Harlequins vs Sale Predictions - Sale backed to win on the road in a Rugby Premiership encounter

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Sale is favored with a -4.5 handicap away.
Harlequins have lost four of their last five home matches.
Sale has a superior head-to-head record against Harlequins

Sale backed to win away (Getty Images)

Harlequins vs Sale Predictions

Sale are favourites on the road, with a strong head-to-head record. My best bet is Sale to cover the -4.5 handicap away.

Harlequins vs Sale Predictions
Head to Head
Harlequins Form
Harlequins Injuries & Team News
Sale Form
Sale Injuries & Team News

Harlequins have lost 4 of their last 5 home matches.
Harlequins have lost the last 5 meetings against Sale.
Harlequins come into this match on the back of a 26-17 home loss against Sale in a Champions Cup Round of 16.
Sale have won 2 of their last 5 away matches.
Sale come into this match on the back of a 43-13 loss at Leinster in a Champions Cup quarter-final.

Head to Head

Harlequins have lost the last five meetings against Sale.

Harlequins Form

Harlequins have had a poor run of form at home, losing four of their last five home matches in all competitions. They come into this match on the back of a 26-17 loss against Sale in a Champions Cup Round of 16.

Their previous home results include losses against Leicester (34-7) and Northampton (40-24), a win against Newcastle (35-14), and a loss against Gloucester (26-19).

Harlequins are currently ninth in the Rugby Premiership, with 15 points after 13 matches.

Harlequins Injuries & Team News

Injuries:

Forwards:Prop Fin Baxter (foot), prop Titi Lamositele (foot), flanker Tom Lawday (hamstring), prop Jordan Els (Achilles), prop Simon Kerrod (foot), flanker Lucas Schmid (ankle), and lock Stephan Lewies (shoulder).

Backs: Scrum-half Will Porter (shoulder), centre Oscar Beard (shoulder), centre Frank McMillan (groin), fullback Sean Sharp (ACL), centre Ben Waghorn (knee), fullback/wing Tyrone Green (hamstring), and wing Cassius Cleaves (back).

Sale Form

Sale have had a mixed run of form on the road, winning two of their last five matches in all competitions. They come into this match on the back of a 43-13 loss at Leinster in a Champions Cup quarter-final.

Their previous away results include a loss at Gloucester (43-17), a win at Bristol (41-36), a loss at Exeter (26-14), and a win at Harlequins (26-17) in a Champions Cup Round of 16.

Sale are currently seventh in the Rugby Premiership, with 22 points after 13 matches.

Sale Injuries & Team News

Prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour was a standout performer in the previous home match against Leinster, racking up an impressive tackle count, dominant at scrum time and relentless in defence.

Verdict

Harlequins v Sale

I am backing Sale to cover the -4.5 handicap.

Sale -4.5

Handicap

@1.91 - 3 Units

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