Clermont Auvergne vs Stormers
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 35.4%draw 2.5%62.1% StormersStormers 85.3%draw 2.5%12.2% Clermont AuvergneClermont Auvergne 23.0%draw 2.5%74.5% StormersEach 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 22 Stormers and 14 Clermont Auvergne, half of them between 12 Stormers and 4 Clermont Auvergne, with the middle run at 3 Stormers.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 32 and 74 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 22-19 on a tight afternoon and 33-30 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 Stormers.
Clermont Auvergne 1466, Stormers 1845 — 379 points, favouring Stormers
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 Auvergne1–0–1Stormers2 meetings, 2022 to 2023 · Stormers by 2.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-21 | Stormers 30–16 Clermont Auvergne | European Champions Cup | DHL Stadium |
| 2022-12-10 | Clermont Auvergne 24–14 Stormers | European Champions Cup | Stade Marcel Michelin |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.