Northampton Saints vs Ulster
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.
Northampton Saints 79.3%draw 2.5%18.2% UlsterUlster 41.9%draw 2.5%55.6% Northampton SaintsNorthampton Saints 70.0%draw 2.5%27.5% UlsterEach 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 Northampton Saints 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 4 Ulster and 34 Northampton Saints, half of them between 1 Northampton Saints and 21 Northampton Saints, with the middle run at 10 Northampton Saints.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 33 and 75 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 26-16 on a tight afternoon and 37-27 on an open one.
Why Northampton Saints are favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Northampton Saints 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 Northampton Saints, a bar to the left helps Ulster.
Northampton Saints 1957, Ulster 1582 — 375 points, favouring Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints 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
Northampton Saints0–0–3Ulster3 meetings, 2021 to 2022 · Ulster by 5.7 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-16 | Northampton Saints 20–24 Ulster | European Champions Cup | cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens |
| 2021-12-17 | Ulster 27–22 Northampton Saints | European Champions Cup | Affidea Stadium |
| 2021-04-10 | Northampton Saints 27–35 Ulster | European Challenge Cup | cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.