Mitre 10 Cup Predictions for Round 5
Team Ratings for Round 5
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasman | 16.19 | 9.00 | 7.20 |
| Canterbury | 14.68 | 12.92 | 1.80 |
| Auckland | 11.51 | 11.57 | -0.10 |
| Wellington | 6.67 | 10.92 | -4.20 |
| Waikato | 6.12 | 8.24 | -2.10 |
| Bay of Plenty | 3.78 | -4.82 | 8.60 |
| North Harbour | 2.54 | 5.30 | -2.80 |
| Counties Manukau | -0.42 | -1.99 | 1.60 |
| Taranaki | -1.62 | -5.22 | 3.60 |
| Hawke’s Bay | -2.27 | -5.69 | 3.40 |
| Otago | -5.36 | -1.49 | -3.90 |
| Northland | -11.52 | -6.23 | -5.30 |
| Manawatu | -15.92 | -11.67 | -4.30 |
| Southland | -25.64 | -22.08 | -3.60 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 28 matches played, 19 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 67.9%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington vs. Counties Manukau | Aug 29 | 29 – 22 | 12.00 | TRUE |
| 2 | Otago vs. Manawatu | Aug 30 | 37 – 20 | 14.00 | TRUE |
| 3 | Canterbury vs. Southland | Aug 31 | 80 – 0 | 36.50 | TRUE |
| 4 | Northland vs. Hawke’s Bay | Aug 31 | 28 – 43 | -3.10 | TRUE |
| 5 | Waikato vs. Auckland | Aug 31 | 20 – 20 | -1.70 | FALSE |
| 6 | North Harbour vs. Bay of Plenty | Sep 01 | 19 – 27 | 5.10 | FALSE |
| 7 | Taranaki vs. Tasman | Sep 01 | 18 – 28 | -14.60 | TRUE |
Predictions for Round 5
Here are the predictions for Round 5. 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 | Manawatu vs. Northland | Sep 05 | Northland | -0.40 |
| 2 | Hawke’s Bay vs. Southland | Sep 06 | Hawke’s Bay | 27.40 |
| 3 | Counties Manukau vs. Tasman | Sep 06 | Tasman | -12.60 |
| 4 | North Harbour vs. Waikato | Sep 07 | North Harbour | 0.40 |
| 5 | Bay of Plenty vs. Wellington | Sep 07 | Bay of Plenty | 1.10 |
| 6 | Auckland vs. Canterbury | Sep 08 | Auckland | 0.80 |
| 7 | Otago vs. Taranaki | Sep 08 | Otago | 0.30 |