November 28, 2018

Pro14 Predictions for Round 10

Team Ratings for Round 10

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 12.53 9.80 2.70
Glasgow Warriors 9.87 8.55 1.30
Munster 9.34 8.08 1.30
Scarlets 5.36 6.39 -1.00
Connacht 1.88 0.01 1.90
Cardiff Blues 0.37 0.24 0.10
Ulster 0.31 2.07 -1.80
Ospreys -0.50 -0.86 0.40
Edinburgh -1.29 -0.64 -0.70
Cheetahs -2.61 -0.83 -1.80
Treviso -4.36 -5.19 0.80
Dragons -9.31 -8.59 -0.70
Southern Kings -9.44 -7.91 -1.50
Zebre -11.61 -10.57 -1.00

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 63 matches played, 52 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 82.5%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Scarlets vs. Ulster Nov 24 29 – 12 8.10 TRUE
2 Leinster vs. Ospreys Nov 24 52 – 7 15.50 TRUE
3 Glasgow Warriors vs. Cardiff Blues Nov 24 40 – 15 13.00 TRUE
4 Cheetahs vs. Treviso Nov 24 31 – 25 6.30 TRUE
5 Southern Kings vs. Connacht Nov 26 14 – 31 -5.80 TRUE
6 Zebre vs. Munster Nov 26 7 – 32 -15.60 TRUE
7 Dragons vs. Edinburgh Nov 26 18 – 12 -4.40 FALSE

 

Predictions for Round 10

Here are the predictions for Round 10. 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 Munster vs. Edinburgh Dec 01 Munster 15.10
2 Ospreys vs. Zebre Dec 01 Ospreys 15.60
3 Cheetahs vs. Connacht Dec 02 Cheetahs 0.00
4 Ulster vs. Cardiff Blues Dec 02 Ulster 4.40
5 Dragons vs. Leinster Dec 02 Leinster -17.30
6 Glasgow Warriors vs. Scarlets Dec 02 Glasgow Warriors 9.00
7 Southern Kings vs. Treviso Dec 02 Treviso -0.60

 

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David Scott obtained a BA and PhD from the Australian National University and then commenced his university teaching career at La Trobe University in 1972. He has taught at La Trobe University, the University of Sheffield, Bond University and Colorado State University, joining the University of Auckland, based at Tamaki Campus, in mid-1995. He has been Head of Department at La Trobe University, Acting Dean and Associate Dean (Academic) at Bond University, and Associate Director of the Centre for Quality Management and Data Analysis at Bond University with responsibility for Short Courses. He was Head of the Department of Statistics in 2000, and is a past President of the New Zealand Statistical Assocation. See all posts by David Scott »