Clermont Auvergne vs Sharks
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.
Clermont Auvergne 64.9%draw 2.5%32.6% SharksSharks 57.9%draw 2.5%39.6% Clermont AuvergneClermont Auvergne 51.7%draw 2.5%45.8% SharksEach 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 Clermont Auvergne wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
Eight runs in ten finished between 12 Sharks and 26 Clermont Auvergne, with the middle run at 5 Clermont Auvergne.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 30 and 70 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 22-17 on a tight afternoon and 32-27 on an open one.
Why Clermont Auvergne are favoured
Starting from an even match and adding what the model reads, in percentage points of win probability. Positive favours Clermont Auvergne, negative favours Sharks.
Clermont Auvergne 1729, Sharks 1613 — 116 points, favouring Clermont Auvergne
Clermont Auvergne 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
Clermont Auvergne0–0–2Sharks2 meetings, 2024 to 2026 · Sharks by 19.5 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | Sharks 50–12 Clermont Auvergne | European Champions Cup | Hollywoodbets Kings Park |
| 2024-05-04 | Sharks 32–31 Clermont Auvergne | European Challenge Cup | Twickenham Stoop |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.