Hawthorn vs Collingwood Prediction: Home Side to Fully Invest Itself and Win

Hawthorn and Collingwood face off each other in a dramatic AFL game fixture that is scheduled to be played in MCG. Hawthorn is placed at the 13th spot with only 16 points from their 11 games, whereas Collingwood stands 10th with 24 points. Both teams are eying to enter the top eight standings and reserve themselves a potential spot for the next qualifiers. Hawthorn will be coming from a denting defeat at the hands of Gold Coast (121-54). 

Hawthorn suffered a humbling loss to Gold Coast in the previous round and now faces Collingwood, who are in excellent form. Hawthorn couldn’t repeat their courageous victory over the Lions in Tasmania a fortnight ago when they faced the Suns on the other side of the nation in the Northern Territory, which no doubt contributed to their lackluster performance. Their 67-point loss made it five losses in their last six games, and their 54 points against Gold Coast were their lowest total of the season. Despite this, they have a fantastic record versus the Magpies, having won 13 of the previous 15 encounters. One of the most fantastic stat which favors the home side is that they have won the last 7 meetings against Collingwood.

• B: H.Morrison, B.Hardwick, J.Impey
• HB: C.Jiath, J.Sicily, L.Bramble
• C: W.Day, J.Newcombe, C.Macdonald
• HF: L.Shiels, M.Lewis, D.Moore
• F: L.Breust, K.Hartigan, J.Gunston
• R: N.Reeves, T.Mitchell, C.Wingard
• INT: C.Nash, J.O’Meara, S.Butler, D.Moore

For the upcoming fixture, Collingwood deserves to be labeled as the favorites as they have upscaled their gameplay in the previous two weeks. This has been the 3rd occurrence when Collingwood has won back-to-back games in the season. They’ve now won two games in a row against teams in the top four, with Fremantle being the other. The Magpies’ rebuild is showing indications of progress, and Craig McRae’s side can surprisingly occupy a slot in the top eight by the end of the round if they can get the job done.

• B: B.Maynard, D.Moore, J.Howe
• HB: I.Quaynor, N.Murphy, S.Pendlebury
• C: J.Crisp, P.Lipinski, J.Noble
• HF: N.Daicos, B.Mihocek, J.Daicos
• F: J.Elliott, D.Cameron, T.Adams
• FOLL: M.Cox, J.De Goey, S.Sidebottom
• I/C: O.Henry, B.McCreery, W.Hoskin-Elliott, J.Ginnivan

Apart from their last game form and performance, Hawthorn should be backed as the favorites to win. For the upcoming game, the home side’s Luke Breust will look to create an impact and continue his goals scoring ability. It's expected that he would at least score 2+ goals via kick.

• Hawthorn to Win for 2.352
• Total Under 166.5 for 1.89
• Luke Breust to Kick 2+ Goals for 1.67