Blues vs Fijian Drua Prediction: Blues are expected to show superiority

Blues and Fijian Drua will battle it out at Eden Park in this quarterfinal encounter of the Super Rugby Pacific. Both teams ended their season with a win. Which team makes it to the next round?

Blues have what could be said to be one of the best performances this season, and this team will look to show character in this encounter. In 14 competitive matches in the regular season, the Blues accumulated 55 points, scoring 488 goals and conceding 233. In their last match, the Blues played the Chiefs, and they secured a 31-17 win. In fact their previous matches to this quarterfinal encounter saw Blues 14 games, losing two and and winning 12. Heading into this game, the Blues are overwhelming favorites and will now look to step up again, moving to the next round of this competition.

Fijian Drua will come into this game following a 40-19 win over Rebels and in this one, they will look to bring that momentum into this game. In the regular season, Fijian Drua finished 7th position with 26 points, scoring 325-427. In their last matches into this encounter, Fijian Drua have a 3-5 record, with two other wins coming against Moana Pasifika and Reds. However, their matches against Rebels, Hurricanes, Brumbies, Western Force, and Highlanders all ended in defeats. While the road team now heads into this game as underdogs, Fijian Drua will look to step up their game, be at the top level and give it all to win. 

Blues are just too clear, and we can expect them to be at the top level here. On the other hand, Fijian Drua have struggled in the majority of their matches, and this one is not expected to be different, looking at how weak they have been in this fixture. With Blues at home with a better team and overall season performance, take the hosts to win with a good margin.