Zebre vs Lions
Zebre will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on the Lions in this URC encounter. The home side have won just one of their four matches while the visitors have won all three of their games. Zebre have had one sublime performance where they had a comeback win over Munster but apart from that, they have been very disappointing in attack and defence. They have not had a problem gaining possession but they have struggled to turn possession into points. The Lions have been the opposite as they have converted most chances in the opposition 22m area.
TIP: Zebre will be looking to make some changes coming into this match as the team looked tired and out of ideas against Glasgow. They failed to cross the whitewash in 80 minutes and that will be a worrying stat for them. The Lions should not make too many changes as they will look to keep their team together. Explosive centre pairing Marius Louw and Henco Van Wyk could come into the starting XV. The bookies have the Lions as favorites and I am also backing them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.14, SoccerShop 1.14 and Bettabets 1.14
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Zebre vs Lions
- The Lions have beaten Zebre in their previous three matches.
Latest results for both teams
Zebre lost 33-3 to Glasgow in their last match while the Lions beat Cardiff 23-19 in their last match.
PREDICTION
Zebre look at their most dangerous when they get their lively wings Jacopo Trulla and Simone Gesi into the game. These players can cause havoc with the opposition if they get the ball in space but unfortunately Giacomo Da Re and his halfback partner Gonzalo Garcia have struggled to get the ball wide. The Lions have had no such problems as they seamlessly get the ball to their flying wingers Rabz Maxwane and Edwill van der Merwe. The battle on the wings promises to be one of the highlights of the match. The match will be decided in the forwards and the visitors certainly have the edge in the scrums and lineouts. I am predicting a Lions win by 10 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Zebre
15 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 14 Jacopo Trulla, 13 Fetuli Paea, 12 Scott Gregory, 11 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Giovanni Licata, 7 Luca Andreani, 6 Giacomo Ferrari, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Leonard Krumov, 3 Matteo Nocera, 2 Giampietro Ribaldi, 1 Danilo Fischetti (captain).
Lions
15 Quan Horn, 14 Rabz Maxwane, 13 Erich Cronje, 12 Rynhardt Jonker, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Nico Steyn, 9 Morné van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (captain), 7 Jarod Cairns, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Reinhard Nothnagel, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Franco Marais, 1 Juan Schoeman.
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Lions victory are as follows:
Tictacbets 1.14
SoccerShop 1.14
Bettabets 1.14
Odds comparison on the Zebre handicap:
The complete odds on the Zebre handicap:
Tictacbets 1.90 (+13.5)
SoccerShop 1.87 (+13.5)
Bettabets 1.89 (+13.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There are poor odds on the Lions 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 (+13.5),SoccerShop 1.87 (+13.5) and Bettabets 1.89 (+13.5)
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