Chiefs vs Western Force Prediction: Dominant performance expected from Chiefs

FMG Stadium Waikato will host this Super Rugby Pacific encounter between Chiefs and Western Force. The hosts are overwhelming favorites here, while the road team comes in as the underdog. 

Chiefs are coming off a hard-fought victory against Waratahs, a game that ended 22-38. In that encounter, the Chiefs were held to a 12-12 draw at halftime but pulled off 26 goals in the second half compared to their opponents' 10. However, a look at the hosts' last five games shows they have won three, with two others coming against Highlanders and Moana Pasifika. In the meantime, Chiefs lost to Crusaders and Hurricanes in other encounters, games that ended 37-26 and 36-23, respectively. In the standings, the Chiefs are seated 4th with 28 points.

Western Force were defeated by Highlanders the previous weekend, a game that ended 7-6. In that game, Western Force took a 0-3 win in the first half, but a poor second half saw them concede 7 points while they could only score three. In the meantime, prior games to that defeat saw Western Force lose to Fijian Drua and Blues, while they picked up wins over Reds and Crusaders. In the league this season, Western Force have accumulated 10 points from 9 games, and they are positioned in the bottom spot of the standings.

Western Force are the weakest side in the league, and while they come in here, they remain the heavy underdogs. Chiefs, on the other hand, have not been at that top level, but they are still a force and a side you can never write. The odds lie heavily on the hosts winning, and while the visiting side has failed to step up this season, we can be certain that the Chiefs will get things easy.