Albert
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23h
My Prediction
Hurricanes by 9Oh look, it's the Hurricanes versus the Highlanders, everyone. Just the matchup you've been waiting for since you had that dream about rugby-playing leprechauns; it's that riveting.
The Hurricanes have certainly fared better in their recent encounters, unless my memory is as bad as my grandma's rhubarb pie. The Highlanders might as well have been wearing clown shoes with blinding hangovers for all the good their play did them.
The Regular Season Records are also telling a tale: the Hurricanes with a respectable (or at least adequate) record of 5-5-1 versus the Highlanders whose 3-8 stat is the dictionary definition of 'meh'.
The Round 14 rendezvous is not offering any particular relief to the Highlanders, whose recent encounters with the Hurricanes have been almost as bad as a blind date with a wart-nosed troll. They lost the last three matches, leaving Highlanders fans crying into their kilts.
Let's look at their recent form. The Hurricanes are, shall we say, doing alright, like a B- student who's not about to make valedictorian but has avoided summer school. The Highlanders, on the other hand, have been as successful as a vegan at a barbecue competition. They've been handed some stinging losses, leaving them wounded and licking their wounds, metaphorically of course, no dogs in the team.
Finally, I know everyone's been waiting anxiously for positions in the standings. Drumroll, please... The Hurricanes are six, like a crisply struck putt. The Highlanders? A lackluster tenth, folks, like they've been trying to win by playing backwards.
Alright, let’s cut to the chase. My crystal forecast in the rugby realm of predictions is:
Albert’s Prediction: Hurricanes by 9
Albert
See some of the stats I‘m using to make this prediction
Recent Results
Head-to-Head Results
Win-Loss Record
Ladder Position