Stormers vs Scarlets
The Stormers play their first home game of the season when they take on the Scarlets at the Cape Town Stadium. They will be playing on the new surface at the ground which should make for a running game after they struggled with the football pitch for two years. The visitors will be glad they at the coast as they battled with altitude in their 63-21 loss to the Bulls in the first match. The Stormers once led 32-7 in their match against the Lions before allowing the Lions to score 26 second half points, with the match ending 35-33.
TIP: The Stormers will be looking for a massive improvement in their scrums as they were demolished by the Lions pack in the second half. They will need their bench to provide more support as the quality between the starting XV and the replacements were chalk and cheese. The Scarlets will need to defend better as the Bulls scored tries at will as there was little resistance from the men from Wales. The bookies have the Stormers as favorites and I’m also tipping them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.02, Gbets 1.02 and Hollywoodbets 1.02
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Stormers vs Scarlets
- The Stormers have won the only two previous matches between the sides.
Latest results for both teams
The Stormers beat the Lions 35-33 in their last match while the Scarlets lost 63-21 to Bulls.
PREDICTION
Both teams love to play an attacking brand of rugby so there should be plenty of tries especially with the new artificial surface. The Stormers will be looking to makeshift flyhalf Clayton Blommetjies to launch his impressive backline that includes Angelo Davids and Leolin Zas as well as Warrick Gelant. The Scarlets showed in their defeat that they can be a threat with ball in hand with some dangerous runners in Johnny McNicholl and Tom Rogers. The match will ultimately be decided in the forwards and this is an area the Stormers hold the advantage. I am predicting a home win by more than 25 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Stormers
15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Clayton Blommetjies, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Marcel Theunissen, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Kwenzo Blose.
Scarlets
15 Johnny McNicholl; 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Jonathan Davies (captain), 11 Ryan Conbeer; 10 Ioan Lloyd, 9 Kieran Hardy; 8 Ben Williams, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Sam Wainwright, 2 Shaun Evans, 1 Kemsley Mathias
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Stormers victory are as follows:
Betway 1.02
Gbets 1.02
Hollywoodbets 1.02
Odds comparison on the Stormers handicap:
The complete odds on the Stormers handicap:
Betway 1.90 (-24.5)
Gbets 1.87 (-24.5)
Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-24.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There is no money to be made on the Stormers outright win therefore we suggest backing them on the handicap. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.90 (-24.5), Gbets 1.87 (-24.5) and Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-24.5)
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