Premiership Rugby Preview – 2.30 pm kick off
Exeter lost top spot last weekend as slipped to defeat about at Gloucester. This going to be a test of their character now to see if they can pick themselves up from that. They are going to be favourites to collect the win on home soil in this Saturday afternoon clash. The visiting Falcons are still rooted to the foot of the table.
Exeter v Newcastle odds*
Exeter 1/8
Newcastle 6/1
Draw 33/1
* (betting odds taken from Paddy Power on February 18th, 2019 at 6:02 pm)
Exeter v Newcastle Preview
Exeter suffered a title set back last weekend in the Premiership as they suffered a 24-17 away defeat at Kingsholm against Gloucester. That actually leaves them with two defeats in his last three Gallagher Premiership games, a win over Bristol sandwiching defeats by Northampton and then the one against Gloucester.
Heading into the weekend it leaves the Chiefs level on points at with Saracens, but it Sarries who have the advantage in top spot. It their last five games in all competitions the Chiefs are W2 L3 but the two wins in that sequence were on home soil at Sandy Park. They have to make home advantage count in this one and a -16 handicap on the Chiefs is at 10/11 odds* (betting odds taken from Paddy Power on February 18th, 2019 at 6:02 pm).
Head to head
Exeter have a huge head to head advantage over the Falcons from previous meetings. Exeter are W14 L2 from their previous sixteen against them. In that sequence of matches, Exeter have scored exactly twice as many tries in the meetings as Newcastle have done (50 to 25). In total from those sixteen meetings, Exeter have scored 213 points more than the Falcons.
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The season of struggles for the Falcons does continue with only three wins on the board in the Premiership. They are five points behind 11th placed Worcester now. This is no easy game for them at Sandy Park and they will be going there after a big 30-13 away loss at Bath last time out. Newcastle have won only one of their last ten matches across all competitions, that lone win coming in the Premiership Rugby Cup out at Sale. The Falcons have scored the lowest amount of tries this season in the Premiership.
Exeter v Newcastle Prediction
It has to be the home win all the way. The Chiefs aren’t at their strongest because of having players on Six Nations duty. But the Falcons have offered up very little resistance to any kind of solid attacks this season. -16 handicap on the Chiefs at 10/11 odds* (betting odds taken from Paddy Power on February 18th, 2019 at 6:02 pm).
