Sometimes speculation can be spot on and in the case of Ireland's team selection for this weekend's Six Nations closer against Scotland, Simon Zebo and Jack McGrath were those who will miss out on starting.

In McGrath's case, it was always likely that Cian Healy would return to the front-row. But for Zebo, it seems that it could be more to do with form than the former case.

But it would be interesting to see how he is faring statistically in comparison to his fellow winger Tommy Bowe, so here's how the two stack up according to the official Accenture match stats for Ireland's first four games when both were first choice picks.

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