Bordeaux Begles vs Saracens
What the model says about this fixture, at either ground and at a neutral one, with the record behind it. Ratings as at 2026-10-19.
Bordeaux Begles 69.5%draw 2.5%28.0% SaracensSaracens 61.3%draw 2.5%36.2% Bordeaux BeglesBordeaux Begles 52.7%draw 2.5%44.8% SaracensEach figure is 5,000 simulations of this fixture. The score is where those runs are centred, not a likely scoreline — a rugby result is spread far too widely for any single one to be likely.
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Build a shareable predictionHow the runs finished
Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are Bordeaux Begles wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
- Middle 8 in 10
- Middle half
- Median
- Level
- Average
Eight runs in ten finished between 11 Saracens and 26 Bordeaux Begles, half of them between 2 Saracens and 16 Bordeaux Begles, with the middle run at 6 Bordeaux Begles.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 31 and 72 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 23-17 on a tight afternoon and 33-27 on an open one.
Why Bordeaux Begles are favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Bordeaux Begles winning. It starts at an even 50%, and each line below adds to that or takes from it, in percentage points (pp): a bar to the right helps Bordeaux Begles, a bar to the left helps Saracens.
Bordeaux Begles 1825, Saracens 1861 — 36 points, favouring Saracens
Bordeaux Begles are at home
Recent results, past meetings between the two sides, and days of rest. It has a limit, so it can nudge the rating but never overrule it.
Head to head
Bordeaux Begles2–0–0Saracens2 meetings, 2024 to 2024 · Bordeaux Begles by 36.5 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-06 | Bordeaux Begles 45–12 Saracens | European Champions Cup | Stade Chaban-Delmas |
| 2024-01-14 | Bordeaux Begles 55–15 Saracens | European Champions Cup | Stade Chaban-Delmas |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.