July 30, 2019

Currie Cup Predictions for Round 4

Team Ratings for Round 4

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.

Note that Cheetahs2 refers to the Cheetahs team when there is a Pro14 match. The assumption is that the team playing in the Pro14 is the top team and the Currie Cup team is essentially a second team. Possibly there will be no such clashes this year

Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference
Western Province 7.34 7.88 -0.50
Sharks 4.75 5.56 -0.80
Cheetahs 4.29 2.68 1.60
Lions 3.27 3.35 -0.10
Blue Bulls -0.09 0.30 -0.40
Pumas -7.94 -7.53 -0.40
Griquas -10.11 -10.73 0.60
Cheetahs2 -14.26 -14.26 -0.00

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 9 matches played, 6 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 66.7%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Pumas vs. Blue Bulls Jul 27 17 – 25 -2.50 TRUE
2 Cheetahs vs. Griquas Jul 28 68 – 14 16.90 TRUE
3 Western Province vs. Lions Jul 28 28 – 30 9.40 FALSE

 

Predictions for Round 4

Here are the predictions for Round 4. 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 Cheetahs vs. Lions Aug 03 Cheetahs 5.50
2 Pumas vs. Sharks Aug 04 Sharks -8.20
3 Blue Bulls vs. Griquas Aug 04 Blue Bulls 14.50

 

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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 »