La Rochelle 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 2026-08-24.
La Rochelle 61.5%draw 2.5%36.0% StormersStormers 65.7%draw 2.5%31.8% La RochelleLa Rochelle 45.9%draw 2.5%51.6% 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.
How the runs finished
Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are La Rochelle wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
Eight runs in ten finished between 14 Stormers and 23 La Rochelle, with the middle run at 4 La Rochelle.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 30 and 69 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 21-17 on a tight afternoon and 31-27 on an open one.
Why La Rochelle are favoured
Starting from an even match and adding what the model reads, in percentage points of win probability. Positive favours La Rochelle, negative favours Stormers.
La Rochelle 1748, Stormers 1716 — 32 points, favouring La Rochelle
La Rochelle 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
La Rochelle1–0–2Stormers3 meetings, 2023 to 2025 · Stormers by 7.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | Stormers 42–21 La Rochelle | European Champions Cup | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 2024-04-06 | Stormers 21–22 La Rochelle | European Champions Cup | DHL Stadium |
| 2023-12-16 | Stormers 21–20 La Rochelle | European Champions Cup | DHL Stadium |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.