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Honda vs Shizuoka Blue Revs Predictions - Shizuoka Blue Revs to edge Honda away

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Shizuoka Blue Revs have defeated Honda 5 consecutive wins.
Honda seeks a third home win despite past losses to Shizuoka.
Shizuoka favoured to cover +2.5 handicap based on track record.

Shizuoka Blue Revs have neve lost to Honda in the JRLO (Getty Images)

Honda have had an inconsistent season so far, but they have shown some improvement at home lately. Shizuoka Blue Revs have also stuttered in this edition of the JRLO, but they have never lost to Honda.

Shizuoka Blue Revs have won 2 of their last 5 fixtures.
Shizuoka Blue Revs have won 3 of their last 5 away matches.
Shizuoka Blue Revs have defeated Honda 5 consecutive times.
Honda have won 2 of their last 5 games.
Honda have won 3 of their last 5 home matches.

Head to Head

Shizuoka Blue Revs have the advantage with five victories to none against Honda in five meetings.

Honda Form

Honda fell short in their Japan Rugby League One match against the Mitsubishi Dynaboars last weekend, losing 44-34 away after leading 17-15 at half-time.

Honda have been in decent nick at home in the JRLO this season. They lost 28-23 to Kobe Steel and 45-21 to the Kubota Spears before beating the Urayasu D-Rocks 32-23 and Toshiba Brave Lupus 44-38.

Honda are 5th on the Conference B log with 11 points from eight games.

Honda will be aiming for a third win in a row at home, but will not find the going easy, having failed to beat Shizuoka Blue Revs in five attempts.

Shizuoka Blue Revs Form

Shizuoka Blue Revs were outplayed in their JRLO encounter with the Kubota Spears last weekend, losing 42-19 at home after trailing 21-12 at the break.

Shizuoka Blue Revs have played three away games in the Japan Rugby League One this season. They defeated the Canon Eagles 39-27 before losing 37-22 to the Wild Knights and 60-45 to Kobe Steel.

Shizuoka Blue Revs are third in the Conference A table with 15 points from eight matches.

Shizuoka Blue Revs have not been at their best lately, but they will see an opportunity to pick up some valuable points when they travel to take on Honda, having defeated their hosts on five consecutive occasions.

Team News

Honda

Captain Franco Mostert singled out the reason why Honda lost to the Mitsubishi Dynaboars last weekend: "I told the players, 'You have to be aware of one thing.' When you beat a big team like Brave Lupus, like we did last week, it can be easy to let your guard down for the next game. But you have to keep working hard. In terms of switching your gears, I told them, 'The next game is a new game, a new challenge, a completely different day.' Sagamihara DB put in a great performance, but we made a series of mistakes, so we want to fix that and go into the next match."

Shizuoka Blue Revs

Head coach Yuichiro Fujii gave a breakdown of his team's losing performance against the Kubota Spears last weekend: "Last week we conceded a lot of points. The way we conceded them wasn't very good, so this week we worked hard on defence. In the end, the score difference was large, but I don't think the content of the game was bad. There were a lot of small mistakes, but the players were able to make corrections. Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay is a strong team. Of course, there are areas that we need to improve, but I think we were able to make certain corrections.

However, when we were able to do one thing, we couldn't do another, and we couldn't maintain the accuracy of our lineouts. If we get a yellow card against a strong team, we'll be under more pressure, and I don't think we can win unless everything goes well. I would like to make sure we fix the issues and go into next week."

Verdict

Honda v Shizuoka Blue Rev

Shizuoka Blue Revs have never lost to Honda in the JRLO and are tipped to cover the +2.5 handicap.

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