Currie Cup Predictions for Round 6

Team Ratings for Round 6

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 Lions 4.70 3.04 1.70 Western Province 4.36 4.93 -0.60 Blue Bulls 2.05 0.17 1.90 Sharks 1.81 3.43 -1.60 Cheetahs -1.53 -1.75 0.20 Pumas -6.39 -6.47 0.10 Griquas -9.34 -7.81 -1.50 Kings -9.56 -9.44 -0.10

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 20 matches played, 15 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 75%. Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct 1 Blue Bulls vs. Cheetahs Sep 04 24 – 17 7.10 TRUE 2 Sharks vs. Pumas Sep 05 27 – 26 12.30 TRUE 3 Western Province vs. Griquas Sep 05 33 – 15 17.10 TRUE 4 Lions vs. Kings Sep 05 37 – 21 18.00 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 6

Here are the predictions for Round 6. 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 Kings vs. Cheetahs Sep 11 Cheetahs -4.50 2 Sharks vs. Western Province Sep 12 Sharks 0.90 3 Blue Bulls vs. Lions Sep 12 Blue Bulls 0.80 4 Griquas vs. Pumas Sep 12 Griquas 0.60