Top 14 Predictions for Round 25
Team Ratings for Round 25
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
La Rochelle | 7.74 | 6.88 | 0.90 |
Stade Toulousain | 7.08 | 6.34 | 0.70 |
Bordeaux Begles | 4.65 | 5.27 | -0.60 |
Toulon | 4.36 | 4.09 | 0.30 |
Racing 92 | 3.68 | 4.86 | -1.20 |
Stade Francais | 3.38 | -1.05 | 4.40 |
Montpellier | 2.91 | 4.18 | -1.30 |
Lyon | 2.78 | 3.10 | -0.30 |
Clermont | 1.82 | 4.05 | -2.20 |
Castres Olympique | -0.14 | 2.87 | -3.00 |
Section Paloise | -0.39 | -2.12 | 1.70 |
Aviron Bayonnais | -0.62 | -4.26 | 3.60 |
USA Perpignan | -4.09 | -2.75 | -1.30 |
Brive | -5.90 | -4.20 | -1.70 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 168 matches played, 121 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 72%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Clermont vs. Stade Francais | May 07 | 32 – 16 | 4.10 | TRUE |
2 | Lyon vs. USA Perpignan | May 07 | 41 – 31 | 13.70 | TRUE |
3 | Montpellier vs. Brive | May 07 | 26 – 27 | 16.40 | FALSE |
4 | Racing 92 vs. Aviron Bayonnais | May 07 | 55 – 14 | 8.90 | TRUE |
5 | Section Paloise vs. Castres Olympique | May 07 | 40 – 3 | 4.30 | TRUE |
6 | Toulon vs. La Rochelle | May 07 | 8 – 23 | 4.40 | FALSE |
7 | Stade Toulousain vs. Bordeaux Begles | May 08 | 31 – 17 | 8.40 | TRUE |
Predictions for Round 25
Here are the predictions for Round 25. 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 | |
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1 | Aviron Bayonnais vs. Clermont | May 13 | Aviron Bayonnais | 4.10 |
2 | Bordeaux Begles vs. Section Paloise | May 13 | Bordeaux Begles | 11.50 |
3 | Brive vs. Castres Olympique | May 13 | Brive | 0.70 |
4 | Montpellier vs. La Rochelle | May 13 | Montpellier | 1.70 |
5 | Racing 92 vs. Toulon | May 13 | Racing 92 | 5.80 |
6 | Stade Francais vs. Lyon | May 13 | Stade Francais | 7.10 |
7 | USA Perpignan vs. Stade Toulousain | May 13 | Stade Toulousain | -4.70 |
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