Port Adelaide Power vs St Kilda Saints Prediction: History expected to repeat itself

Adelaide Oval will be the venue for this round 7 AFL encounter between the Port Adelaide Power and St Kilda Saints. Both teams were defeated in their last league game and will hope for redemption here. Which side will get things right this time?

Port Adelaide Power suffered their second defeat of the season, suffering a 123-81 loss on the road. In that game, the Port Adelaide Power had a decent start, pulling off a 39-8 lead until late in the 1st quarter. Port Adelaide Power couldn’t get their hands on the ball, being outpossessed by Collingwood 364-301 in the game after that quarter. The second quarter was not nice for Port Adelaide Power as they lost 41-12, and a 36-13 third-quarter performance made everything worse. However, while it was more of a tight 4th quarter, that was not enough to get Port Adelaide Power to close the game. Now, going into this game, the Port Adelaide Power are seated 5th in the standings with 16 points from the first six games of the season.

St Kilda Saints lost for the third time in four games last weekend against Western Bulldogs in what ended 64-124. In their biggest defeat of the season, St Kilda Saints allowed an opponent to score over 80 points in a game. In their game against the Western Bulldogs, St Kilda never led in either quarter, having only 19 scoring shots in the match, the same number of Goals their opposition scored. The St Kilda Saints had 16 (12.8) Centre Clearances compared to the Saints 9 (10.8), which is a telling statistic compared to season averages. St Kilda Saints took only 4 Contested Marks in the game compared to the Western Bulldogs 15. Going into this game, St Kilda Saints have lost four of their first six matches this season, with their wins coming against the Collingwood Magpies and the Richmond Tigers.

The St Kilda Saints were below average last weekend, and they now need a lot of improvement to do on both ends of the field. On the other hand, the Port Adelaide Power were not at their best last time out either, but they have dominated this fixture. Despite their inconsistent performances, they still look decent as this fixture's better side. Kilda Saints do not look like a ready side to show character, and with Port Adelaide Power still in a good position of postseason chance, I believe this will be more of a revenge win after their loss to the Pies last weekend, hitting a 25+ margin.