Bordeaux vs Scarlets Predictions - Bordeaux too good for Scarlets at home

Brad Newcomb

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Bordeaux have strong home form: 8 wins in last 9 home games.
Scarlets struggle away, losing 7 of last 9 away fixtures.
Bordeaux favoured to cover the -36.5 handicap.

Bordeaux defeated the Scarlets by 35 points in 2022 (Getty Images)

Bordeaux came from behind to win their opening European Rugby Champions Cup match last weekend. Scarlets fell short in their opener and have struggled to win their away fixtures.

Bordeaux have won 3 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.

Bordeaux have won 8 of their last 9 home games in all competitions.
Bordeaux defeated Scarlets at home by 35 points in 2022.
Scarlets have lost 4 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
Scarlets have lost 7 of their last 9 away games in all competitions.

Head to Head

Bordeaux have a slight edge with one victory to none against the Scarlets.

Bordeaux Form

Bordeaux scored three tries, two conversions, and a penalty in the first half against the Bulls in their first Investec Cup fixture of the season, but went into the break trailing 33-22.

Bordeaux produced a solid second-half display, scoring four tries and two conversions without conceding a point to beat the Bulls 46-33 away from home.

Bordeaux defeated La Rochelle 23-18, Montauban 71-24, Lyon 32-20, and Bayonne 41-12 before losing 34-33 to Pau in their last five home games.

Bordeaux are in 6th place in the Top 14 table with 29 points from 11 matches.

The Bordeaux Begles will fancy their chances to win back-to-back matches in the competition when they host the Scarlets, as they have won an impressive eight of their last nine home fixtures.

Scarlets Form

The Scarlets scored a penalty and a converted try in the first half against Bristol in their opening Pool match in this edition of the European Rugby Champions Cup last weekend but went into half-time trailing by two points.

The Scarlets added two penalties to their tally in the second half but narrowly lost 17-16 to Bristol at home.

The Scarlets defeated the Lions 32-19 before losing 12-3 to the Sharks, 33-21 to Leinster, 29-18 to the Lions, and 29-19 to the Sharks in their last five away fixtures.

The Scarlets are rooted to the bottom of the URC table with four points from five games.

The Scarlets have been struggling to come up with the goods when playing away from home, losing seven of their last nine matches, and they lost by 35 points on their only visit to Bordeaux a couple of seasons ago.

Team News

Bordeaux

Cameron Woki, Maxime Lucu, Nicolas Depoortere, Maxime Lamothe, and Salesi Rayasi will be rested this week.

Fullback Jon Echegaray has recovered from his thigh injury and is back in training, as is Joey Carbery.

Scarlets

Head coach Dwayne Peel commented following his team’s narrow defeat to Bristol: “Are we taking steps forward? Definitely, and I’d hope the crowd went away thinking they saw their team in a massive fight – that is what I saw. It was a one-point match in the top tier of European rugby.

“We have had a really good week in terms of excitement building into the match and when you put those kinds of performances together, you can see we belong here."

Verdict

Bordeaux v Scarlets

Bordeaux have often won their home matches lately and are tipped to cover the -36.5 handicap.

Bordeaux -36.5

Handicap

$1.91 - 3 Units

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