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Counties Manukau vs North Harbour Predictions - Tight NPC encounter predicted between bottom two sides
Counties Manukau and North Harbour are set to clash as the only teams yet to secure a win in the 2025 NPC season. Both sides have lost all five matches so far, but Counties Manukau sit just above Harbour thanks to bonus points. Past meetings indicate close contests, but both teams' recent poor form makes predictions challenging. The match is expected to be tightly contested, with the prediction favoring North Harbour staying within the 6.5-point handicap. Both teams will likely field their strongest available alignment in pursuit of a morale-boosting first win.
- Both Counties Manukau & North Harbour are winless after 5 games in NPC 2025.
- Counties Manukau sits just above Harbour due to more bonus points.
- Prediction: North Harbour likely to stay within 6.5 points; expect both teams’ strongest lineups.
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Counties Manukau won their last match against North Harbour.(Getty Images)
Counties Manukau vs North Harbour Predictions
These two sides currently occupy the bottom two spots on the NPC table and have yet to win a game between them in 2025. That is bound to change on Thursday. It’s a tough one to predict given how poor they’ve been, but with the handicap at 6.5 points, I feel the visitors will get within that margin.
- Counties Manukau vs North Harbour Predictions
- Head to Head
- Counties Manukau Form
- Counties Manukau Team News
- North Harbour Form
- North Harbour Team News
- Counties Manukau have lost their last 5 matches.
- Counties Manukau won their last match against North Harbour.
- North Harbour have lost their last 5 matches.
Head to Head
North Harbour have won three of their last four matches against Counties Manukau. Their last meeting in the 2024 NPC saw Manukau win 36-33 away from home.
Counties Manukau Form
Counties Manukau have lost all five of their games this season, picking up three losing bonus points along the way. Those three points puts them one place above their opponents for this game.
After a sublime season in 2024 where Manukau made the quarter-final stage, they have failed to kick on in 2025. They were thrashed 54-14 at home by Hawkes Bay in round one before going down 39-22 to Bay of Plenty at home.
Round three saw Counties Manukau come within a whisker of an upset against Waikato, losing 27-26 away. Defeats to Otago by 14 points and Taranaki by 21 points over the last two weekend have hardly inspired confidence.
Counties Manukau Team News
Counties Manukau will certainly fancy this game to get their opening win of the season. There is no doubt that they will pick their strongest available side.
North Harbour Form
North Harbour, like their opponents, have lost all five games this season and find themselves at the bottom of the table. They have only picked up one bonus point in those five defeats.
With a negative 85 points difference, North Harbour have failed to be competitive on a weekly basis. They lost their opener to Manawatu by 13 points before going down by 22 points to Taranaki at home. A 36-22 away loss to Hawkes Bay followed.
A fortnight ago, North Harbour lost 43-19 to Tasman at home and last week they went down at home again, this time 19-7 to Bay of Plenty.
North Harbour Team News
Like their hosts, North Harbour will want to win this game in the hope of gaining some momentum. I don’t see them resting too many key players here.
Verdict
I am backing North Harbour to get within 6.5 points of Counties Manukau.
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