Sale vs Sharks Predictions - Sale to beat Sharks at home in Champions Cup clash
Sale Sharks are favored to win strongly at home against the Sharks, with the best bet being Sale to cover the -16.5 handicap. Sale has won 2 out of their last 5 home matches, coming off a 63-17 victory over Harlequins. It's their first clash against Sharks, who haven't won any of their last 5 away matches and are coming off a 56-19 defeat at Toulouse. Sale is fourth in the Champions Cup Pool 1, while Sharks are fifth, highlighting their competitive trajectories. Expect Sale's commanding home performance to continue.
- Sale Sharks favored to win at home; best bet is covering -16.5 handicap.
- Sale has a mixed home form but recently won 63-17 over Harlequins.
- Sharks struggle away, not winning the last 5 away matches.
Sharks to struggle in England (Getty Images)
Sale vs Sharks Predictions
Sale are favourites to win at home against a Sharks side that have not won away in their last five matches. My best bet is Sale to cover the - 16.5 handicap.
- Sale vs Sharks Predictions
- Head to Head
- Sale Form
- Sale Injuries & Team News
- Sharks Form
- Sharks Injuries & Team News
- Sale have won 2 of their last 5 matches at home.
- Sale come into this match off the back of a 63-17 win over Harlequins.
- This is the 1st encounter between Sale and Sharks.
- Sharks have not won any of their last 5 away matches.
- Sharks come into this match off the back of a 56-19 loss at Toulouse.
Head to Head
This is the first encounter between Sale and Sharks.
Sale Form
Sale have had a mixed run of form at home at the start of their season, winning two of their last five matches across the Rugby Premiership and the Champions Cup. Sale have come into this match off the back of a 43-17 win over Harlequins.
Their previous home results include a loss to Gloucester (29-28), a win over Exeter (34-3), and losses against Exeter (27-26) and Glasgow Warriors (26-21).
Sale are currently fourth in Pool 1 of the Champions Cup group stage with six points after two matches.
Sale Injuries & Team News
England flanker Tom Curry underwent wrist surgery for a long-term ligament injury and will be out until early 2026.
Sharks Form
Sharks are currently experiencing a poor run of form on the road, having lost four and drawn one of their last five matches across the United Rugby Championship and the Champions Cup and come into this match off the back of a 56-19 defeat at Toulouse.
Their previous away results include a loss at Glasgow Warriors (35-19), a draw at Dragons (17-17), and losses at Leinster (31-5) and Connacht (44-17).
Sharks are currently fifth in Pool 1 of the Champions Cup group stage with five points after two matches.
Sharks Injuries & Team News
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will leave the Sharks at the end of this season.
Verdict
The Sale Sharks are tipped to win at home by more than 16.5 points.
Sale -16.5
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