June 1, 2021

Top 14 Predictions for Round 26

Team Ratings for Round 26

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
La Rochelle 7.41 2.32 5.10
Stade Toulousain 6.49 4.80 1.70
Racing-Metro 92 6.18 6.21 -0.00
Clermont Auvergne 5.44 3.22 2.20
Bordeaux-Begles 5.18 2.83 2.40
Lyon Rugby 3.97 5.61 -1.60
RC Toulonnais 2.54 3.56 -1.00
Stade Francais Paris 1.50 -3.22 4.70
Montpellier 1.04 2.30 -1.30
Castres Olympique 0.67 -0.47 1.10
Brive -2.41 -3.26 0.90
Section Paloise -3.08 -4.48 1.40
Aviron Bayonnais -5.73 -4.13 -1.60
SU Agen -18.62 -4.72 -13.90

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 175 matches played, 121 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 69.1%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Stade Francais Paris vs. Lyon Rugby May 29 46 – 27 1.80 TRUE
2 Brive vs. Castres Olympique May 30 28 – 33 3.10 FALSE
3 La Rochelle vs. Section Paloise May 30 51 – 27 15.30 TRUE
4 Montpellier vs. Aviron Bayonnais May 30 23 – 19 13.00 TRUE
5 RC Toulonnais vs. Bordeaux-Begles May 30 25 – 19 2.30 TRUE
6 Stade Toulousain vs. Clermont Auvergne May 30 36 – 27 6.20 TRUE
7 SU Agen vs. Racing-Metro 92 May 30 14 – 54 -17.90 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 26

Here are the predictions for Round 26. 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 Aviron Bayonnais vs. Stade Francais Paris Jun 06 Stade Francais Paris -1.70
2 Bordeaux-Begles vs. Stade Toulousain Jun 06 Bordeaux-Begles 4.20
3 Castres Olympique vs. RC Toulonnais Jun 06 Castres Olympique 3.60
4 Clermont Auvergne vs. La Rochelle Jun 06 Clermont Auvergne 3.50
5 Lyon Rugby vs. SU Agen Jun 06 Lyon Rugby 28.10
6 Racing-Metro 92 vs. Brive Jun 06 Racing-Metro 92 14.10
7 Section Paloise vs. Montpellier Jun 06 Section Paloise 1.40

 

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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 »