Exeter Chiefs vs Racing 92
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.
Exeter Chiefs 68.2%draw 2.5%29.3% Racing 92Racing 92 59.1%draw 2.5%38.4% Exeter ChiefsExeter Chiefs 53.4%draw 2.5%44.1% Racing 92Each 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 Exeter Chiefs wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
Eight runs in ten finished between 11 Racing 92 and 27 Exeter Chiefs, with the middle run at 5 Exeter Chiefs.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 31 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 Exeter Chiefs are favoured
Starting from an even match and adding what the model reads, in percentage points of win probability. Positive favours Exeter Chiefs, negative favours Racing 92.
Exeter Chiefs 1754, Racing 92 1707 — 47 points, favouring Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs 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
Exeter Chiefs1–1–0Racing 922 meetings, 2020 to 2025 · Exeter Chiefs by 2.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-14 | Racing 92 31–31 Exeter Chiefs | European Challenge Cup | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle |
| 2020-10-17 | Exeter Chiefs 31–27 Racing 92 | European Champions Cup | Ashton Gate |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.