Let’s go to one of Britain’s favorite sports. That would be the Premiership of the Rugby Union and its 3rd round. On Oct 06 at 14:00 GMT, at the StoneX Stadium (former Allianz Arena) of the capital, the Saracens of North London will host the Exeter Chiefs. The two clubs have started the season on opposite feet and there have always been interesting confrontations between the two with lots of scoring.
The numbers for the match of the Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs
The hosts travelled to Gloucester for the first round where they defeated the local team by 35-26. This translates to a glorious offense with an inglorious defense. In between their meeting with Exeter, they will also host the Sharks who barely managed to win their first match. On the other hand, the Chiefs lost at home to Leicester by 17-14. Their 2nd round encounter is also an away one at Northampton. Much more reasonable performance on both sides of the field.
One thing that should be noted is that the Saracens are not sharing the first position with Bath and the Bears as the scoring system awards 1 point to those that manage to score 4 tries or more, and 1 point to the teams that lose a match with less than 7 points of difference. Those extra points may count a lot at the end of the season. It’s also the reason that the Chiefs have 1 point on the table instead of 0.
Prices for Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs
As expected, the chances for the home side to win are at 60%, while the visitors get the remaining 40%. Based in the history between the two, we would have expected a greater difference. Ostensibly, one way or the other, the Saracens will win. At this time, we do not have the prices for the over/under points, as this is the market that we will focus, considering that the lowest points scored between the two are 27 while the highest is 72. It will be interesting to see what threshold will the bookmakers use.
It is rather evident that we need to wait for the outcomes and the developments of the in-between matches for the both of them. Also, we will need to wait for more odds. Therefore, we have our work cut out for us when we return in a week with the final recommendation.
Update
In our first exploration of the match, we mentioned about the 2nd round matches that the two sides had to play. The Saracens won their home encounter with the Sharks with an impressive 45-26 scoreline. Now, they are in fact the league leaders with 10 points and 2 victories. On the other hand, the chiefs travelled to Northampton where they lost by 30-24 winning another point despite the loss. Now, they are second to last on the board.
It’s rather clear about the match between the Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs
The fact that the visitors have suffered 3 consecutive defeats can work in either way. Since it’s the beginning of the season it may just become the incentive to play better rugby. Or, it may get to be an unliftable stone over their ambitions for the season. On the other hand, the hosts have shown that they are much more flowing as a team. It is rather difficult to see any other result than the win for the Saracens.
However, the 1X2 prices are nowhere even close to interesting. As we mentioned in our preview, we would like to see the threshold for the over/under markets. We have a @1.98 for over 54 points and @1.84 points for under. This is a very logical limit and it can give out a reasonable payout both ways.
We will take the riskier one and go for the over 54 points market. So, now, that’s your cue to go open an account at the best betting platform and make some money.