Hurricanes vs Western Force
What the model says about this fixture, at either ground and at a neutral one, with the record behind it. Ratings as at 2026-10-19.
Hurricanes 84.2%draw 2.5%13.3% Western ForceWestern Force 35.1%draw 2.5%62.4% HurricanesHurricanes 73.6%draw 2.5%23.9% Western ForceEach figure is 5,000 simulations of this fixture. The score is where those runs are centred, not a likely scoreline — a rugby result is spread far too widely for any single one to be likely.
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Build a shareable predictionHow the runs finished
Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are Hurricanes wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
- Middle 8 in 10
- Middle half
- Median
- Level
- Average
Eight runs in ten finished between 1 Western Force and 36 Hurricanes, half of them between 3 Hurricanes and 24 Hurricanes, with the middle run at 12 Hurricanes.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 34 and 79 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 28-16 on a tight afternoon and 39-27 on an open one.
Why Hurricanes are favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Hurricanes winning. It starts at an even 50%, and each line below adds to that or takes from it, in percentage points (pp): a bar to the right helps Hurricanes, a bar to the left helps Western Force.
Hurricanes 1912, Western Force 1471 — 441 points, favouring Hurricanes
Hurricanes are at home
Recent results, past meetings between the two sides, and days of rest. It has a limit, so it can nudge the rating but never overrule it.
Head to head
Hurricanes7–1–1Western Force9 meetings, 2015 to 2026 · Hurricanes by 17.7 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Hurricanes 31–23 Western Force | Super Rugby | McLean Park |
| 2025-04-19 | Western Force 17–17 Hurricanes | Super Rugby | HBF Park |
| 2024-02-23 | Western Force 14–44 Hurricanes | Super Rugby | HBF Park |
| 2023-04-02 | Hurricanes 45–42 Western Force | Super Rugby | Central Energy Trust Arena |
| 2022-05-28 | Western Force 27–22 Hurricanes | Super Rugby | HBF Park |
The 5 most recent meetings; the record above covers all 9. None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.