Leicester Tigers vs London Irish
5th March 1945hrs
Rugby – England – Premiership
Pick Leicester To Win
Bookmaker coral
Odds: 4/6 odds taken 01:05 GMT, March 4th, 2021
Leicester Tigers had a setback last weekend as their hit-and-miss form continued with a heavy loss at Bristol.
They will be hoping to produce their third straight home win however as they face up to London Irish on the weekend.
But the visitors are carrying some good form after springing a surprise on Wasps in their last Premiership outing.
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Leicester Tigers Preview – Can the Tigers hold off the challenge of the Exiles
The last four Premiership fixtures that the Tigers have been involved in, have all been settled in favour of the home side on the day.
So that should put them in decent standing for Friday night’s fixture as they face London Irish.
In the rugby betting match outright, the home win for Leicester is at 4/6* (odds taken 01:05 GMT, March 4th, 2021 from Coral).
They have won their last two at Welford Road so they have that going for them this season.
On home turf in this season’s top-flight Leicester hold a W4 L2 record.
The defeats in that sequence were against stronger form teams in Sale and Exeter.
Three of the four home wins from the Tigers have been by a margin of at least 17 points, so when they have won, they have won well.
As hinted at by the match’s outright odds, the Premiership rugby betting line for the handicap is narrow for this contest.
A Leicester -3 handicap option is at even money* (odds taken 01:05 GMT, March 4th, 2021 from Coral).
Another trend supporting a home win in this one is the recent head to head between the Tigers and Exiles.
Each of the last four meetings have gone the way of the home side on the day.
The only defeat that Leicester have suffered at home against London Irish at Welford Road since 2003 was in 2014.
The overall record for Leicester Tigers this season in the top flight, including cancelled fixture adjustments is W5 L6.
It’s been two fixtures that they have had cancelled and are W4 L5 from their nine games.
Leicester Tigers are averaging around 22 points per fixture so far in this campaign.
They have managed to tally at least 27 points in four of their six home games played in the campaign.
London Irish Preview – Can the Exiles take another away win?
London Irish collected a good win at Wasps last weekend to continue a good bit of recent form that they have found.
The Exiles have won three of their last five league games now (D1 L1) so are not out of the running in this one.
It was a battling 16-10 win that they claimed at Wasps last weekend which was their first away win of the season.
The victory left London Irish on a W1 D1 L2 record on their league travels this season, the defeats happening against Worcester and Exeter.
London Irish are the narrow underdogs in the match outright for Premiership Rugby betting on Friday night.
They are currently at a quote of 6/5 to take the win* (odds taken 01:05 GMT, March 4th, 2021 from Coral).
Doing so would put an ice bit of distance between themselves and Friday’s opponents in the league standings.
London Irish are currently five points better off than the Tigers are.
Including adjustments for cancelled fixtures, of which London Irish have had two this season, the Exiles are W4 D2 L5.
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The London Irish have not scored quite as consistently as the Tigers have done this season, but that is balanced out by them having a better defensive record.
So this does appear to be a tight clash ahead at Welford Road.
A London Irish +2 handicap is at 10/11* (odds taken 01:05 GMT, March 4th, 2021 from Coral).
It has been around 12 months since London Irish managed to win back to back away games in the Premiership.
But they look as if they have enough about them at the moment to get very close to achieving that on Friday.
Leicester Tigers vs London Irish Betting Advice
There is not likely going to be much to split these two sides. But the difference for us is Leicester’s home form.
They have won their last two at Welford Road and that’s the way things have gone in the last few meetings between the two clubs.
The Leicester – 2 handicap is probably just about worth having a play at for 10/11* (odds taken 01:05 GMT, March 4th, 2021 from Coral).
Key Facts – Leicester Tigers vs London Irish Betting Tip
- Leicester Tigers have won their last two home games
- Leicester Tigers have lost once at home to London Irish since 2003
- London Irish claimed their first away win of the season last weekend at Wasps
As we expect a narrow home success, we are going to look for some extended odds in rugby betting for Friday’s Premiership action.
The Leicester 1-7 winning margin option is at 3/1* (odds taken 01:05 GMT, March 4th, 2021 from Coral).
London Irish have done very well lately with Exeter being the only ones to get the better of them in their last five.
But we are rolling with a narrow home win.
The best betting odds for Leicester Tigers vs London Irish
Leicester Tigers to win: 1/2 at Bet365
Draw: 20/1 at Bet365
London Irish to win: 17/10 at Bet365
