Gloucester vs. Worcester Warriors: The home team will not lose

On Friday, the Gallagher Premiership meeting between EPCR Challenge Cup opponents Gloucester Rugby and Worcester Warriors sees both teams make changes as they prepare to compete in the European competition's knockout rounds next month.

Gloucester Team Form

Gloucester Rugby has only won one of their past four Gallagher Premiership Rugby games, a 35-30 victory against Northampton at home in Round 19. Since October, Gloucester has only lost once in any tournament at Kingsholm, falling 17-20 to Harlequins in Premiership Rugby on January 2nd. Gloucester has won their previous four Premiership Rugby matches against Worcester, excluding unplayed games, since Worcester's 27-20 win at Sixways in April 2019.

Line Up:

15 Kyle Moyle, 14 Santiago Carreras, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Ben Meehan, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jordy Reid, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 Santiago Socino, 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin.

Warriors Team Form

Worcester Warriors defeated Exeter Chiefs 35-31 in Round 20 at Sixways and have not won consecutive Premiership games since September 2020. Worcester has only won once away from home in any tournament since September 2020: a 36-26 victory against Zebre in the European Challenge Cup in Parma in January. Worcester's first Premiership Rugby victory at Kingsholm came in April 2009.

Line Up:

5 Noah Heward, 14 Alex Hearle, 13 Oli Morris, 12 Ashley Beck, 11 Perry Humphreys, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Will Chudley, 8 Sione Vailanu, 7 Ted Hill (c), 6 Kyle Hatherell, 5 Graham Kitchener, 4 Joe Batley, 3 Christian Judge, 2 Niall Annett, 1 Lewis Holsey.

Expert Betting Tips

Gloucester has made plenty of changes in their lineup by bringing some of their best players again in the line-up and away from the bench. We are positive that Gloucester will win this match against Worcester.

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