NRL Predictions for Round 26
Team Ratings for Round 26
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Roosters | 9.58 | 3.08 | 6.50 |
Storm | 9.15 | 6.15 | 3.00 |
Panthers | 7.56 | 14.73 | -7.20 |
Sharks | 7.02 | 2.94 | 4.10 |
Sea Eagles | 4.14 | -0.48 | 4.60 |
Bulldogs | 2.45 | -13.35 | 15.80 |
Cowboys | 1.58 | 2.47 | -0.90 |
Broncos | 0.61 | 9.07 | -8.50 |
Knights | -1.92 | 1.84 | -3.80 |
Warriors | -3.95 | -0.07 | -3.90 |
Dolphins | -5.26 | -7.09 | 1.80 |
Eels | -5.37 | 0.14 | -5.50 |
Rabbitohs | -5.66 | 0.87 | -6.50 |
Dragons | -5.68 | -6.93 | 1.20 |
Raiders | -6.86 | -4.31 | -2.50 |
Titans | -7.21 | -7.89 | 0.70 |
Wests Tigers | -12.16 | -13.15 | 1.00 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 188 matches played, 115 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 61.2%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wests Tigers vs. Sea Eagles | Aug 22 | 34 – 26 | -16.20 | FALSE |
2 | Warriors vs. Bulldogs | Aug 23 | 18 – 34 | 2.90 | FALSE |
3 | Broncos vs. Eels | Aug 23 | 30 – 24 | 9.40 | TRUE |
4 | Raiders vs. Panthers | Aug 24 | 22 – 18 | -13.50 | FALSE |
5 | Storm vs. Dolphins | Aug 24 | 48 – 6 | 14.10 | TRUE |
6 | Rabbitohs vs. Knights | Aug 24 | 16 – 36 | 1.90 | FALSE |
7 | Titans vs. Roosters | Aug 25 | 22 – 48 | -12.10 | TRUE |
8 | Dragons vs. Sharks | Aug 25 | 10 – 38 | -7.20 | TRUE |
Predictions for Round 26
Here are the predictions for Round 26. 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 | Cowboys vs. Storm | Aug 29 | Storm | -4.60 |
2 | Bulldogs vs. Sea Eagles | Aug 30 | Bulldogs | 1.30 |
3 | Panthers vs. Rabbitohs | Aug 30 | Panthers | 16.20 |
4 | Eels vs. Dragons | Aug 31 | Eels | 3.30 |
5 | Dolphins vs. Broncos | Aug 31 | Broncos | -5.90 |
6 | Sharks vs. Warriors | Aug 31 | Sharks | 18.00 |
7 | Knights vs. Titans | Sep 01 | Knights | 8.30 |
8 | Roosters vs. Raiders | Sep 01 | Roosters | 19.40 |
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