ITM Cup | Preview – Southland v Bay of Plenty |

Southland v Bay of Plenty

Current Odds HEAD 2 HEAD as at 11.37am 15/08/2014

Southland 1.55 / BOP 2.35 | Bet Now

Friday 7:35pm | Bet Now

Two Championship sides, Southland and Bay of Plenty, will face each other in Invercargill on Friday night and like the Thursday night match is not too easy to predict. Bay of Plenty had a dreadful 2013 campaign and dropped to the Championship for this season but they can expect more wins this season with what looks to be a useful squad.

The big signing for Southland in the off season is Highlanders first five Lima Sopoaga from Wellington. Penetration through the backs was an issue for the Stags last season and the inclusion of the elusive Sopoaga might just be the way to improve that area. In a tough one the home team has its nose in front.

FULL SOUTHLAND STAGS PLAYER Profiles – CLICK HERE

FULL BAY of PLENTY STEAMERS PLAYER Profiles – CLICK HERE

~ RECENT HISTORY ~

ITM Cup games played between the Southland and Bay of Plenty
18-Sep-13	Bay.of.Plenty	25-33	Southland
28-Aug-11	Southland	17-29	Bay of Plenty
11-Oct-08	Bay.of.Plenty	11-45	Southland
25-Sep-08	Bay.of.Plenty	24-22	Southland
Overall Stats Southland			Overall Stats Bay of Plenty

Games Played	4		Games Played	4
*Games Won	2		*Games Won	2
*Games Lost	2		*Games Lost	2
Games Drawn	0		Games Drawn	0
*Longest.Winning.Streak	1		*Longest.Winning.Streak	1
*Longest Losing Streak	1		*Longest Losing Streak	1
*Largest Points For	45		*Largest Points For	29
*Largest Points Against	29		*Largest Points Against	45
*Largest.Winning.Margin	34		*Largest.Winning.Margin	12
*Largest Losing Margin	-12		*Largest Losing Margin	-34
*Total Points For	117		*Total Points For	89
*Avg Points For	29.25		*Avg Points For	22.25
*Total Points Against	89		*Total Points Against	117
*Avg Points Against	22.25		*Avg Points Against	29.25
*Total Points Difference	28		*Total Points Difference	-28
*Avg Points Difference	7.00		*Avg.Points.Difference	-7.00
* = By Southland			* = By Bay of Plenty