Dragons vs Glasgow
The Dragons welcomes Glasgow to Rodney Parade for this match in the United Rugby Championship. The home team are on a horror run of results and are without a win in this competition in their last five matches. They have only won one of their last nine matches across all competitions. Glasgow on the other hand have hit a purple patch and have won their last four matches in this competition which includes two wins over local rivals Edinburgh and the icing on the cake being a win over the champions Stormers. Once again both teams have been weakened by national call ups.
TIP: The Dragons will be hoping for a better start in this match compared to their last game where they trailed the Lions 30-5 at halftime. They did however make a brilliant comeback in the second half to narrowly lose 30-25. Glasgow also had drama in their last match when they played out a 16-16 draw against Bath in the Challenge Cup. The bookies have Glasgow as favourites and I’m also tipping them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Worldsportsbetting 1.60, Playabets 1.60 and Sunbet 1.57
HEAD TO HEAD STATS
Dragons vs Glasgow
- Glasgow have won three of the last four matches against the Dragons.
- The last two matches between the sides have been won by Glasgow.
Latest results for both teams
The Dragons lost their last match 30-25 to the Lions while Glasgow drew 19-19 with Bath in their last match.
PREDICTION
The Dragons will be glad to be back at Rodney Parade after having their last home match moved because of a frozen pitch. They will be desperate to end their win drought but that will be no easy task against a Glasgow team in peak form. The visitors will look to attack the Dragons scrum and lineouts as they were very poor against the Lions. Glasgow have adopted a running game approach and it will be interesting to see if Duncan Weir at 10 can link up the dangerous backline as he is more a kicking flyhalf. I am predicting an away win by 8 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Dragons
15 Jordan Williams, 14 Jared Rosser, 13 Sio Tomkinson, 12 Jack Dixon, 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Rhodri Williams (c), 8 Taine Basham, 7 Sean Lonsdale, 6 George Nott, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Matthew Screech, 3 Lloyd Fairbrother, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rhodri Jones
Glasgow
15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Stafford McDowall (c), 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Cole Forbes, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Ali Price, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Sione Vailanu, 6 Thomas Gordon, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Lewis Bean, 3 Simon Berghan, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Glasgow victory are as follows:
Worldsportsbetting 1.60
Playabets 1.60
Sunbet 1.57
Odds comparison on the Glasgow handicap:
The complete odds on the Glasgow handicap:
Worldsportsbetting (-4.5) 1.90
Sunbet (-4.5) 1.89
Playabets (-4.5) 1.84
Predictions and Odds in details
There are poor returns on the Glasgow outright win therefore we suggest the away team on the handicap. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Worldsportsbetting (-4.5) 1.90,Sunbet (-4.5) 1.89 and Playabets (-4.5) 1.84
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