Toyota Verblitz vs Toshiba Brave Lupus Predictions - Brave Lupus to condemn Verblitz to another defeat

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Toshiba Brave Lupus have won the last 4 visits to Toyota Verblitz.
Verblitz struggle with 9 home losses in last 10 games.
Brave Lupus predicted to cover a -12.5 handicap.

Toshiba Brave Lupus are on a winning streak against Toyota Verblitz (Getty Images)

Toyota Verblitz vs Toshiba Brave Lupus Predictions

Toyota Verblitz vs Toshiba Brave Lupus Predictions
Head to Head
Toyota Verblitz Form
Toshiba Brave Lupus Form
Team News

Toyota Verblitz have a poor record against Toshiba Brave Lupus and have struggled to win in the Japan Rugby League this season. Toshiba Brave Lupus have had success on the road this campaign and are on a winning streak against their hosts.

Toshiba Brave Lupus have won 5 of their last 7 matches.
Toshiba Brave Lupus have won 8 of their last 9 away fixtures.
Toshiba Brave Lupus have won 4 in a row away to Toyota Verblitz.
Toyota Verblitz have lost 9 of their last 10 home games.
Toyota Verblitz have lost 5 consecutive matches to Brave Lupus.

Head to Head

Toshiba Brave Lupus have the advantage with seven victories to three over Toyota Verblitz in ten meetings.

Toyota Verblitz Form

Toyota Verblitz fell short in their JRLO match against the Wild Knights last weekend, losing 26-20 away after leading 7-5 at half-time.

Toyota Verblitz have played three matches at home in the Japan Rugby League One this season. They defeated Honda 44-33 before losing 37-29 to the Black Rams and 20-24 to the Canon Eagles.

Toyota Verblitz are last in the Conference B table with six points from eight games.

Toyota Verblitz will have more questions than answers coming into their match against Toshiba Brave Lupus, having lost seven in a row, and they have lost five consecutive home games to their opponents.

Toshiba Brave Lupus Form

Toshiba Brave Lupus mounted a comeback in the second half against Kobe Steel, but it was in vain, losing 34-33 at home after trailing 20-5 at the break.

Toshiba Brave Lupus have been in solid form away from home in the Japan Rugby League this season. They defeated the Shizuoka Blue Revs 26-22, the Canon Eagles 41-19, and the Urayasu D-Rocks 38-27 before losing 44-38 to Honda.

Toshiba Brave Lupus are 2nd on the Conference A log with 24 points from seven matches.

Toshiba Brave Lupus will fancy their chances of bouncing back to winning ways when they take on Toyota Verblitz, having defeated their opponents four consecutive times.

Team News

Toyota Verblitz

Head Coach Steve Hansen was happy with his team's performance despite the loss to the Wild Knights: "It was a very tight match and either team could have won, but in the end the other team won. That being said, I'm proud of the team's effort. Everyone was committed and played well. We also saw many areas for improvement from last week, so we'd like to carry this over into the next match."

Toshiba Brave Lupus

Captain Michael Leitch has commented on why his team has lost lately: "We're in the middle of a long season, but we've suffered two straight losses. The reasons for these losses are similar, so I think the key to the second half will be what we can learn from these two losses and how we can make use of this experience. During the game, we put too much pressure on ourselves and there were some areas where we couldn't perform. We'd like to go back and review our preparations and do our best."

Verdict

Toyota Verblitz v Toshiba Brave Lupus

Toshiba Brave Lupus have often defeated Toyota Verblitz in recent seasons and are tipped to cover the -12.5 handicap.

Brave Lupus -12.5

Handicap

@1.91 - 3 Units

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