Bristol Rugby vs Northampton Saints
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.
Northampton Saints 75.5%draw 2.5%22.0% 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 17 Northampton Saints and 14 Bristol Rugby, with the middle run at 2 Northampton Saints.
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 21-19 on a tight afternoon and 32-30 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 Northampton Saints.
Bristol Rugby 1588, Northampton Saints 1918 — 330 points, favouring Northampton Saints
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
18 meetings, 2016 to 2026 · Bristol Rugby by 1.6 on average
Last 10: 5–0–5 · Bristol Rugby by 0.8 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Northampton Saints 94–33 Bristol Rugby | Gallagher Premiership | cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens |
| 2025-11-29 | Bristol Rugby 46–12 Northampton Saints | Gallagher Premiership | Ashton Gate |
| 2025-04-26 | Northampton Saints 48–31 Bristol Rugby | Gallagher Premiership | cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens |
| 2024-10-25 | Bristol Rugby 31–23 Northampton Saints | Gallagher Premiership | Ashton Gate |
| 2024-03-22 | Bristol Rugby 52–21 Northampton Saints | Gallagher Premiership | Ashton Gate |
The 5 most recent meetings; the record above covers all 18. None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.