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Wales vs Fiji Prediction & Betting Tips - Rugby World Cup
by Devesh Jaganath | in Rugby World Cup Predictions
Wales and Fiji will face off in the final match of the opening weekend in the 2023 Rugby World Cup this Sunday. The Welsh are currently ranked tenth in the world, while the Fijians are seventh. While Welsh rugby has endured a difficult year, there are signs of improvement in recent months. The Dragons finished fifth at this year’s Six Nations competition but come into this match following a fairly promising warm-up campaign. In their four matches since the Six Nations, Wales were beaten by France and South Africa but managed a very good win over England in Cardiff. And, while they lost the return match at Twickenham the following week, it was only by a two-point margin, and they were right in the match the entire way. However, the task now for Warren Gatland is whether they can perform consistently away from home. This marks the first time that Wales are ranked below Fiji at a World Cup but that will not deter them as they have enough class in their side to secure an opening match win here.
Meanwhile, Fiji are in an excellent space right now and enter the World Cup at their all-time peak ranking. They will also be full of confidence owing to their form in the lead-up to the competition. Fiji pulled off an incredible 30-22 win over England in their last match, taking their record to five wins in their last six matches. The only loss they suffered in that time came against the French. In recent weeks, the Fijians have emerged as one of the favourites to qualify from this favourable pool, and a win here would be huge in terms of the outlook for the remainder of the matches in the competition. Fiji are clearly the best tier-two side in the competition, but can they maintain their excellent form on the biggest stage of all?
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Wales vs Fiji Form
Wales and Fiji's standings in the Rugby World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
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2
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11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Wales and Fiji Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
12 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
18 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
11 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
25 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
25 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
4 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
19 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
12 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
12 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
18 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
11 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
11 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
16 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
9 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
26 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
28 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
21 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
9 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
25 Sep 2019 - Rugby World Cup
1/2 (50%)
0/2 (0%)
1/2 (50%)
21 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
25 Sep 2019 - Rugby World Cup
2/5 (40%)
0/5 (0%)
3/5 (60%)
26 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
28 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
9 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
21 Sep 2019 - Rugby World Cup
Wales vs Fiji Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
9 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
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Wales - Fiji Key Points
- Wales lost three of their four warm-up matches
- Fiji have won five of their last six matches
- Fiji are ranked three places above Wales in the World Rankings
- Fiji beat England 30-22 during the warm-up matches two weeks ago
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Our Wales vs Fiji Prediction
While Wales are the marginal favourites to win this match, it would take a brave soul to write of Fiji just yet. The world number seven have been extremely successful with their own unique brand of rugby, and we fancy them to keep this match very close and possibly even edge it by the full-time whistle. Our Wales vs Fiji prediction: Handicap Fiji +9
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