Exeter Chiefs vs Leinster
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.
Exeter Chiefs 43.5%draw 2.5%54.0% LeinsterLeinster 80.9%draw 2.5%16.6% Exeter ChiefsExeter Chiefs 29.5%draw 2.5%68.0% LeinsterEach 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 Exeter Chiefs 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 20 Leinster and 15 Exeter Chiefs, half of them between 10 Leinster and 7 Exeter Chiefs, with the middle run at 1 Leinster.
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 21-20 on a tight afternoon and 32-31 on an open one.
Why Exeter Chiefs are not favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Exeter Chiefs 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 Exeter Chiefs, a bar to the left helps Leinster.
Exeter Chiefs 1716, Leinster 1915 — 199 points, favouring Leinster
Exeter Chiefs 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
Exeter Chiefs0–0–3Leinster3 meetings, 2017 to 2021 · Leinster by 9.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-10 | Exeter Chiefs 22–34 Leinster | European Champions Cup | Sandy Park |
| 2017-12-16 | Leinster 22–17 Exeter Chiefs | European Champions Cup | Aviva Stadium |
| 2017-12-10 | Exeter Chiefs 8–18 Leinster | European Champions Cup | Sandy Park |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.