April 18, 2023

Super Rugby Predictions for Week 9

Team Ratings for Week 9

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
Crusaders 16.83 17.95 -1.10
Blues 13.21 12.34 0.90
Chiefs 11.63 8.81 2.80
Hurricanes 10.42 9.59 0.80
Brumbies 7.32 6.64 0.70
Highlanders 2.99 5.04 -2.10
Reds 0.60 1.89 -1.30
Waratahs -1.27 -2.50 1.20
Western Force -5.98 -5.54 -0.40
Rebels -6.51 -6.19 -0.30
Fijian Drua -9.33 -10.50 1.20
Moana Pasifika -11.27 -8.91 -2.40

Performance So Far

So far there have been 44 matches played, 34 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 77.3%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Moana Pasifika vs. Reds Apr 14 28 – 40 -5.80 TRUE
2 Brumbies vs. Fijian Drua Apr 14 43 – 28 20.70 TRUE
3 Hurricanes vs. Chiefs Apr 15 17 – 33 3.80 FALSE
4 Waratahs vs. Western Force Apr 15 36 – 16 7.10 TRUE

Predictions for Week 9

Here are the predictions for Week 9. 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 Chiefs vs. Fijian Drua Apr 21 Chiefs 26.50
2 Rebels vs. Crusaders Apr 21 Crusaders -17.80
3 Blues vs. Waratahs Apr 22 Blues 20.00
4 Western Force vs. Highlanders Apr 22 Highlanders -3.50
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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 »