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 Racing, Saracens and Munster so load up. The general expectations for the match results from the bookies are as follows…
Mismatches expected
- Munster to beat Castres by 18 points
- Saracens to beat Cardiff by 21 points
- Racing to beat Leicester by 17 points
Comfortable wins expected
- Edinburgh to beat Newcastle by 12 points
- Scarlets to beat Ulster by 9 points
- Exeter to beat Gloucester by 12 points
- Leinster to beat Bath by 14 points
Close matches expected
- Lyon to beat Glasgow by 2 points
- Montpellier to beat Toulon by 2 points
- Wasps to beat Toulouse by 2 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
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Niall Scannell (Munster)
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Eddy Ben Arous (Racing)
Sean Cronin (Leinster)
Dave Kilcoyne (Munster)
LOCKS
Leone Nakawara (Racing)
Tadhg Beirne (Munster)
Sam Skinner (Exeter)*
James Ryan (Leinster)
BACK ROW
CJ Stander (Munster)
Antonie Claassen (Racing)
Josh van der Flier (Leinster)
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh)
Jake Polledri (Gloucester)
SCRUM-HALF
Conor Murray (Munster)
Gareth Davies (Scarlets)
Luke McGrath (Leinster)
FLY HALF
Joey Carberry (Munster)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
Finn Russell (Racing)
CENTRES
Alex Lozowski (Saracens)
Henry Slade (Exeter)
Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)
Garry Ringrose (Leinster)
OUTSIDE BACKS
Alex Lewington (Saracens)
Jordan Larmour (Leinster)
James Lowe (Leinster)
Simon Zebo (Racing)
Steff Evans (Scarlets)
Mike Haley (Munster)
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