Wasps vs Gloucester
26th November 1945hrs
Rugby – England – Premiership
Pick Gloucester to win
Bookmaker Ladbrokes
Odds: 17/10 odds taken 17:16 GMT on November 24th, 2021
Wasps came up short on home soil against Harlequins in their last Premiership Rugby fixture and will be looking for a response back on home turf.
This may well be one of the tightest matches of the Premiership Rugby weekend as Gloucester pay a visit to Coventry.
The Cherry & Whites had a bye in the last round of action and will be looking for the points to keep themselves ahead of Wasps in the standings.
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Wasps Preview – Can Wasps find some home cheer?
Wasps are sitting on a W3 L4 record in Premiership Rugby this season having not found any consistency.
In the last round of action, they played host to reigning champion Harlequins and suffered a loss.
That’s three defeats for Wasps in their last four played in the league (W1).
In the match outright Wasps are 1/2 to take the win in Coventry in what looks like being an intriguing match* (odds recorded 17:16 GMT on November 24th, 2021).
Three of the last four Premiership fixtures for Wasps have gone the way of the away team on the day.
It’s been a three-match losing streak at home in all competitions by Wasps as well.
That’s their worst run on home turf in league action since April this year.
Adding a little more on top of that, Wasps don’t have much to boast about from the recent head to head record against Gloucester either, winning one of the last seven.
There have been back to back league home defeats for Wasps in the Premiership, going down against Quins and Exeter Chiefs in that sequence.
They had won four of their previous five in Coventry before this little slump.
Everything tallied up, Wasps have lost eight home games in the league in this calendar year, which is their most ever recorded.
Wasps lost last season’s corresponding fixture against Gloucester by a margin of a single point.
That is the closest that they have been to the Cherry & Whites in defeat for a while.
Four of their last five losses against Gloucester have been by a margin of 13+ points.
There’s no surprise to see a really tight line for this match and a Wasps -2 handicap is at 10/11* (odds recorded 17:16 GMT on November 24th, 2021).
Gloucester Preview – Cherry & Whites have a chance
Gloucester will be pretty pleased with their W3 D1 L3 record this season having gotten the season off to a slow start.
They had lost their first two matches of the season, but have since gone very well, winning three of their last five (D1 L1).
Although no form can be taken from it, Gloucester posted big wins in the Premiership Rugby Cup the last two weekends over Bath and Exeter.
Gloucester are 17/10 for the win in the match outright in Premiership Rugby betting* (odds recorded 17:16 GMT on November 24th, 2021).
It has been one win for them on their travels in the top-flight (D1 L1) and that success came against Worcester Warriors.
In their last road game, Gloucester scrapped out a draw at London Irish in a thrilling encounter.
But the visitors look to have a reasonable chance in this one, especially when digging into the head to head.
That’s five wins for Gloucester in their last six against Wasps in the Premiership.
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Gloucester did the double over Wasps last season in the top flight but they are looking for their first-ever back to back wins away against this opponent.
Another way to look at this is that the Cherry & White saree undefeated in their last two road games.
The last time that they went longer undefeated on their travels was in October 2016 when they were undefeated four.
Without question in the last couple of seasons, Gloucester have been a poor road team.
They have won three of their last sixteen such fixtures only.
But one of those was at Wasps in March and a Gloucester +4 handicap is at 10/11 with some interest* (odds recorded 17:16 GMT on November 24th, 2021).
Wasps vs Gloucester Betting Advice
This looks like it is going to be fairly evenly matched on Friday in Coventry, so Gloucester have a chance.
They look the more confident of the two teams and the Gloucester +4 handicap immediately features at 10/11 for rugby betting* (odds recorded 17:16 GMT on November 24th, 2021).
The Cherry & Whites do have the head to head form against Wasps.
Key Facts – Wasps vs Gloucester Betting Tip
- Wasps have suffered back to back home losses in the Premiership
- Wasps have lost 8 home games in 2021, their most in a calendar year
- Gloucester have won five of their last six against Wasps
There just hasn’t been enough convincing consistency from Wasps to highly expect them to come through this without any kind of struggle.
Their home form isn’t’ there at the moment either, so this may be an opportunity to look at the road success for Gloucester.
The Gloucester outright win is at 17/10 for a rugby betting pick* (odds recorded 17:16 GMT on November 24th, 2021).
The best betting odds for Wasps vs Gloucester
Wasps to win: 1/2 at Bet365
Draw: 20/1 at Bet365
Gloucester to win: 17/10 at Bet365
