Our latest instalment of our weekly pre-match updates where we analyse the weekend’s lineups, crunch the stats and see what the bookies are thinking to help you optimise your lineups for peak performance this weekend! By the time you finish this article you should have all the insight you need to score big fantasy points this weekend.
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Potential mismatches
The bookies are expecting big wins this week for Saracens, Racing, Toulouse and Leinster so load up. The general expectations for the match results from the bookies are as follows…
Mismatches expected
- Saracens to beat Glasgow by 16 points
- Racing to beat Scarlets by 19 points
- Toulouse to beat Bath by 20 points
- Leinster to beat Wasps by 18 points
Comfortable wins expected
- Newcastle to beat Toulon by 11 points
- Cardiff to beat Lyon by 14 points
Close matches expected
- Edinburgh to beat Montpellier by 4 points
- Ulster to beat Leicester by 5 points
- Castres to beat Gloucester by 8 points
- Munster to beat Exeter by 6 points
Expected to go well
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
Recommended captain pick in bold
FRONT ROW
Clement Castets (Toulouse)
Guram Gogichashvili (Racing)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster)
Sean Cronin (Leinster)
Jamie George (Saracens)
George McGuigan (Newcastle)
LOCKS
Leone Nakawara (Racing)
Tadhg Beirne (Munster)
Joe Tekori (Toulouse)
James Ryan (Leinster)
BACK ROW
CJ Stander (Munster)
Gary Graham (Newcastle)
Jack Conan (Leinster)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
Antonie Claasen (Racing)
Rynhard Elstadt (Toulouse)
SCRUM-HALF
Ruan Pienaar (Montpellier)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)
Maxime Machenaud (Racing)
FLY HALF
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
Finn Russell (Racing)
Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff)*
CENTRES
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster)*
Cheslin Kolbe (Toulouse)*
Virimi Vakatawa (Racing)
Garry Ringrose (Leinster)
OUTSIDE BACKS
Alex Goode (Saracens)
Simon Zebo (Racing)
Yoan Huget (Toulouse)
Juan Imhoff (Racing)
Jordan Larmour (Leinster)
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