Toyota Verblitz vs Honda Heat Predictions - Verblitz backed to thrash hapless Heat

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Last updated: 15 Feb 2024

Marc Thomas 15 Feb 2024

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Toyota Verblitz vs Honda Heat tips for Saturday’s Japan Rugby League One match
Visitors have conceded 60+ points in 4 of their last 6 games
Can the Heat get some reward after a season of toil?

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Big win tipped for Verblitz in Japan this weekend (Getty Images)

Toyota Verblitz vs Honda Heat Preview

The Verblitz are having a decent season albeit with a lack of consistency. However, their opponents, Honda Heat, have hardly pitched up at a game this season, conceding 60+ points in four of their six games this season.

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Head to Head
Toyota Verblitz Form
Toyota Verblitz Injuries & Team News
Honda Heat Form
Honda Heat Injuries & Team News

I am backing the hosts to cover the -35 handicap and hand the Heat another hiding.

Toyota Verblitz have won 2 of their last 3 home matches.
Honda Heat have lost their last 6 matches.
Honda Heat have conceded 60+ points in 4 of their last 6 matches.
Honda Verblitiz have lost by 35+ points in 4 of their last 6 matches.

Head to Head

These two last met in 2021, a match the Toyota Verblitz won 45-3.

Toyota Verblitz Form

Toyota Verblitz are third in Conference B of the Japan Rugby League One. They have won three and lost three games to date and are on 14 points, four points off the Eagles in second place.

After closing out 2023 with a win over the Dynaboars, the Verblitz began 2024 with a 43-27 away defeat to Wild Knights. They did bounce back to beat the Kinetsu Liners 47-14 a week later.

Their last game took place at the end of January, a fixture the Verblitz lost 28-12 at home to Toshiba Brave Lupus. This weekend is close to a must-win for the Verblitz if they hope to stay in touch with the sides above them.

Toyota Verblitz Injuries & Team News

The Verblitz have had a two week break from action so should be fresh. There are no reported injuries from the camp.

Honda Heat Form

The Honda Heat are having an atrocious season and sit bottom of Conference A. Not only have they lost all six matches, but they have also failed to pick up a single bonus point and have a -293 points difference.

Thrashings have been the name of the game for the Heat this season. They have coughed up 60+ points in four of their six games with one other conceding 40. The only game they competed in was in a 34-16 defat to Tokyo Sungoliath on Christmas Eve 2023.

Honda Heat Injuries & Team News

The Heat have nothing, but pride left to play for this season. Keeping the score down will be their main objective given how this season has gone thus far.

Verdict

Toyota Verblitz v Honda Heat

I am backing the Verblitz to cover the -35 handicap in this fixture.

Verblitz -35

Handicap

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