North Harbour vs Southland Predictions - Hosts set to claim first win of the season

Ralph Staniforth

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North Harbour have lost all 9 matches this season.
Three of North Harbour's last 4 losses were by 3 points or less.
Southland have conceded 50+ points in each of their last 4 matches.

North Harbour have lost their last 9 matches. (Getty Images)

North Harbour vs Southland Predictions

North Habour have yet to win a game this season, but I am backing them to change that on the final day of the group stage. The hosts have been close in their last four games while Southland have conceded 50+ in each of their last four fixtures.

North Harbour vs Southland Predictions
Head to Head
North Harbour Form
Southland Form

I am backing the hosts to cover the -5.5 handicap.

North Harbour have lost their last 9 matches.
North Harbour have lost by 3 or less points in 3 of their last 4 matches.
Southland have lost their last 4 matches.
Southland have conceded 50+ points in each of their last 4 matches.

Head to Head

Last season, Southland beat North Harbour 59-35 at home.

North Harbour Form

North Harbour have endured an atrocious season, losing all nine NPC matches to date. They only have six points and sit bottom, nine behind their opponents in this final round fixture.

Going into this match, the last of the season, North Harbour will be eager to at least get one win on the board. And I wouldn’t put past them considering their decent performances of late in the NPC.

Despite losing, North Harbour have lost three of their last four matches by three, one and one point. Last week, against a top of the table chasing Otago, they were solid again, losing 41-26 away from home.

Southland Form

Southland started the season quite well, surprising some teams along the way. They have three wins this season and currently sit on 15 points.

While Southland can no longer drop to last place, they can, with a victory, potentially get up to 11th, depending on other results. However, their recent performances have been poor, conceding 50+ points in their last four matches.

Last weekend, Southland lost 55-38 at home to Tasman but a week prior, they were humiliated 75-19 by Wellington. In their two matches before that, they conceded 64 and 54 points each.

That heavy losing streak came off the back of three successive victories against Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Manawatu.

Verdict

North Harbour v Southland

North Harbour are backed to cover the -5.5 handicap and get their first victory of the NPC season.

North Harbour -5.5

Handicap

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