Argentina vs Australia
Argentina will be hoping to avoid two straight home defeats when they meet Australia in the second match of the Rugby Championship. The home team will be disappointed after losing the first match 41-26. They actually led by nine points after the first half but were blown away in the second half. They will look to their replacements to perform better in the match.
TIP: Australia need a better start in this match as they were very poor in the first half. They gave away too many penalties and the home sides fed on their errors. They have lost flyhalf Quade Cooper for this match and it remains to be seen if his replacement James O’Connor can maintain the high standards. The bookies have Australia as favorites and I’m also tipping them for the win. These are the best odds for this bet: Worldsportsbetting 1.50, Playabets 1.53 and Sunbet 1.51
HEAD TO HEAD STATS
Argentina vs Australia
- Australia have won the last three matches between the sides.
- There have been two draws in the last five matches between these teams .
Latest results for both teams
Australia beat Argentina 41-26 in their last match.
PREDICTION
The Pumas have a very poor record against Australia and will be hoping for their first win against them in eight matches. The visitors will again look to their forwards to dominate the match in both the scrums and lineouts. They have one of the deadliest driving mauls in the game and it was evident when they when they scored four of their five tries from driving mauls. If Argentina can’t defend the maul then the match will be over as a contest early on. I predict an away win by 10 points.
- Probable Starting XVs
Argentina
15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Emiliano Boffelli, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Jeronimo De La Fuente, 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Pablo Matera, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Matias Alemanno, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Julian Montoya (c), 1 Thomas Gallo
Australia
15 Tom Wright, 14 Jordan Petaia, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Lalakai Foketi, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 James O’Connor, 9 Nic White, 8 Rob Valetini, 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Jed Holloway, 5 Darcy Swain, 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Folau Fainga’a, 1 James Slipper (c)
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Australia victory are as follows:
Worldsportsbetting 1.50
Playabets 1.53
Sunbet 1.51
Odds comparison on the Australia handicap:
The complete odds on the Australia handicap:
Worldsportsbetting (-5.5) 1.91
Playabets (-5.5) 1.81
Sunbet (-5.5) 1.80
Predictions and Odds in details
There are very poor odds on the Australia outright win therefore we suggest the visitors on the generous handicap. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Worldsportsbetting (-5.5) 1.91, Playabets (-5.5) 1.81 and Sunbet (-5.5) 1.80
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