January 3, 2024

United Rugby Championship Predictions for Delayed Games

Team Ratings for Delayed Games

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 11.23 10.73 0.50
Bulls 10.75 9.00 1.80
Munster 8.10 10.54 -2.40
Stormers 6.44 8.93 -2.50
Glasgow 5.98 4.19 1.80
Ulster 5.32 7.80 -2.50
Connacht 4.13 3.17 1.00
Edinburgh 0.65 -2.26 2.90
Lions 0.26 -4.26 4.50
Sharks -0.17 0.85 -1.00
Benetton -2.39 -5.12 2.70
Cardiff Rugby -4.23 -5.16 0.90
Ospreys -4.52 -7.79 3.30
Scarlets -9.96 -2.23 -7.70
Dragons -14.27 -8.14 -6.10
Zebre -17.33 -20.25 2.90

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 70 matches played, 45 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 64.3%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Benetton vs. Zebre Dec 30 36 – 14 15.70 TRUE
2 Edinburgh vs. Glasgow Dec 31 19 – 14 -4.90 FALSE
3 Stormers vs. Sharks Dec 31 16 – 15 10.10 TRUE
4 Connacht vs. Munster Jan 01 22 – 9 -4.60 FALSE
5 Ospreys vs. Cardiff Rugby Jan 02 27 – 21 0.60 TRUE
6 Dragons vs. Scarlets Jan 02 13 – 12 -3.10 FALSE
7 Leinster vs. Ulster Jan 02 21 – 22 9.60 FALSE

 

Predictions for Delayed Games

Here are the predictions for Delayed Games. 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 Sharks vs. Lions Jan 07 Sharks 1.60
2 Bulls vs. Lions Jan 28 Bulls 12.50

 

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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 »