What to know:
- The Blues (11-2) could finish on top of Super Rugby Pacific this season with a convincing win meanwhile the Chiefs are guaranteed to finish fourth.
- Both sides are coming into this match off the back of narrow losses to other New Zealand sides as the Blues lost to the Crusaders 29-27 in Christchurch and the Chiefs went down 20-17 against the Hurricanes in Hamilton.
- The Chiefs will be aiming for back-to-back wins against the Blues in Super Rugby for the first time since April 2019. The Chiefs ran out 20-13 winners last season in the 'Battle of the Bombays'.
- The Blues have won their last three matches against the Chiefs at Eden Park, the most recent being a
- Damian McKenzie has scored a league-high 142 points this Super Rugby Pacific season and has scored 13+ points in four of his last six games.
- Marcel Renata is set to play his 50th for the Blues and Dalton Papali'i and Caleb Clarke return to the starting team.
- Samipeni Finau plays his first match since round 11 and Rameka Poihipi and Daniel Rona are named as the Chiefs centre pairing.
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