Wales' first of three home Six Nations games sees them having to take on a Scottish side oozing confidence after back to back Calcutta Cup victories over England. Wales are not the Championship winning side of 2021 and in many ways are a mere shadow of it. Their current form is more likely to put them in in danger of going head to head with Italy this year for the Wooden Spoon. However, playing in front of a sold out Principality Stadium crowd will be a powerful tonic for the Men in Red and as a result to write them off would be beyond foolish. Scotland will know that and come prepared. There weren't too many positives last weekend for Welsh Coach Wayne Pivac's men, but their cause hasn't been helped by their ongoing injury crisis, and an opener against a red hot Ireland was never going to be a simple task. We can't help feeling that Wales can't get any worse than they were in Dublin and as the tournament wears on, especially now they only have one more away game left, their fortunes should improve.
Scotland will breeze into Cardiff knowing that they almost ruined Wales' party last year, and on the basis of that controlled win over England last Saturday, they seem more than comfortable with handling big pressure moments. It also should be borne in mind that their track record away from Murrayfield  in last year's Six Nations was rather impressive as they won both of their away games against England and France no less. Barring the loss of back rower Jamie Ritchie due to injury for this match and sadly the rest of the tournament, Scotland look in rather rude health and more than up for the challenge that awaits them. There is little doubt that they are the form team of the two heading into this match, and that their Welsh opponents have it all to prove.

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