Bristol Rugby vs Gloucester Rugby
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.
Bristol Rugby 64.2%draw 2.5%33.3% Gloucester RugbyGloucester Rugby 60.7%draw 2.5%36.8% Bristol RugbyBristol Rugby 47.8%draw 2.5%49.7% Gloucester 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.
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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 Bristol Rugby 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 13 Gloucester Rugby and 21 Bristol Rugby, half of them between 4 Gloucester Rugby and 12 Bristol Rugby, with the middle run at 4 Bristol Rugby.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 31 and 71 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 22-18 on a tight afternoon and 32-28 on an open one.
Why Bristol Rugby are favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Bristol Rugby 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 Bristol Rugby, a bar to the left helps Gloucester Rugby.
Bristol Rugby 1762, Gloucester Rugby 1684 — 78 points, favouring Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby 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
Bristol Rugby11–0–7Gloucester Rugby18 meetings, 2016 to 2026 · Bristol Rugby by 4.1 on average
Last 10: 6–0–4 · Bristol Rugby by 5.8 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Bristol Rugby 53–12 Gloucester Rugby | Gallagher Premiership | Ashton Gate |
| 2025-10-17 | Gloucester Rugby 34–49 Bristol Rugby | Gallagher Premiership | Kingsholm |
| 2025-03-29 | Gloucester Rugby 53–28 Bristol Rugby | Gallagher Premiership | Kingsholm |
| 2024-09-27 | Bristol Rugby 41–44 Gloucester Rugby | Gallagher Premiership | Ashton Gate |
| 2024-03-30 | Gloucester Rugby 24–33 Bristol Rugby | Gallagher Premiership | Kingsholm |
The 5 most recent meetings; the record above covers all 18. None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.