Top 14 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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Stade Toulousain | 7.05 | 6.34 | 0.70 |
La Rochelle | 6.87 | 6.88 | -0.00 |
Bordeaux Begles | 4.75 | 5.27 | -0.50 |
Montpellier | 4.64 | 4.18 | 0.50 |
Racing 92 | 4.31 | 4.86 | -0.50 |
Toulon | 3.72 | 4.09 | -0.40 |
Clermont | 3.64 | 4.05 | -0.40 |
Lyon | 3.00 | 3.10 | -0.10 |
Castres Olympique | 2.98 | 2.87 | 0.10 |
Stade Francais | -0.81 | -1.05 | 0.20 |
Section Paloise | -2.20 | -2.12 | -0.10 |
USA Perpignan | -3.11 | -2.75 | -0.40 |
Brive | -3.74 | -4.20 | 0.50 |
Aviron Bayonnais | -3.84 | -4.26 | 0.40 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 14 matches played, 10 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 71.4%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Lyon vs. La Rochelle | Sep 10 | 21 – 23 | 3.10 | FALSE |
2 | Aviron Bayonnais vs. Racing 92 | Sep 11 | 31 – 25 | -2.50 | FALSE |
3 | Castres Olympique vs. Stade Francais | Sep 11 | 30 – 20 | 10.30 | TRUE |
4 | Clermont vs. Section Paloise | Sep 11 | 33 – 24 | 12.70 | TRUE |
5 | USA Perpignan vs. Brive | Sep 11 | 6 – 17 | 8.40 | FALSE |
6 | Montpellier vs. Bordeaux Begles | Sep 11 | 29 – 19 | 6.00 | TRUE |
7 | Stade Toulousain vs. Toulon | Sep 12 | 28 – 8 | 9.10 | TRUE |
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 | |
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1 | Bordeaux Begles vs. Castres Olympique | Sep 17 | Bordeaux Begles | 8.30 |
2 | Brive vs. Montpellier | Sep 18 | Montpellier | -1.90 |
3 | La Rochelle vs. USA Perpignan | Sep 18 | La Rochelle | 16.50 |
4 | Racing 92 vs. Lyon | Sep 18 | Racing 92 | 7.80 |
5 | Stade Francais vs. Aviron Bayonnais | Sep 18 | Stade Francais | 9.50 |
6 | Section Paloise vs. Stade Toulousain | Sep 18 | Stade Toulousain | -2.70 |
7 | Toulon vs. Clermont | Sep 19 | Toulon | 6.60 |
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