Bristol vs Leinster Prediction: Tough Opener Expected in the Champions Cup

The European Rugby Champions Cup matchup between Bristol and Leinster will take place at Ashton Gate. The two teams have been impressive to this stage and will hope to get things right. How will they approach this game?

Bristol

Bristol are coming off a strong performance against Harlequins in the Premiership and will hope to keep things running. In a game that ended 24-48, Bristol had a 17-21 win at halftime. However, a relentless and strong second-half performance saw this team win 7-27. In the meantime, prior encounters in the Premiership Rugby Cup saw this team lose to Bath while defeating Bedford Blues and Ampthill. Heading into this game, Bristol have had four wins in their last five games and one other win against Northampton in November. 

Leinster

Leinster will enter the European Rugby Champions Cup with an impressive run of games. This team took on Ulster in their last encounter and pulled off a comeback win, thanks to a 7-17 second-half result. However, this team has a perfect record of seven games, defeating Edinburgh, Dragons, Benetton, Munster, Connacht and Lions in that run. This team also come into this fixture as the favourite, showing what we could expect from them. In the meantime, prior encounters to that run of wins saw Leinster lose three of their five matches against Ulster, Stade Toulousain and Bulls. 

Expert Betting Tips

Bristol at home can not be written off; I expect a lot from them. While Leinster have been decent like every other year, it is no surprise they have come in as favourites in this fixture. The two teams are doing quite well and playing at the top level. I expect many offensive games here, but Bristol do not look like a team that will lose at home in this fixture.