Stormers vs Munster
The Stormers will play their first home match of the season, they take on Munster in Cape Town. The inaugural champions of the URC will be looking to bounce back from arguably their worst performance in years.they were thrashed 38-7 by Edinburgh last time out. The visitors also suffered defeat last time out as they were beaten 26-12 by Leinster. They will however take plenty of heart from their second half showing after they were blitzed by three tries against them in the first 15 minutes of the match. The Stormers will also be looking for a fast start as they go in search of their first ever win over Munster.
TIP: The home side are bound to make plenty of changes after their dismal performance. The most significant change will be at ten where Manie Libbok is set to play his first match of the season. The flyhalfs creativity in attack was sorely misses with the Damian Willemse experiment proving to be a flop. Munster will keep changes to a minimum with the veteran Peter O’Mahony coming into the team if he is fit again.The bookies have Stormers as favorites and I am also backing them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.50, SoccerShop 1.50 and Bettabets 1.50
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Stormers vs Munster
- The Stormers have never beaten Munster in four previous attempts.
Latest results for both teams
The Stormers lost 38-7 to Edinburgh in their last match. Munster were beaten 26-12 by Leinster in their last match.
PREDICTION
Munster have shown in the competition’s short history that they are one of the best travelling teams. This was highlighted when they won the title at this venue two years ago. They will need to be defensive duties from the first whistle and prevent any early momentum for the home side. The Stormers will be hoping that Libbok can quickly get into the match and link up his potent backline that includes the likes of Willemse and Leolin Zas. Munster will try and make the match an arm wrestle which will suit their pack of forwards, led by Irish international Tadhg Beirne. The home crowd will be the difference as I predict a Stormers win by 6 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Stormers
15 Damian Willemse, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan du Plessis (captain), 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Keke Morabe, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Marcel Theunissen, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Sithembiso Sithole.
Munster
15 Mike Haley, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Bryan Fitzgerald, 11 Shay McCarthy, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Jack O’Donoghue, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Tadhg Beirne (captain), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Jeremy Loughman
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Stormers victory are as follows:
Tictacbets 1.50
SoccerShop 1.50
Bettabets 1.50
Odds comparison on the Stormers handicap:
The complete odds on the Stormers handicap:
Tictacbets 1.90 (-4.5)
SoccerShop 1.87 (-4.5)
Bettabets 1.89 (-4.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There are poor odds on the Stormers outright win therefore we suggest the home team on the handicap for better odds. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.90 (-4.5),SoccerShop 1.87 (-4.5) and Bettabets 1.89 (-4.5)
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