Super Rugby Predictions for Week 14
Team Ratings for Week 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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Crusaders | 14.03 | 14.49 | -0.50 |
Blues | 8.86 | 7.80 | 1.10 |
Hurricanes | 6.83 | 7.13 | -0.30 |
Chiefs | 4.26 | 4.38 | -0.10 |
Brumbies | 3.86 | 1.47 | 2.40 |
Highlanders | 3.61 | 2.70 | 0.90 |
Reds | 2.13 | 1.59 | 0.50 |
Rebels | -5.58 | -3.51 | -2.10 |
Waratahs | -9.16 | -5.02 | -4.10 |
Western Force | -10.86 | -13.05 | 2.20 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 48 matches played, 35 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 72.9%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Highlanders vs. Reds | May 14 | 40 – 19 | 7.00 | TRUE |
2 | Waratahs vs. Hurricanes | May 14 | 48 – 64 | -8.90 | TRUE |
3 | Crusaders vs. Brumbies | May 15 | 31 – 29 | 17.80 | TRUE |
4 | Rebels vs. Blues | May 15 | 3 – 50 | -5.60 | TRUE |
5 | Western Force vs. Chiefs | May 15 | 19 – 20 | -9.30 | TRUE |
Predictions for Week 14
Here are the predictions for Week 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 | Hurricanes vs. Rebels | May 21 | Hurricanes | 18.90 |
2 | Western Force vs. Highlanders | May 21 | Highlanders | -8.00 |
3 | Blues vs. Waratahs | May 22 | Blues | 24.50 |
4 | Chiefs vs. Brumbies | May 22 | Chiefs | 6.90 |
5 | Reds vs. Crusaders | May 22 | Crusaders | -5.40 |