Bristol Rugby vs Connacht
What the model says about this fixture, at either ground and at a neutral one, with the record behind it. Ratings as at 2026-08-24.
Connacht 71.2%draw 2.5%26.3% Bristol RugbyEach 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.
How the runs finished
Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are Bristol Rugby wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
Eight runs in ten finished between 15 Connacht and 19 Bristol Rugby, with the middle run at level.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 30 and 70 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 19-19 on a tight afternoon and 29-29 on an open one.
Why Bristol Rugby are not favoured
Starting from an even match and adding what the model reads, in percentage points of win probability. Positive favours Bristol Rugby, negative favours Connacht.
Bristol Rugby 1588, Connacht 1752 — 164 points, favouring Connacht
Bristol Rugby are at home
Recent results, head-to-head record and rest days, as the XGBoost heads weigh them. Deliberately capped, so it can nudge the rating but never overrule it.
Head to head
2 meetings, 2020 to 2024 · Connacht by 4.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-19 | Connacht 27–10 Bristol Rugby | European Champions Cup | Dexcom Stadium |
| 2020-12-20 | Connacht 18–27 Bristol Rugby | European Champions Cup | Dexcom Stadium |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.