Worcester vs Wasps
25th January 1500hrs
Rugby – England Premiership
Pick Wasps
Bookmaker Boylesports
Odds: 5/4 odds taken 18:23 GMT, Thursday, 23rd January
Worcester will be looking to ensure a good points haul at home in this Saturday’s fixture against Wasps. It would appear to be a great chance for the Warriors to potentially shift themselves up the table a bit and to perhaps nudge closer to the top four. However, Wasps may well be worth considering as underdogs instead.
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Can the Warriors hold their ground at Sixways?
It has not been the most convincing of seasons from Worcester at Sixways. They have lost three times there already, twice in the Premiership and once in the European Challenge Cup. So they have some work to do to try and turn home turf into a bit of a fortress again.
Each of the last four Premiership fixtures that Worcester have been involved in, have been won by the home team. So that is a decent trend, but it also indicates that indeed, the Warriors are a bit vulnerable. They have scored considerably fewer points in this season’s Premiership than what Wasps have put on the board. Will that be a telling factor on Saturday?
Then there is the head to head which simply cannot be ignored. It is a ten match winning streak that Wasps are on against the Warriors. in league fixtures. That’s a pretty massive streak, and the bookmakers recognise that this doesn’t look like being the most comfortable of home games for the Warriors at all. In fact, they are worth taking on.
Away form of Wasps could sting the Warriors
There is a remarkable trend running in the matches of Wasps at the moment. They have won their last two games out on the road, but that’s not it. It is the fact that each of their last six games both on the domestic and European fronts, have been won by the away team. Away wins in rugby are not particularly common.
The overall head to head between the two teams is heavily in favour of the visitors. It is a 21-8 lead that Wasps hold over Worcester. There’s more to that as well. Wasps have won more away games against Worcester, than the Warriors have won at home against the Londoners. So the stats do support a flutter on the away team.
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Wasps have won the last two meetings with Worcester, a 28-16 and then a 39-6 victory in the Premiership (both home fixtures). Wasps have put 165 points on the board in this season’s Premiership, against the 127 that Worcester have produced. That is 19 tries against 11 and so once again, there is some merit in looking at Wasps.
Worcester vs Wasps Betting Advice
Wasps are trailing Worcester by four points in the league standings. The London club are away from home, but sizing up the outright winner market for this weekend’s fixture, the value looks to be on Wasps.
Key Facts – Worcester vs Wasps Betting Tip
- Worcester have lost their last 10 league games against Wasps
- Worcester have scored 8 fewer tries this season than Wasps
- Each of Wasps’s last six games have ended in a win for the away side
The trend is there with away results in their recent matches and even though they did lose on their last trip to Sixways (Premiership Rugby Cup), Wasps have produced superior scoring power this season to that of the Warriors. It all may just come together for an away win.
The best betting odds for Worcester vs Wasps
Worcester to win: 4/7 at Bet365
Draw: 20/1 at Bet365
Wasps: 6/4 at Bet365
