Bulls vs Saracens
The Bulls welcome English champions Saracens to their fortress Loftus Versfeld for this match in the Champions Cup. The home side have been in decent form in the URC but they have been brilliant on their home patch. They have recorded runaway victories in all their home matches with the altitude in Pretoria proving too much for the opposition. Saracens were also in excellent form in the Premiership but were brought back to earth with a bang as they were beaten at home by the Northampton Saints last week. The defeat highlighted how important Owen Farrell is to the team as he did not play.
TIP: The undoubted highlight of the match will be Owen Farrell up against Johan Goosen in the flyhalf position. Both players are key to their teams attacking shape and are also excellent goal kickers. Saracens will need to pressurize the ten channel to stop Goosen from dictating the play. The match will be decided in the forwards and the home team have the advantage in this area although Saracens have the more experienced pack. The bookies have the Bulls as favorites and I’m also tipping them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.45, Gbets 1.45 and Hollywoodbets 1.45
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Bulls vs Saracens
- This is the first ever meeting between the sides.
Latest results for both teams
The Bulls beat the Sharks 44-10 in their last match while Saracens lost 18-12 to Northampton Saints in their last match.
PREDICTION
The visitors have internationals littered across their team and will need all that experience if they are too spring a surprise. The Bulls traditional strength has always been their powerful forwards but they have added a new exciting backline to the mix. They have two of the best wingers in Kurt-Lee Arendse and Canan Moodie along with fellow Springbok Willie Le Roux at fullback. All three players are brilliant counter attacker therefore the visitors will need their kicks to be accurate. Saracens will be looking to their lineout pair of Theo McFarland and Maro Itoje to disrupt the Bulls lineout as this is the main source of all attacks. I am predicting a Bulls win by 7 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Bulls
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 David Kriel, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Elrigh Louw (captain), 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Reinhardt Ludwig, 4 Janko Swanepoel, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Saracens
15 Alex Goode, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Tom Parton, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Andy Christie, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Theo McFarland, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Alec Clarey, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Tom West
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Bulls victory are as follows:
Betway 1.45
Gbets 1.45
Hollywoodbets 1.45
Odds comparison on the Bulls handicap:
The complete odds on the Bulls handicap:
Betway 1.90 (-5.5)
Gbets 1.87 (-5.5)
Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-5.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There are poor odds on the Bulls outright win therefore we suggest backing them on the handicap. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.90 (-5.5), Gbets 1.87 (-5.5) and Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-5.5)
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