Stormers vs Leinster Prediction: Visitors could avoid consecutive defeats

Stormers and Leinster will battle it out at the Cape Town Stadium in this round 15 URC encounter. Both teams head into this game off a defeat in their last league encounter. Which side returns to winning ways here?

Stormers were defeated in their last league game by Ospreys, a home game that ended 21-27. In the meantime, that defeat will now be their second consecutive loss, as their European Championship encounter against Stade Rochelais ended in a 1-margin defeat. However, Stormers succeeded in their games against Ulster and Edinburgh in two of their last four games. The Stormers have accumulated 40 points this season from 14 games and sit 6th in the league standings.

Leinster suffered a defeat against the Lions last weekend, a 44-12 disappointing encounter. However, that was their recent defeat in as many as ten games. Leinster defeated Benetton, Zebre, Bulls, Stade Rochelais, Bulls, Leicester Tigers, and Stade Francais Paris in that run of wins. The visiting team, however, presently sits top of the league standings with 54 points; they are also in the semifinal of the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Leinster were defeated last weekend, and I expect them to do better here. On the other hand, Stormers have been inconsistent this season but come in as huge favorites. With the margin of Leinster's loss to Lions last weekend, it is tough to back them with the lines, but looking at Stormers' performances in this fixture, I do not see them having things easy either. Take Leinster to cover the line, with the total points expected to be high.