United Rugby Championship Predictions for Week 26
Team Ratings for Week 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 | |
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Leinster | 15.97 | 14.79 | 1.20 |
Munster | 10.59 | 10.69 | -0.10 |
Ulster | 8.71 | 7.41 | 1.30 |
Stormers | 6.90 | 0.00 | 6.90 |
Bulls | 6.62 | 3.65 | 3.00 |
Sharks | 6.19 | -0.07 | 6.30 |
Edinburgh | 3.03 | 2.90 | 0.10 |
Glasgow | 2.39 | 3.69 | -1.30 |
Connacht | -0.53 | 1.72 | -2.20 |
Ospreys | -0.58 | 0.94 | -1.50 |
Scarlets | -0.90 | -0.77 | -0.10 |
Lions | -2.45 | -3.91 | 1.50 |
Benetton | -5.93 | -4.50 | -1.40 |
Cardiff Rugby | -6.32 | -0.11 | -6.20 |
Dragons | -10.70 | -6.92 | -3.80 |
Zebre | -16.97 | -13.47 | -3.50 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 132 matches played, 92 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 69.7%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Bulls vs. Glasgow | Apr 30 | 29 – 17 | 10.40 | TRUE |
2 | Munster vs. Cardiff Rugby | Apr 30 | 42 – 21 | 23.90 | TRUE |
3 | Lions vs. Benetton | May 01 | 37 – 29 | 10.40 | TRUE |
4 | Sharks vs. Connacht | May 01 | 41 – 21 | 11.70 | TRUE |
5 | Zebre vs. Dragons | May 01 | 23 – 18 | -0.80 | FALSE |
6 | Ospreys vs. Scarlets | May 01 | 54 – 36 | 3.80 | TRUE |
7 | Stormers vs. Leinster | May 01 | 20 – 13 | -3.80 | FALSE |
8 | Edinburgh vs. Ulster | May 01 | 10 – 16 | 2.30 | FALSE |
Predictions for Week 26
Here are the predictions for Week 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 | |
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1 | Ospreys vs. Dragons | May 09 | Ospreys | 15.10 |
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