Gloucester vs Exeter Chiefs Prediction: Chiefs eye Kingsholm revenge

Exeter Chiefs will be aiming to move back into the top four of the Gallagher Prem when they head to Kingsholm to take on Gloucester on Sunday (3.30pm, live on TNT Sports 2).

Read on for my Gloucester vs Exeter Chiefs predictions, featuring the latest odds per Betfred plus the all-important team news.

Gloucester vs Exeter Chiefs Odds

Gloucester are 12/5 to claim just their third Prem win of the season on Sunday, with Exeter the 4/11 favourites to storm back into the top four with a victory. The draw is available at 16/1.

The three-way handicap has been set at five and the Chiefs are 20/21 to win with that deficit, while the Cherry and Whites are 10/11 to come out on top with effectively a try head start.

Team News

Gloucester have made eight changes from last week's heavy 53-12 defeat at Bristol, including in the front row where Val Rapava Ruskin and Jack Innard come in to start, as does lock Matias Alemanno.

Freddie Thomas and Will Trenholm are handed spots in the back row, while captain Tomos Williams makes a timely return from injury to slot into the half-backs alongside Charlie Atkinson. It's all change on the wings, meanwhile, with Ben Loader and Will Joseph coming in.
As for Exeter. Australia international Len Ikitau returns at inside centre, while props Will Goodrick-Clarke and Josh Iosefa-Scott are included after recent injury layoffs.
Joseph Dweba replaces the injured Jack Yeandle at hooker, while Rusi Tuima and Lewis Pearson come into the second row, replacing the rested Dafydd Jenkins and Andrea Zambonin.

Exeter Chiefs -11 @ 11/10

It has been some turnaround for the Chiefs since their last Prem visit to Gloucester almost a year ago to the day, as they were trounced 79-17 back then on their way to finish a disappointing ninth.

This season, Rob Baxter's side are flying, pushing for a top-four finish domestically and with a European Challenge Cup semi-final against Ulster to look forward to next weekend.

While their European campaign could be seen as a distraction, Exeter will not want to let their levels drop against a Gloucester team they will be desperate to get their revenge on for last season's heavy defeat.

That is the only loss the Chiefs have suffered in their last six Prem meetings with Gloucester, including October's 39-12 win at Sandy Park, and George Skivington's hosts are not the same side they were last season.

It has been a really underwhelming campaign for Gloucester, who have lost nine of their last 10 games across the Prem and Champions Cup, while they have been heavily beaten in their two most recent outings by Bristol and Leicester Tigers.

While Exeter may struggle to match the 79 points Gloucester scored in last season's corresponding fixture, they should run out comfortable winners.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso - Anytime Tryscorer @ 4/9

If Exeter are to win big, then the likelihood is that England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will be one of the tryscorers.

The 23-year-old has crossed the whitewash on a team-high nine occasions in the Prem this season, with only three players boasting a higher try tally across the entire division coming into this weekend's games.

Feyi-Waboso has contributed tries in each of his last three games and also added his name to the scoresheet in October's reverse meeting with Gloucester in Devon.

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