Clermont Auvergne vs Vannes
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 71.6%draw 2.5%25.9% VannesClermont Auvergne 63.3%draw 2.5%34.2% VannesEach 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 5 Vannes and 33 Clermont Auvergne, with the middle run at 8 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 24-16 on a tight afternoon and 34-26 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 Vannes.
Clermont Auvergne 1729, Vannes 1510 — 219 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 Auvergne2–0–0Vannes2 meetings, 2024 to 2025 · Clermont Auvergne by 11.5 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-05 | Vannes 19–20 Clermont Auvergne | Top 14 | Stade de la Rabine |
| 2024-10-19 | Clermont Auvergne 55–33 Vannes | Top 14 | Stade Marcel Michelin |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.