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Otago vs Wellington Predictions - Visitors unbeaten run to continue
Wellington Rugby Team has had a stellar start to the season, winning all five of their matches. With dominance in their performances, notably winning four games by 7+ points, Wellington is expected to continue this form against Otago. Otago, currently placed 11th, has had an inconsistent season. Key players on both sides are expected to return for this clash. Wellington might cover the -7 handicap again to make it 6 wins out of 6.
- Wellington has won all 5 of their matches this season.
- Otago is placed 11th with 2 wins from 5 matches.
- Wellington is expected to cover the -7 handicap and win their sixth game in a row.
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Wellington set for sixth successive victory in NPC (Getty Image)
Otago vs Wellington Preview
Wellington have begun the season in flying form, winning all five of their matches to date. In four of those games, they have won by 7+ points, and I am backing them to do the same here.
- Otago vs Wellington Preview
- Head to Head
- Otago Form
- Otago Injuries & News
- Wellington Form
- Wellington Injuries & News
- Otago have lost 3 of their last 5 matches.
- Otago lost their last match by 18 points.
- Wellington have won their last 5 matches.
- Wellington have won their last 2 matches against Otago.
- Wellington have covered the -7 handicap in 4 of their last 5 matches.
Head to Head
The last two fixtures between Otago and Wellington have gone in Wellington's favour.
Otago Form
Otago come into this fixture placed 11th on the table with two victories from their five matches thus far. They are on 10 points, just two off the playoff spots.
It has been a bit of a strange season for the Dunedin outfit as they’ve lost games they really should have won and then beaten others unexpectedly. In round two, Otago beat Auckland by two points, a week before they went down inexplicably to Southland.
After defeating Auckland against the odds, Otago were in fine form again, beating the then unbeaten Bay of Plenty 31-26. However, Otago then suffered a 22-18 away loss to Taranaki before going down 34-16 at home to Canterbury last weekend.
Otago Injuries & News
Otago did rest some players at the weekend which explains their average performance. This will be a tough contest though against the unbeaten Wellington.
Wellington Form
Wellington could move top with victory against Otago. After five matches, they are second with five victories, but they do have a game in hand on Hawkes Bay, who are currently top by two points.
Wellington came into the season as favourites for the NPC title and they have looked good value for it to date. They began the season with eight point and seven-point wins over Auckland and Taranaki before beating Manawatu 39-31.
Round four brough a superb performance as Wellington ran Canterbury ragged, winning 46-21. This last weekend, Wellington had little problem putting Southland away 36-12.
Wellington Injuries & News
Wellington rested players this past weekend and I expect them to be close to full strength for this encounter.
Verdict
Wellington have won five in a row at the start of the season, and I am backing them to cover the -7 handicap to go 6/0.
Wellington -7
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