Super Rugby Predictions for Round 3
Team Ratings for Round 3
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 | 15.36 | 17.10 | -1.70 |
Jaguares | 7.64 | 7.23 | 0.40 |
Hurricanes | 7.59 | 8.79 | -1.20 |
Chiefs | 7.56 | 5.91 | 1.70 |
Highlanders | 2.44 | 4.53 | -2.10 |
Stormers | 1.97 | -0.71 | 2.70 |
Sharks | 1.73 | -0.87 | 2.60 |
Brumbies | 1.19 | 2.01 | -0.80 |
Blues | 0.99 | -0.04 | 1.00 |
Bulls | 0.05 | 1.28 | -1.20 |
Lions | -1.08 | 0.39 | -1.50 |
Waratahs | -3.42 | -2.48 | -0.90 |
Reds | -4.88 | -5.86 | 1.00 |
Rebels | -8.64 | -7.84 | -0.80 |
Sunwolves | -17.51 | -18.45 | 0.90 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 14 matches played, 8 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 57.1%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Highlanders vs. Sharks | Feb 07 | 20 – 42 | 10.90 | FALSE |
2 | Brumbies vs. Rebels | Feb 07 | 39 – 26 | 14.60 | TRUE |
3 | Chiefs vs. Crusaders | Feb 08 | 25 – 15 | -5.40 | FALSE |
4 | Waratahs vs. Blues | Feb 08 | 12 – 32 | 4.80 | FALSE |
5 | Lions vs. Reds | Feb 08 | 27 – 20 | 10.40 | TRUE |
6 | Stormers vs. Bulls | Feb 08 | 13 – 0 | 5.00 | TRUE |
7 | Jaguares vs. Hurricanes | Feb 08 | 23 – 26 | 7.50 | FALSE |
Predictions for Round 3
Here are the predictions for Round 3. 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 | Blues vs. Crusaders | Feb 14 | Crusaders | -9.90 |
2 | Rebels vs. Waratahs | Feb 14 | Waratahs | -0.70 |
3 | Sunwolves vs. Chiefs | Feb 15 | Chiefs | -19.10 |
4 | Hurricanes vs. Sharks | Feb 15 | Hurricanes | 11.90 |
5 | Brumbies vs. Highlanders | Feb 15 | Brumbies | 4.80 |
6 | Lions vs. Stormers | Feb 15 | Lions | 1.50 |
7 | Jaguares vs. Reds | Feb 15 | Jaguares | 18.50 |
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