.90
Bristol 3.93 1.28 2.60
Sale Sharks 3.13 4.96 -1.80
Harlequins 2.62 -1.08 3.70
Wasps -0.55 5.66 -6.20
Northampton Saints -1.11 -2.48 1.40
Bath -1.78 2.14 -3.90
Gloucester -3.06 -1.02 -2.00
Leicester Tigers -4.19 -6.14 1.90
London Irish -5.01 -8.05 3.00
Worcester Warriors -6.63 -5.71 -0.90
Newcastle Falcons -6.93 -10.00 3.10

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 71 matches played, 41 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 57.7%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Bristol vs. Wasps Mar 13 37 – 20 7.90 TRUE
2 Exeter Chiefs vs. Harlequins Mar 14 21 – 20 9.30 TRUE
3 Gloucester vs. Leicester Tigers Mar 14 14 – 20 7.00 FALSE
4 London Irish vs. Worcester Warriors Mar 15 20 – 17 6.70 TRUE
5 Newcastle Falcons vs. Bath Mar 14 19 – 38 1.40 FALSE
6 Northampton Saints vs. Sale Sharks Mar 14 17 – 14 -0.30 FALSE

 

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 Bath vs. Worcester Warriors Mar 21 Bath 9.40
2 Exeter Chiefs vs. Leicester Tigers Mar 21 Exeter Chiefs 15.20
3 Harlequins vs. Gloucester Mar 21 Harlequins 10.20
4 Newcastle Falcons vs. Wasps Mar 21 Wasps -1.90
5 Northampton Saints vs. Bristol Mar 21 Bristol -0.50
6 Sale Sharks vs. London Irish Mar 21 Sale Sharks 12.60

 

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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 »