Cardiff Blues 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 2026-10-19.
Cardiff Blues 39.6%draw 2.5%57.9% Northampton SaintsNorthampton Saints 81.9%draw 2.5%15.6% Cardiff BluesCardiff Blues 26.9%draw 2.5%70.6% Northampton SaintsEach 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 Cardiff Blues 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 19 Northampton Saints and 15 Cardiff Blues, half of them between 10 Northampton Saints and 6 Cardiff Blues, with the middle run at 2 Northampton Saints.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 32 and 75 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 22-20 on a tight afternoon and 33-31 on an open one.
Why Cardiff Blues are not favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Cardiff Blues 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 Cardiff Blues, a bar to the left helps Northampton Saints.
Cardiff Blues 1645, Northampton Saints 1957 — 312 points, favouring Northampton Saints
Cardiff Blues 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
Cardiff Blues0–0–1Northampton Saints1 meeting, 2026 to 2026 · Northampton Saints by 16.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | Northampton Saints 28–12 Cardiff Blues | European Champions Cup | cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.