Fremantle vs Hawthorn Prediction

Western Showdown: Can Hawthorn’s Hot Streak Continue in Perth?

Home • $1.83

Away • $1.93

Saturday Night • Optus Stadium • Rain forecast

Here’s a fascinating Saturday night clash – the red-hot Hawks fly west to face a Dockers side that’s been pretty hard to get a read on lately.

After watching both teams closely over the past month, I’ve spotted some serious value in this matchup that the bookies might have missed.

Fremantle’s four-game winning streak came to an end against Sydney last week (94-83), while Hawthorn just dismantled St Kilda 94-74 to make it four wins on the bounce.

The last time these sides met? Well, that’s ancient history now, but what matters is the Hawks are playing their best footy of the season right when it counts.

KRUZEY’S TIPS

After crunching these numbers all week, three bets really jumped out at me.

The Hawks’ scoring surge combined with Fremantle’s defensive wobbles creates some interesting angles here, especially with rain forecast to hit Perth.

I’m backing the visitors at decent odds, but there’s value across multiple markets if you know where to look.

BEST BET

Hawthorn Head-to-Head

$1.93

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VALUE BET

Under 158.5 Total Points

$1.88

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SMART HEDGE

Hawthorn +1.5

$1.90

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All odds from Unibet, correct at time of posting

KRUZEY MODEL VS MARKET

Look, I’ll be honest – our model’s got this as a genuine coin flip, but that’s exactly where the value lies.

The bookies have overreacted to Fremantle’s home ground advantage, creating an edge for savvy punters who dig deeper into the form lines.

Our Data Says: Fremantle 78, Hawthorn 83 (based on season averages adjusted for recent form)

That gives Hawthorn a 53.05% win chance, Fremantle 46.95%

Bookmakers have Fremantle at $1.83 (54.6% implied) vs Hawthorn at $1.93 (51.8% implied)

The Market Edge: While the gap is narrow, Hawthorn still represents value at these odds

Our Prediction

FRE 78 | HAW 83

Win Probability

FRE 46.95% | HAW 53.05%

Market Edge

1.25%

on Hawthorn

FORM LINE

The form book tells two very different stories here, and that’s what makes this game so intriguing.

Hawthorn have been absolutely flying – four straight wins with an average margin of 31 points, including that demolition job on North Melbourne where they piled on 150 points.

Meanwhile, Fremantle’s recent run looks impressive on paper (4-1), but dig deeper and you’ll see they’ve struggled to score consistently, managing just 83 against Sydney and 81 against St Kilda.

Fremantle Dockers

LWWWW

L-W-W-W-W (last 5) – averaging 83.2 points per game

Hawthorn Hawks

WWWWL

W-W-W-W-L (last 5) – averaging 85.6 points per game

KEY STATS

Here’s where it gets really interesting for punters – both teams average almost identical numbers across the board, but their recent trends couldn’t be more different.

The Hawks are scoring at will lately while Fremantle’s attack has gone missing at the worst possible time.

Season Averages:

GOALS PER GAME

Hawthorn
13.2

Fremantle
12.3

INSIDE 50S

Hawthorn
53.3

Fremantle
53.2

CLEARANCES

Fremantle
37.4

Hawthorn
36.3

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