May 26, 2022

Super Rugby Predictions for Week 15

Team Ratings for Week 15

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
Crusaders 15.96 13.43 2.50
Blues 12.35 9.26 3.10
Hurricanes 8.99 8.28 0.70
Chiefs 7.90 5.56 2.30
Brumbies 5.48 3.61 1.90
Highlanders 4.63 6.54 -1.90
Reds -0.19 1.37 -1.60
Waratahs -2.55 -9.00 6.40
Western Force -7.77 -4.96 -2.80
Rebels -8.76 -5.79 -3.00
Moana Pasifika -12.76 -10.00 -2.80
Fijian Drua -14.98 -10.00 -5.00

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 78 matches played, 58 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 74.4%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Moana Pasifika vs. Western Force May 24 28 – 48 -3.20 TRUE

 

Predictions for Week 15

Here are the predictions for Week 15. 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 Crusaders vs. Reds May 27 Crusaders 22.20
2 Fijian Drua vs. Chiefs May 27 Chiefs -16.90
3 Moana Pasifika vs. Brumbies May 28 Brumbies -12.20
4 Waratahs vs. Blues May 28 Blues -8.90
5 Western Force vs. Hurricanes May 28 Hurricanes -10.80
6 Rebels vs. Highlanders May 29 Highlanders -7.40

 

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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 »

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    Deborah Matalai

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