Counties Manukau vs Southland Tips - Counties Manukau to beat hapless Southland

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 06 Sep 2023

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Ralph Staniforth 06 Sep 2023

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Watch Counties Manukau vs Southland in the NPC on Saturday (14:35 AEST)
Manukau have been victorious in 6 of their last 8 against the visitors
Can Southland get their first win of the season?

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Counties Manukau to have too much quality at home (Getty images)

Counties Manukau vs Southland Tips

Both teams have lost four of five this season and are at or near the bottom of the table. It should be a scrap, but I feel the hosts will win by more than 10 points.

Counties Manukau vs Southland Tips
Head to Head
Counties Manukau Form
Counties Manukau Team News
Southland Form
Southland Team News

Counties Manukau have won 6 of their last 8 matches against Southland.
Counties Manukau have lost 4 of their last 5 matches.
Southland have lost 4 of their last 5 matches.

Head to Head

Counties Manukau have won six of their last eight matches against Southland. In their last match it was however Southland who came out on top, winning 30-26 in 2022.

Counties Manukau Form

Counties Manukau have lost four of their five games this season and sit 12th on the NPC table. This is, however, a chance to get their second win against bottom side, Southland.

On their day Manukau can be very dangerous, as they proved when they beat Bay of Plenty a few weeks ago. The issue for them is those days don’t come nearly as often as they would like.

Over the last two games, Counties Manukau have lost heavily to both Waikato and Wellington. They will want to put it right in this game.

Counties Manukau Team News

Counties play in midweek against Canterbury. They will put everything into this game to get the win as their chances against Canterbury are not good. I do expect them to play a weakened side in midweek rather than here.

Southland Form

Southland are bottom of the table and their performances suggest they will stay there until the season concludes. They have just two points, gained for a draw against Northland a few weeks ago.

Two weeks ago, Southland lost 31-21 to fellow strugglers, Otago before being smashed 41-13 at home by Auckland this past weekend.

Southland Team News

Southland have no reported injuries

Verdict

Counties Manukau v Southland

Counties Manukau are tipped to beat Southland by 10+ points.

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