Super Rugby 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 14.82 | 17.10 | -2.30 |
| Chiefs | 8.72 | 5.91 | 2.80 |
| Hurricanes | 7.53 | 8.79 | -1.30 |
| Jaguares | 6.81 | 7.23 | -0.40 |
| Blues | 4.10 | -0.04 | 4.10 |
| Sharks | 3.73 | -0.87 | 4.60 |
| Brumbies | 3.38 | 2.01 | 1.40 |
| Stormers | 1.27 | -0.71 | 2.00 |
| Bulls | -0.14 | 1.28 | -1.40 |
| Highlanders | -0.22 | 4.53 | -4.70 |
| Reds | -1.61 | -5.86 | 4.30 |
| Lions | -3.53 | 0.39 | -3.90 |
| Rebels | -5.52 | -7.84 | 2.30 |
| Waratahs | -5.82 | -2.48 | -3.30 |
| Sunwolves | -22.51 | -18.45 | -4.10 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 40 matches played, 25 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 62.5%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crusaders vs. Reds | Mar 06 | 24 – 20 | 25.20 | TRUE |
| 2 | Waratahs vs. Chiefs | Mar 06 | 14 – 53 | -4.10 | TRUE |
| 3 | Hurricanes vs. Blues | Mar 07 | 15 – 24 | 10.50 | FALSE |
| 4 | Rebels vs. Lions | Mar 07 | 37 – 17 | 1.50 | TRUE |
| 5 | Sharks vs. Jaguares | Mar 07 | 33 – 19 | 1.10 | TRUE |
| 6 | Bulls vs. Highlanders | Mar 07 | 38 – 13 | 3.20 | TRUE |
| 7 | Sunwolves vs. Brumbies | Mar 06 | 14 – 47 | -17.80 | TRUE |
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 | Chiefs vs. Hurricanes | Mar 13 | Chiefs | 5.70 |
| 2 | Sunwolves vs. Crusaders | Mar 14 | Crusaders | -31.30 |
| 3 | Blues vs. Lions | Mar 14 | Blues | 13.60 |
| 4 | Reds vs. Bulls | Mar 14 | Reds | 4.50 |
| 5 | Sharks vs. Stormers | Mar 14 | Sharks | 7.00 |
| 6 | Jaguares vs. Highlanders | Mar 14 | Jaguares | 13.00 |
| 7 | Brumbies vs. Waratahs | Mar 15 | Brumbies | 13.70 |