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Racing and Sports will provide analysis of games in the 2024 AFL Season.
We'll endeavour to run through the form, incorporate appropriate stats and also supply a betting prediction which won't always just be who will win.
ST KILDA v ESSENDON
Saturday 27 July @ Marvel Stadium
Two tenants of this ground enter the arena off far different levels of confidence.
Now whether they are misplaced or not, that is the circumstances.
St Kilda got the job done against the Eagles at home but it was actually a tight game up until just before the half time hooter.
Then they scored 10 goals to 2 thereafter and it was no contest. You'd think, bar the Derby, that West Coast has put the cue in the rack for the rest of the season.
Whatever the real value of the form, it cannot be worse than what Essendon can dish up at times. Tasked with beating a side out of finals contention and at home they literally had periods of ineptitude.
They led by 20 early, were down by nearly 40 not long after then again got over 2 goals clear before a horrible last 5 minutes.
| Match | St Kilda | Essendon | Ground |
| Last time they met | 9.13 [67] | 10.11 [71] | Marvel |
| Last 10 matches | 5 wins | 5 wins | |
| Notes | St Kilda's average points for in these matches since 2017 is 72 points | ||
| St Kilda has only won 71 of a total of 220 matches between them | |||
Having dropped some senior names last week, the Brad Scott approach this time will be fascinating.
If they don't win here it is close to curtains – at the very least for a proper shot at winning a Final so they win but the nerves will be jangling with a Ross Lyon special coming.
Match Selection: Essendon by 5 points
Suggested Bets: Essendon 1-20 @ $3.90 @ bet365
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