Waratahs vs Reds Predictions & Tips - Waratahs to extend home winning run

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 08 May 2025

Ralph Staniforth 08 May 2025

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Waratahs won all 5 home matches this season.
Reds won 7 out of last 8 matches vs Waratahs.
Reds lost last 2 away matches.

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Reds have won 7 of their last 8 matches against the Waratahs. (Getty Images)

Waratahs vs Reds Preview

The Waratahs home form has been outstanding this season with five wins from five. I am backing it to become six.

Waratahs vs Reds Preview
Head to Head
Waratahs Form
Waratahs Injuries & Team News
Reds Form
Reds Injuries & Team News

Waratahs have won their last 5 home matches.
Reds have won 7 of their last 8 matches against the Waratahs.
Reds have lost their last 2 away matches.

Head to Head

The Reds have dominated this fixture with seven wins in their last eight against the Waratahs. Earlier this season the Reds won at home by 20 points against the Tahs'.

Waratahs Form

The Waratahs season has been quite strange thus far. They are ninth on the table with five wins and five defeats in their 10 games.

Just one point off the top eight, the Tahs’ will very much feel like they can still reach the playoffs. However, with five games played at home and five away, the Sydney outfit have won all home games and lost all way games.

That spells trouble for the Reds this weekend with the Waratahs at home, a place they have not lost yet this season. The Waratahs lost win came at home to the Chiefs and since then they’ve lost away to Fijian Drua and the Brumbies.

Waratahs Injuries & Team News

15 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Henry O’Donnell, 12 Joey Walton, 11 Triston Reilly, 10 Tane Edmed, 9 Jake Gordon (captain), 8 Langi Gleeson, 7 Charlie Gamble, 6 Rob Leota, 5 Miles Amatosero, 4 Fergus Lee-Warner, 3 Daniel Botha, 2 Dave Porecki, 1 Angus Bell.

Replacements: 16 Mahe Vailanu, 17 Tom Lambert, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Ben Grant, 20 Felix Kalapu, 21 Teddy Wilson, 22 Jack Bowen, 23 Darby Lancaster.

Reds Form

The Reds are fourth on the table with six wins and four losses. They are six points off the Brumbies in third but do have a game in hand.

The Queensland outfit is, however, under some pressure from side below them and a poor run could send the Reds into the lower half of the table.

The Reds lost 36-33 at Fijian Drua last weekend. Prior to that, they beat the Blues and lost to the Brumbies, both of those fixtures were at home.

Reds Injuries & Team News

15 Jock Campbell, 14 Lachie Anderson, 13 Filip Daugunu, 12 Dre Pakeho, 11 Tim Ryan, 10 Tom Lynagh, 9 Tate McDermott (captain), 8 John Bryant, 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Seru Uru, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 4 Josh Canham, 3 Zane Nonggorr, 2 Richie Asiata, 1 Sef Fa’agase.

Replacements: 16 Josh Nasser, 17 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 18 Massimo De Lutiis, 19 Ryan Smith, 20 Angus Blyth, 21 Joe Brial, 22 Kalani Thomas, 23 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips.

Verdict

Waratahs v Reds

Waratahs are backed in the +3.5 handicap and to win at home.

Waratahs +3.5

Handicap

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