Phil Clarke looks at the most important statistics in rugby league and how they can help us predict the outcome of a game

Last year on Sky Sports the rugby league department attempted to predict the end of game score by using the match stats and an algorithm that took into account the results and stats from 700 previous Super League games.

A Swedish mathematician called Andrejs Dunkels said that it's easy to lie with statistics, but it's hard to tell the truth without them. I want to ensure that the comments I make are evidence based and not just a gut feeling.