Photo: GettyStats from the Crusaders' last three games offers an insight into the reasons behind the team's drop in form in Super Rugby Aotearoa. According to New Zealand under-20 coach and Sky Sport rugby analyst Tabai Matson, the Crusaders' decline can be explained through the stats. "If my team makes 400 metres, and your team makes 200 metres, my team has an 82 per cent chance of winning. Photo: GettyAccording to Matson, the Crusaders' metres differential in rounds 1-4 was +898m, which was "nearly twice as many metres difference from any other team". "Their defence has definitely dropped, and on the back of that, their metres differential has squeezed right up just like the table has."

Source: Otago Daily Times April 20, 2021 20:26 UTC