Super 14 - Lions vs Stormers Rugby betting preview

This game is intresting in more ways than one after last weeks results,the Lions beat the Cheifs and did it rather easily while the Stormers drew with the Tahs and have now left themselves with some work to do,I'm pickig the Stormer will win it but it won't be easy and could go right down to the wire as the Lions have nothing to play for whilethe Stormers have it all to play for.

The Lions were a team possed last weekend but to be honest the Cheifs were dreadfull in that game and the loss of Luaki and Sivivatu early in that gae did'nt help them at all,but give the Lions some credit as win they did and it was a very good win also,they will be up beat about spoiuling a rivals progress and will play with some real heart this weekend just like they did last week.

The Stormers have been playing play off type Rugby now for the last 7 weeks and have been doing it well,they have not lost a game in that stretch of games and this game is the last one to get themselves firmly in the Top 4 and I expect them to have troubles getting it,the Stormers have been playing at such a high level now that as it was for the tahs last weeks draw was a disaster of a result and has opened the door to all the chasing teams,they are still well down on players and fatigue and expectation has got to take it's toll at some stage,this game will not be an easy one for them and I expect them to either lose this game or really struggle to a win.

The Stormers beat the Lions last season pretty easily 30-8 in Capetown.

You'll notice that the stake on this game is low and really so it should be,the Stormers should win this and win it well all they need is a simple win a bonus point does nothing for them in terms of their position on the table but the Lions really turned up last week against the Cheifs and if they can repeat that this week then the Stormers are a real chance of not making the finals either,the Stormers have been playing with alot of pressure for so long now that it has to tell eventually and for me i'd rather they fall apart this week and not make it rather than fall apart in the first week of the finals,Fatigue and pressure to be major factors in this game for me and i'll look for the Lions to quite possibly get two upsets in a row over the all to play for Stormers...Good Luck.



Pick : Lions + 8.0
Odds : 1.95
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
Match Result : 13-22
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