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Kobe Steel vs Honda Predictions - Kobe Steel to extend winning streak over Honda

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 14 Mar 2025

Brad Newcomb 14 Mar 2025

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Kobe Steel have won 5 of their last 6 home games.
Kobe Steel maintains a perfect record against Honda.
Honda has lost 6 of their last 8 matches, struggling particularly away from home.

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Kobe Steel have been struggling to win lately but have got results at home this season. Honda have been out-of-sorts playing on the road lately and have never defeated Kobe Steel. (Getty Images)

Kobe Steel vs Honda Predictions

Kobe Steel have been struggling to win lately but have got results at home this season. Honda have been out-of-sorts playing on the road lately and have never defeated Kobe Steel.

Kobe Steel vs Honda Predictions
Head to Head
Kobe Steel Form
Kobe Steel Team News & Injuries
Honda Form
Honda Team News & Injuries

Kobe Steel have won 5 of their last 8 fixtures.
Kobe Steel have won 5 of their last 6 home games.
Kobe Steel have defeated Honda 3 successive times.
Honda have lost 6 of their last 8 matches.
Honda have lost 4 of their last 6 away fixtures.

Head to Head

Kobe Steel have an advantage with three victories to nil over Honda in three meetings.

Kobe Steel Form

Kobe Steel were outplayed in the second half against the Wild Knights recently, losing 46-32 away from home.

Kobe Steel have contested five fixtures at home in the Japan Ruby League One this season. They defeated the Canon Eagles 36-18, the Urayasu D-Rocks 50-22, and the Black Rams 44-15 and lost to Tokyo Sungoliash 31-29 before thumping Toyota Verblitz 63-21.

Kobe Steel are 4th on the Conference A log with 24 points from ten games.

Kobe Steel have been in solid form at home, often winning their matches, and they have never lost to Honda.

Kobe Steel Team News & Injuries

Willie Potgieter scored a brace against the Wild Knights.

Waisake Raratubua and Ataata Moeakiola contributed with a try each.

Bryn Gatland slotted over three conversions and two penalties.

Honda Form

Honda had no answer against the Shizuoka Blue Revs, losing 44-14 away from home before the break in the league.

Honda have played three additional away games in this edition of the Japan Rugby League One thus far. They beat Toyota Verblitz 21-17 before losing 48-24 to the Wild Knights and 31-26 to the Urayasu D-Rocks.

Honda are 4th in the Conference A table with 18 points from ten matches.

Honda are on a three-match losing streak playing away from home and have defeated Kobe Steel in three meetings.

Honda Team News & Injuries

Feinga Fakai and Pablo Matera scored a try each against the Shizuoka Blue Revs.

Hayata Nakao and Gwangtee Oh kicked over a conversion each in the match.

Verdict

Kobe Steel v Honda

Kobe Steel have never lost to Honda and is tipped to cover the -15.5 handicap.

Kobelco Steelers -15.5

Handicap

@1,91 - 3 Units

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Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.

His love of sport has seen him venture down the road of researching sporting history for the past several years, specifically boxing, cricket and football.

Other sports of particular interest are golf, tennis, horse racing and motorsports.

Additionally, he spends his time researching the military history of his home country of South Africa.

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