January 3, 2024

Rugby Premiership Predictions for Round 11

Team Ratings for Round 11

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
Saracens 5.93 6.82 -0.90
Leicester Tigers 5.27 6.13 -0.90
Exeter Chiefs 5.18 -0.89 6.10
Harlequins 3.52 1.93 1.60
Northampton Saints 3.00 2.66 0.30
Bath 2.67 -1.26 3.90
Sale Sharks 2.14 6.46 -4.30
Bristol 1.31 1.00 0.30
Gloucester -5.38 -1.45 -3.90
Newcastle Falcons -12.89 -10.63 -2.30

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 50 matches played, 37 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 74%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Bristol vs. Exeter Chiefs Dec 30 14 – 24 4.70 FALSE
2 Saracens vs. Newcastle Falcons Dec 31 37 – 19 26.30 TRUE
3 Northampton Saints vs. Sale Sharks Dec 31 21 – 17 7.60 TRUE
4 Harlequins vs. Gloucester Dec 31 32 – 26 16.80 TRUE
5 Leicester Tigers vs. Bath Jan 01 35 – 22 7.60 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 11

Here are the predictions for Round 11. 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 Newcastle Falcons vs. Harlequins Jan 06 Harlequins -10.40
2 Sale Sharks vs. Bristol Jan 06 Sale Sharks 6.80
3 Exeter Chiefs vs. Northampton Saints Jan 07 Exeter Chiefs 8.20
4 Leicester Tigers vs. Saracens Jan 07 Leicester Tigers 5.30
5 Bath vs. Gloucester Jan 08 Bath 14.00

 

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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 »