Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish
22nd April 2022 – Kick Off 1945hrs
Rugby – England – Premiership
Pick London Irish -5 handicap
Bookmaker Betfair
Odds: 10/11 odds taken 05:01 GMT on April 21st, 2022
We are getting to the stage of the Premiership Rugby season where we are getting matches in which nothing is at stake.
This is one of them. London Irish are not mathematically out of the race for a top-four, but it is highly unlikely that they would get there.
Newcastle Falcons will just be looking for a rare bit of Premiership Rugby success this season.
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Newcastle Falcons Preview – Can Falcons find a home win?
The Newcastle Falcons are on a W6 D1 L13 record this season in Premiership Rugby.
They go into action on Friday night, sitting third from the bottom of the table.
Newcastle Falcons did produce a positive result in their most recent league match.
That was a resounding 45-10 away win at Worcester Warriors.
That was a huge sigh of relief for them as it was their first league win since a shock success at Exeter back in early November.
For Friday’s Premiership Rugby betting match outright, the win for Newcastle Falcons is at 11/8* (odds recorded 05:01 GMT on April 21st, 2022 at Betfair).
The last home league success that the Falcons took in the top flight was in mid-October when they toppled the Bristol Bears.
Home and away in all competitions, Newcastle have won two of their last three.
Newcastle Falcons have lost their last five in a row at Kingston Park in the league.
They are winless in six there, a run started with a draw against Worcester in late November.
The Falcons have managed to reach 20 points in three of their last four league home matches.
None of those three saw them get above 25 points, however.
Three of their last five home league defeats have been by a margin of at least 10 points.
A Newcastle Falcons +5 handicap is at a quote of 10/11* (odds recorded 05:01 GMT on April 21st, 2022 at Betfair).
On Friday they will be hosting a side who have scored the joint second-highest amount of tries this season.
London Irish Preview – Will the Irish attack prevail?
London Irish are on a W8 D4 L9 record this season in Premiership Rugby and it has been a good campaign for the large part.
There are 9 points outside of the top four with just three to play.
So that’s too thin of a margin to expect them to get there at the end of the season.
In the match outright for Premiership rugby betting, the win for London Irish is at a quote of 8/15* (odds recorded 05:01 GMT on April 21st, 2022 at Betfair).
In their last first-team match, London Irish beat Castres at home in the Challenge Cup.
That snapped a run of three straight defeats in all competitions.
In Premiership Rugby, London Irish have hit some troubled waters which have scuppered those outside chances of a top-four finish.
It is a three-match losing streak that the Exiles are on in the league.
The last two of those were on home turf.
Granted the one away defeat in that sequence was no great disgrace as it was at leaders Leicester Tigers.
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London Irish hammered the Newcastle Falcons when they met in Brentford earlier this season.
However, each of the last three meetings have been won by the home team on the day.
As have seven of the last eight league meetings between the two clubs.
The only exception in that sequence was when Newcastle won at London Irish in December 2017.
It is a three-match losing streak that the Exiles are on at Newcastle in the league now.
They have conceded at least 29 points in their last two league visits to Kingston Park.
Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish Betting Advice
There have been clear struggles away from home for London Irish really since Chstirmas.
They have lost five of their last seven road matches in all competitions (W1 D1).
London Irish fell to defeat in three of their last five Premiership Rugby away matches (W1 D1).
But they still look the favourable pick for the win and the London Irish -5 handicap is well worth a look* (odds recorded 05:01 GMT on April 21st, 2022 at Betfair)
Key Facts – Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish Betting Tip
- Newcastle Falcons have lost their last five league home matches
- 7 of the last 8 league meetings have been won by the home team on the day
- London Irish have lost their last three road matches
London Irish have the clear edge between these two teams when it comes to putting points on the scoreboard.
They are the joint second-highest try scorers in the division.
Newcastle’s home form reads fairly miserably this season and can’t be really trusted to get the win on the board.
The second rugby betting tip for this fixture is the London Irish 6-10 winning margin at 9/2* (odds recorded 05:01 GMT on April 21st, 2022 at Betfair)
The best betting odds for Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish
Newcastle Falcons to win: 11/8 at Bet365
Draw: 20/1 at Bet365
London Irish to win: 8/15 at Bet365
