London Broncos vs Leigh Leopards Predictions: Leigh to run riot in the Capital

London moved level on points with Hull FC at the foot of the table after beating their sorry rivals at Magic Weekend, and now they welcome the in-form Leigh to the Capital on Sunday (15:00, live on Sky Sports).

Rugby league expert George Riley is on-hand with his London Broncos vs Leigh Leopards predictions.

London Broncos vs Leigh Leopards Odds

Leigh are overwhelming favourites at 1/20 to leave the capital with both points. The hosts, meanwhile, are priced at 9/1 - and the draw is a 25/1 shot.

Leopards winger Josh Charnley is most likely to score first according to Betfred. That eventuality can be backed at 11/2.

Team News

London stunned Hull at Magic weekend with a performance that exposed all of the Black and Whites’ frailties, and head coach Mike Eccles is afforded a decent element of consistency in selection this week.

Youngster Harry Stevens is given a chance with the first-team squad with hooker Dean Parata sidelined after suffering a head injury at Elland Road.

Still out are half-back James Meadows and full-back Alex Walker along with Jordan Williams, Bill Leyland, Matt Davies and Jack Hughes.

Leigh rest prop Robbie Mulhern while half-back Matt Moylan is still out. Gareth O’Brien partnered Lachlan Lam in the halves in last week’s 26-0 thumping of Salford.

Leigh Leopards - 22 @ 20/21

I normally go with London on the handicap to find that bit of value and they certainly came up trumps last week by actually winning a game!

This week though I fear for them against a very much in-form Leopards side who, after demolishing Salford, now firmly believe they can make up the three-point deficit to the top six and salvage a place in the playoffs.

I actually think the handicap is pretty much bang on for this one, and expect Leigh to score a few tries in the capital. Prop Mulhern will be a big absence but there is more than enough in that Leopards pack for them to be okay, and there is just so much strike outside with Zak Hardaker, Josh Charnley and Umyla Hanley that I think Leigh will produce a big performance here.

London were totally in control at Magic against an awful Hull but I fear they will find Leigh in a different class a week on.

I have Leigh to win by a handful of scores.

Zak Hardaker - Anytime Try Scorer @ 6/4

The 2015 Man Of Steel is moving on again at the end of the season and showed glimpses of his best form at Magic Weekend with a try from full-back.

In a fixture that should produce a decent list of try scorers, Hardaker is my value pick at 6/4 with several of his team-mates odds-on.

The only danger when backing Leigh this weekend is what side boss Adrian Lam actually selects, with even those usual starters named in the initial 21-man squad a threat of rotation for this one.

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