Harlequins to win

2 teams really struggling at the moment but i think Quins have the edge.

Its a couple of months since they managed to pick up a win but there were some good signs in the cup match at Leeds- had they taken their chances and held onto the ball a bit better- they may well have pulled off a shock. It was a return to the performances we seen from Quins in the last 3rd of the season when they were flying high full of confidence.

Powell still has a good squad there but they badly need to get a win.

Cas are exactly the same as Quins. Fantastic opening 2 months of the season and then everything seemed to fall apart. Injuries hit hard and a lot of players lost form at the same time. I watched them last week at Wakey, the poorest side in the league, Cas were very lucky to win that.

Both sides do have a very small squad so thats probably explains the good start to the season and the dire run recently. But i go with Quins here because they at least are showing some signs of turning their awful form around. I have seen very little from Castleford in the last 3/4 weeks to suggest they are going to get out of this hole. So many players look short of confidence and one are two are carrying knocks.

This is one of those games where the away side actually looks forward to it more than the home side because it gives them the chane to relax and play their rugby without worrying about supporters getting on their back.

Quins to win at 5.00

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