2020-21 Premiership Rugby – Wasps vs Gloucester Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Wasps vs Gloucester taking place? Saturday 6th March, 2021 – 15:00 (UK)

Where is Wasps vs Gloucester taking place? Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Where can I get tickets for Wasps vs Gloucester? Check official club websites for information about purchasing tickets

What television channel is Wasps vs Gloucester on? BT Sport have the rights to televise Gallagher Premiership matches so it is worth checking their schedule

Where can I stream Wasps vs Gloucester? If televised on BT Sport, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via the BT Sport website & app

THE TEAM NEWS

Wasps: 15 Rob Miller, 14 Zach Kibirige, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Michael Le Bourgeois, 11 Josh Bassett, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Will Porter, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Brad Shields (c), 5 James Gaskell, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Tom West

Replacements: 16 Tom Cruse, 17 Ben Harris, 18 Nicky Thomas, 19 Levi Douglas, 20 Sione Vailanu, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Jimmy Gopperth, 23 Matteo Minozzi

Gloucester: 15 Kyle Moyle, 14 Santiago Carreras, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 George Barton, 9 Willi Heinz, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jordy Reid, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Ed Slater, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 Santiago Socino, 1 Alex Seville

Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 18 Jack Stanley, 19 Alex Craig, 20 Jack Clement, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Tom Seabrook, 23 Charlie Sharples

THE PREDICTION

Wasps’ season looks to be unravelling fast after they lost their fourth match in five Premiership matches in a 10-16 defeat at home to London Irish last Saturday. The only side they have managed to beat in that span is struggling Worcester and travelling Gloucester will be aware of that as they arrive on the same points as the Warriors at the bottom of the table. In fact, Gloucester won just their second match of the season at home to Worcester last Saturday to level on 15 points each as they finally managed to transform recent good, albeit losing, performances into some points. This is a difficult result to call with much authority given Wasps’ recent form but they should still have too much for their visitors. In form, this would be a -10 to -15 situation but Wasps to win this match by covering -5 seems a fairly safe option. Especially as Gloucester have kept results very close in recent weeks.