Here are the results of our player deltas from the first round. This feature is built using multiple deep learning models incorporating more than 50 variables to predict a players contribution to their teams points scored and conceded.
In attack, players can be awarded points for things like clean breaks, defenders beaten, offloads, attacking kicks retrieved (in which both the kicker and catcher are awarded points).
In defence players can be awarded points for things like lineout steals, jackals, an effective red zone kick exit. We also know the importance of a scrum in a good attacking position, so if this scrum is then won against the head by the defending team, the players involved will also be awarded points as they have stopped the opposition from scoring points.
Another really important aspect of this model is that the points a player is awarded is dependant upon the quality of their opposition.
SA are our favourites to win the RWC, and really interesting to see the destruction of their bench after all the various discussions about their forwards/backs split, the props only playing 27 minutes but they gave Scotland absolutely nothing. Also great to see Davit Niniashvili making it onto the table from a tier 2 nation.
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