Leinster vs Ospreys Predictions - Leinster expected to maintain home dominance in URC encounter

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Leinster have won their last 6 home games and 7 of 8 against Ospreys.
Ospreys are winless in their last 5 away matches.
Leinster tipped to cover the -22.5 home handicap.

Leinster expected to maintain home dominance in URC encounter (Getty Images)

Leinster vs Ospreys Predictions

Leinster are favourites given their dominant home form and strong recent record against Ospreys. My best bet is Leinster to cover the -22.5 handicap at home.

Leinster have won their last 6 home matches.
Leinster have won 7 of the last 8 matches against Ospreys.
Leinster beat the Lions 31-7 in their last match.
Ospreys have lost their last 5 away matches.
Ospreys lost 24-21 to Cardiff Rugby last weekend.

Head to Head

Leinster have won seven of the eight encounters against Ospreys.

Leinster Form

Leinster hosted the Lions last weekend in the URC, with a 31-7 bonus-point victory after leading 14-7 at the break.

Leinster have been in outstanding form at home in the URC this season. They defeated Edinburgh (28-20), Scarlets (36-19), Edinburgh (49-31), Sale (43-13) and Toulon (29-25).

Leinster are third in the United Rugby Championship, with 58 points from 17 matches.

Leinster have the advantage in this clash given their strong home form and six straight home wins against Ospreys.

Leinster Injuries & Team News

The race for a home playoff spot remains tight, with only five points separating Leinster, Bulls and Lions.

Starting XV:

15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Jordan Larmour, 10 Harry Byrne, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 1 Jerry Cahir, 2 Gus McCarthy, 3 Rabah Slimani, 4 Joe McCarthy, 5 Diarmuid Mangan, 6 Jack Conan (c), 7 Josh van der Flier, 8 James Culhane.

Replacements:

16 Rónan Kelleher, 17 Alex Usanov, 18 Tadhg Furlong, 19 Max Deegan, 20 Caelan Doris, 21 Fintan Gunne, 22 Ciarán Frawley, 23 James Lowe.

Ospreys Form

Ospreys pushed Cardiff Rugby close last weekend before losing 24-21, after trailing 10-7 at half-time.

Ospreys have been poor on the road this season. They lost to Zebre (23-19), Benetton (31-19), Connacht (21-14) and Ulster (28-24).

Ospreys are 11th in the United Rugby Championship, with 39 points from 17 matches.

Ospreys Injuries & Team News

Starting XV:

1 Garyn Phillips, 2 Efan Daniel, 3 Ben Warren, 4 Rhys Davies, 5 Huw Sutton, 6 James Ratti, 7 Jac Morgan (c), 8 Ross Moriarty, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 10 Dan Edwards, 11 Iestyn Hopkins, 12 Owen Watkin, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 14 Keelan Giles, 15 Jack Walsh.

Replacements:

16 Lewis Lloyd, 17 Cam Jones, 18 Kian Hire, 19 Ben Roberts, 20 Harri Deaves, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Phil Cokanasiga, 23 Luke Morgan.

Verdict

Leinster v Ospreys

Leinster is expected to maintain home dominance and tipped to cover the -22.5 handicap

Leinster -22.5

Handicap

@1.91 - 3 Units

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