Samoa vs Chile
Samoa and Chile meet in this second round match of Group D in the Rugby World Cup. The Samoans are had a bye in the first round while Chile were beaten 42-12 in their first ever World Cup match. They gave an excellent account of themselves before a flurry of tries late in the game flattered the Japanese.
It was the first time many on the international scene saw the Chileans play and there were some standout performances from the Escobar brothers and fullback Inaki Ayarza. Samoa will be looking to assert their forward domination early in the match to put the Chile team on the back foot.
TIP: Samoa had an excellent final warm up game when they narrowly lost 17-13 to Ireland. They will most likely select a side with the same personnel with the former All Black Lima Sopoaga pulling the strings at ten. They also have experienced campaigners like Fritz Lee and Steven Luatua in their forward pack. It remains to be seen if the Chileans can repeat their opening match performance and if they can play for the full 80 minutes. The bookies have Samoa as favorites and I’m also tipping them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.01, Gbets 1.01 and Hollywoodbets 1.01
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Samoa vs Chile
- This is the first ever match between the teams.
Latest results for both teams
Samoa lost 17-13 to Ireland in their last match while Chile were beaten 42-12 by Japan in their tournament opener.
PREDICTION
Samoa know that a win alone will not be enough as they will be seeking a bonus point and a sizeable margin of victory in case of a tie in the group. They have plenty of exciting ball carriers in the backline, headed by the impressive Duncan Paia’aua and UJ Senteni. In the past their forward pack was often their weakness but not anymore as they have former All Black Luatua at the back of the scrum along with Lee. Chile looked good in attack but too often turned the ball over due to their poor handling. If they present the Samoans turnover ball, then the match will be over very early as a contest. I am backing Samoa to win by 40 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Samoa
15 Duncan Paia’aua, 14 Ed Fidow, 13 UJ Seuteni, 12 Tumua Manu, 11 Nigel Ah Wong, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Jonathan Taumateine, 8 Steven Luatua, 7 Fritz Lee, 6 Taleni Seu, 5 Theo McFarland, 4 Chris Vui (co-captain), 3 Paul Alo-Emile, 2 Seilala Lam, 1 James Lay.
Chile
15 Inaki Ayarza; 14 Santiago Videla, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 12 Matias Garafulic, 11 Franco Velarde; 10 Rodrigo Fernandez, 9 Marcelo Torrealba, 8 Alfonso Escobar, 7 Raimundo Martínez, 6 Martín Sigren (captain), 5 Javier Eissmann, 6 Clemente Saavedra, 3 Matias Dittus, 2 Diego Escobar, 1 Javier Carrasco
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Samoa victory are as follows:
Betway 1.01
Gbets 1.01
Hollywoodbets 1.01
Odds comparison on the Samoa handicap:
The complete odds on the Samoa handicap:
Betway 1.90 (-33.5)
Gbets 1.87 (-33.5)
Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-33.5)
- Predictions and Odds in details
There is no money to be made on the Samoa outright win therefore we suggest backing them on the handicap. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.90 (-33.5),Gbets 1.87 (-33.5) and Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-33.5)
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