Wales vs Scotland U20 Predictions - Wales to bounce back with a home win over Scotland

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Wales have won 4 of the last 6 home games.
Scotland have lost 5 of last 6 visits to Wales.
Wales aims for first tournament win after close matches against England and France.

Wales have an excellent record against Scotland at home (Getty Images)

Wales came up short in their Six Nations U20 Championship match last weekend, but they have an excellent home record against Scotland. Scotland have struggled to win consistently on the road recently.

Wales have lost 4 consecutive fixtures in all competitions.
Wales have won 4 of their last 6 home games in all competitions.
Wales have 5 of their last 6 home matches against Scotland.
Scotland have lost 4 of their last 6 away fixtures in all competitions.
Scotland have won 2 of their last 3 games against Wales.

Head to Head

Wales hold a commanding lead of ten victories to four against Scotland in 14 meetings since 2013.

Wales U20 Form

Wales had no answer in the second half in their Six Nations U20 Championship match against France last weekend, losing 34-24 at home after leading 17-15 at half-time.

Before that, Wales lost their opening fixture in this edition of the Six Nations tournament to England 19-16 away from home.

Wales are 5th in the standings with two points after two rounds.

Wales have gone close in both their matches so far, and will see an opportunity to register their first win in the competition when they host Scotland this weekend.

Scotland U20 Form

Scotland failed to score any points in the second half in their Six Nations U20 Championship match against England last weekend, losing 33-17 at home after trailing 17-19 at half-time.

Before that, Scotland defeated Italy 36-10 away from home in their opening fixture.

Scotland are 3rd in the table with five points after two matches.

Scotland will aim to improve their performance after a lacklustre second half in their previous outing; however, they have not had much success away to Wales over the years, losing five of their last six visits.

Team News

Wales

Sion Davies, Tom Howe, and Steff Emanuel each scored a try against France last weekend.

Carwyn Leggatt-Jones landed three conversions and a penalty in the match.

Starting XV: Sion Davies, Carwyn Leggatt-Jones, Tom Bowen, Steff Emanuel (co-Capt), Bailey Cutts, Dylan Scott, Rhys Cummings, Dylan James, Tom Howe, Jac Pritchard, Luke Evans, Osian Williams, Deian Gwynne (co-Capt), Caio James, Evan Minto

Replacements: James Talamai, George Tuckley, Yestyn Cook, Oscar Rees, Alex Ridgway, Luca Woodyatt, Lloyd Lucas, Luc Anfield

Scotland

Hamish MacArthur, Rory McHaffie, and Jamie Stewart each scored a try against England last weekend.

Hamish MacArthur kicked one conversion in the match.

Starting XV: Henry Widdowson, Nairn Moncrieff, Campbell Waugh, Ross Wolfenden (c), Rory McHaffie, Jake Dalziel, Hamish MacArthur, Jamie Stewart, Joe Roberts, Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, Christian Lindsay, Alfie Blackett, Sam Byrd, Harvey Preston, Rory Purvis

Replacements: Jamie McAughtrie, Oliver McKenna, Jackson Rennie, Archie Appleby, Fin Ronnie, Jack Marshall, Adam McKenzie, Calum Jessop