Cheetahs vs Clermont Auvergne
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.
Cheetahs 42.6%draw 2.5%54.9% Clermont AuvergneClermont Auvergne 80.7%draw 2.5%16.8% CheetahsCheetahs 29.1%draw 2.5%68.4% Clermont AuvergneEach 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 Cheetahs 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 Clermont Auvergne and 16 Cheetahs, half of them between 10 Clermont Auvergne and 7 Cheetahs, with the middle run at 1 Clermont Auvergne.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 31 and 73 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 20-19 on a tight afternoon and 31-30 on an open one.
Why Cheetahs are not favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Cheetahs 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 Cheetahs, a bar to the left helps Clermont Auvergne.
Cheetahs 1270, Clermont Auvergne 1466 — 196 points, favouring Clermont Auvergne
Cheetahs 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
Cheetahs0–0–1Clermont Auvergne1 meeting, 2024 to 2024 · Clermont Auvergne by 5.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-06 | Clermont Auvergne 27–22 Cheetahs | European Challenge Cup | Stade Marcel Michelin |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.