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Toyota Verblitz vs Wild Knights Predictions - Wild Knights to secure fifth victory of the season

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 16 Jan 2025

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Brad Newcomb 16 Jan 2025

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Toyota Verblitz secured their first win but struggle against Wild Knights.
Wild Knights lead the league, winning all matches and last 7 against Verblitz.
Wild Knights are predicted to cover the -10.5 handicap with their strong form.

Toyota Verblitz secured their first win but struggle against Wild Knights (Getty Images)

Toyota Verblitz vs Wild Knights Predictions

Toyota Verblitz bounced back with a win in their previous outing in the Japan Rugby League but have a poor record against their opponents. The Wild Knights have won all their fixtures this season.

Toyota Verblitz vs Wild Knights Predictions
Head to Head
Toyota Verblitz Form
Toyota Verblitz Team News & Injuries
Wild Knights Form
Wild Knights Team News & Injuries

Wild Knights have won 4 successive matches.
Wild Knights have won 24 consecutive away fixtures.
Toyota Verblitz have lost 7 successive times against the Wild Knights.

Head to Head

The Wild Knights have a commanding lead of ten victories to one over Toyota Verblitz in 11 meetings.

Toyota Verblitz Form

Toyota Verblitz failed to score in the first half against the Black Rams, going into the break trailing 10-0 at home last weekend.

However, Toyota Verblitz turned their fortunes around in the second stanza, scoring five tries, two conversions, and a penalty to win 32-18 against the Black Rams.

Toyota Verblitz have contested three other fixtures this season, losing 30-27 against the Kubota Spears away, losing 21-17 against Honda at home, and drawing 30-all against Tokyo Sungoliath away.

Toyota Verblitz are 4th in the Conference B league table with nine points from four games.

Toyota Verblitz will be pleased to have recorded their first victory of the season; however, they must produce a decisive display against the Wild Knights, as they have only defeated them once in the Japan Rugby League One in 11 meetings.

Toyota Verblitz Team News & Injuries

Taichi Takahashi dotted down over the try line twice against the Bllack Rams.

Nicholas McCurran, Yuichiro Wada, and William Tupou scored a try each in the match.

Full-back Tiaan Falcon kicked over two conversions and a penalty last weekend.

Wild Knights Form

The Wild Knights produced a superb first-half display against Honda at home last weekend, scoring five tries and four conversions to lead 33-5 at the break.

The Wild Knights added two more tries and a conversion in the second half to cruise to a comfortable 48-24 victory over Honda.

The Wild Knights have won their other fixtures this season, beating Tokyo Sungoliath 33-12 away, the Kubota Spears 26-24 at home, and the Black Rams 39-16 away.

The Wild Knights are first in the Conference B standings with 19 points from four matches.

The Wild Knights will start confidently against Totoya Verblitz, as they defeated them seven consecutive times and have won 24 successive--away matches