United Rugby Championship Predictions for Week 15
Team Ratings for Week 15
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Leinster | 11.50 | 10.73 | 0.80 |
Munster | 8.72 | 10.54 | -1.80 |
Bulls | 8.58 | 9.00 | -0.40 |
Glasgow | 8.13 | 4.19 | 3.90 |
Lions | 5.41 | -4.26 | 9.70 |
Stormers | 4.97 | 8.93 | -4.00 |
Ulster | 2.97 | 7.80 | -4.80 |
Connacht | 2.31 | 3.17 | -0.90 |
Sharks | -0.09 | 0.85 | -0.90 |
Ospreys | -0.80 | -7.79 | 7.00 |
Edinburgh | -1.10 | -2.26 | 1.20 |
Cardiff Rugby | -1.84 | -5.16 | 3.30 |
Benetton | -3.52 | -5.12 | 1.60 |
Scarlets | -13.40 | -2.23 | -11.20 |
Dragons | -14.77 | -8.14 | -6.60 |
Zebre | -17.06 | -20.25 | 3.20 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 112 matches played, 78 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 69.6%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Glasgow vs. Sharks | Apr 20 | 21 – 10 | 12.50 | TRUE |
2 | Ulster vs. Cardiff Rugby | Apr 20 | 19 – 17 | 10.10 | TRUE |
3 | Benetton vs. Dragons | Apr 21 | 36 – 19 | 14.80 | TRUE |
4 | Lions vs. Leinster | Apr 21 | 44 – 12 | -7.60 | FALSE |
5 | Bulls vs. Munster | Apr 21 | 22 – 27 | 5.50 | FALSE |
6 | Stormers vs. Ospreys | Apr 21 | 21 – 27 | 12.50 | FALSE |
7 | Connacht vs. Zebre | Apr 21 | 54 – 16 | 20.80 | TRUE |
8 | Edinburgh vs. Scarlets | Apr 21 | 43 – 18 | 14.70 | TRUE |
Predictions for Week 15
Here are the predictions for Week 15. 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 | Scarlets vs. Sharks | Apr 27 | Sharks | -9.30 |
2 | Ulster vs. Benetton | Apr 27 | Ulster | 10.50 |
3 | Zebre vs. Glasgow | Apr 27 | Glasgow | -21.20 |
4 | Bulls vs. Ospreys | Apr 28 | Bulls | 13.40 |
5 | Cardiff Rugby vs. Edinburgh | Apr 28 | Cardiff Rugby | 3.30 |
6 | Lions vs. Munster | Apr 28 | Lions | 0.70 |
7 | Stormers vs. Leinster | Apr 28 | Leinster | -2.50 |
8 | Dragons vs. Connacht | Apr 28 | Connacht | -13.10 |
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