Rugby Premiership Predictions for Round 7
Team Ratings for Round 7
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Chiefs | 6.07 | 7.35 | -1.30 |
| Wasps | 3.63 | 5.66 | -2.00 |
| Sale Sharks | 2.62 | 4.96 | -2.30 |
| Saracens | 1.79 | -5.00 | 6.80 |
| Harlequins | 0.86 | -1.08 | 1.90 |
| Northampton Saints | 0.76 | -2.48 | 3.20 |
| Leicester Tigers | -1.41 | -6.14 | 4.70 |
| Gloucester | -1.57 | -1.02 | -0.50 |
| Bath | -1.84 | 2.14 | -4.00 |
| Bristol | -2.50 | 1.28 | -3.80 |
| Newcastle Falcons | -3.10 | -3.52 | 0.40 |
| London Irish | -6.11 | -8.05 | 1.90 |
| Worcester Warriors | -10.83 | -5.71 | -5.10 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 36 matches played, 17 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 47.2%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Saints vs. Worcester Warriors | Oct 23 | 66 – 10 | 12.10 | TRUE |
| 2 | Exeter Chiefs vs. London Irish | Oct 24 | 21 – 33 | 19.70 | FALSE |
| 3 | Gloucester vs. Newcastle Falcons | Oct 24 | 29 – 20 | 5.50 | TRUE |
| 4 | Harlequins vs. Bath | Oct 24 | 31 – 17 | 6.30 | TRUE |
| 5 | Leicester Tigers vs. Sale Sharks | Oct 24 | 19 – 11 | -0.50 | FALSE |
| 6 | Saracens vs. Wasps | Oct 25 | 56 – 15 | -1.20 | FALSE |
Predictions for Round 7
Here are the predictions for Round 7. 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 | Gloucester vs. Exeter Chiefs | Oct 30 | Exeter Chiefs | -3.10 |
| 2 | Bath vs. Wasps | Oct 31 | Wasps | -1.00 |
| 3 | London Irish vs. Bristol | Oct 31 | London Irish | 0.90 |
| 4 | Northampton Saints vs. Leicester Tigers | Oct 31 | Northampton Saints | 6.70 |
| 5 | Worcester Warriors vs. Sale Sharks | Oct 31 | Sale Sharks | -8.90 |
| 6 | Harlequins vs. Saracens | Nov 01 | Harlequins | 3.60 |
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 »