Clermont Auvergne vs Munster
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.
Clermont Auvergne 45.8%draw 2.5%51.7% MunsterMunster 80.0%draw 2.5%17.5% Clermont AuvergneClermont Auvergne 30.9%draw 2.5%66.6% MunsterEach 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 Clermont Auvergne 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 18 Munster and 16 Clermont Auvergne, half of them between 8 Munster and 7 Clermont Auvergne, with the middle run at 1 Munster.
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 Clermont Auvergne are not favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Clermont Auvergne 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 Clermont Auvergne, a bar to the left helps Munster.
Clermont Auvergne 1466, Munster 1728 — 262 points, favouring Munster
Clermont Auvergne 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
Clermont Auvergne0–0–1Munster1 meeting, 2020 to 2020 · Munster by 8.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-19 | Clermont Auvergne 31–39 Munster | European Champions Cup | Stade Marcel Michelin |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.