London Irish VS Northampton Saints English Premiership Preview

The home side have made an indifferent start to their return to the Aviva Premiership after spending a season in the Championship and their solitary win on the opening game of the season against Harlequins is all they have to show so far after being outplayed in their other matches. They take on a Northampton Saints side that have started the season well and will be confident about going to the Madejski Stadium and coming away with maximum points. They have won their last two games in style and will look at their game against London Irish and on paper, they will believe that they have the quality but they will be fully aware that they cannot afford any complacency as they will likely come unstuck in the highly competitive league in our rugby betting odds.

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Key Players to Watch

Experienced Italian International Luke McLean will have a big part to play for London Irish this season after joining from Benetton Treviso during the summer. Having played in all of Italy’s Six Nations matches earlier in the year and fast approaching 100 caps, he will be looking to inspire his team to survival. Northampton Saints and England lock Courtney Lawes remains one of the stand-out players in the league and he along with England captain Dylan Hartley will be hoping their experience will see their side challenge for a Heineken Cup spot this season.

Both Teams Recent Form

After a bright start to the season with a win over Harlequins, London Irish have been below par and won’t want to get drawn into another relegation scrap. Their most recent games have seen them out-pointed and unable to gain any bonus points and if they want to steer clear of trouble, they will need to learn to pick up valuable points. The Saints are on a roll and looking for their third straight win against a side they are expected to beat but will be wary of complacency.

London Irish VS Northampton Saints Head-to-Head

With both teams in separate leagues last season, we have to head back to the season before to take a look at their most recent outings. It finished with an even head-to-head with Irish earning a closely fought encounter at home, but succumbing to a disappointing loss at Franklin Gardens that left them without a bonus point and helped to condemn them to a season in the Championship.

London Irish VS Northampton Saints Prediction

London Irish will go into the match confident that they are not the same team that saw them relegated a couple of season’s ago and know that if they are to steer clear of relegation this term, they will need to make the Madejski Stadium a stronghold and pick up as many points as possible. That being said, the talent on show in the Northampton Saints team is frightening and the odds of 2/7 at 10Bet for an away win is too good an opportunity to not take. Knowing that the Saints are packed with International talent sees them look a good bet to be too strong for London Irish and backing them to win both halves with William Hill at 4/7 is also worth a punt despite home advantage for London Irish. This is sure to be a close match with Irish a much better outfit than two years ago but the quality remains with Northampton and that is what we are taking the punt on in our rugby predictions.

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