Edinburgh vs Toulon Betting Tips - Edinburgh backed at home in Challenge Cup opener
Edinburgh have made an impressive start to the United Rugby Championship, winning all three fixtures and topping the table with 14 points. Historically, they hold a 3-0 advantage over Toulon, including last season’s 33-20 victory. Toulon, meanwhile, have endured six consecutive away losses and have been inconsistent in the Top 14. With key players returning from injury and strong squad depth, Edinburgh are backed to win their upcoming home clash against Toulon.
- Edinburgh are unbeaten in all three URC fixtures this season, leading the league with 14 points.
- Toulon have lost six consecutive away matches and struggled for consistency in the Top 14.
- Edinburgh are backed to win at home, continuing their strong record against Toulon.
Edinburgh have made a stellar start to the season, winning all three URC fixtures to date. Toulon on the other hand have not had it as easy in the Top 14. We are backing the Scottish side to come out on top.
- Key Stats - Edinburgh Unbeaten this Season
- Edinburgh Lead
- Edinburgh Stellar Start to the URC Season
- Toulon need to Build on Last season
- Team News & Quotes
Key Stats - Edinburgh Unbeaten this Season
- Edinburgh have won 3 consecutive fixtures.
- Edinburgh have won 4 of their last 6 home matches.
- Edinburgh have won 3 consecutive games against Toulon.
- Toulon have lost 6 consecutive away fixtures.
- Toulon lost by 13 points away to Edinburgh last season.
Edinburgh Lead
Edinburgh hold a 3-0 lead over Toulon in their last three encounters.
Edinburgh defeated Toulon 33-20 during the group stages of last season's Investec Champions Cup.
Edinburgh Stellar Start to the URC Season
Edinburgh competed in the European Rugby Champions Cup last season, making the quarter-finals of the competition before losing 49-31 to Leinster.
Edinburgh currently occupy first place in the United Rugby Championship with 14 points after three matches.
The team from Scotland have contested three fixtures in the URC this season so far. They defeated Ulster 34-29 away, the Stormers 17-13 at home, and Zebre 29-12 away.
Edinburgh have been in great touch this season, winning all their fixtures, and they have a solid record against Toulon, having never suffered a defeat to their opponents in European rugby competitions.
Toulon need to Build on Last season
Toulon performed well in the Investec Champions Cup last season, reaching the semi-finals, where they lost 29-25 to Leinster.
RC Toulon have been inconsistent in the French Rugby Championship this season, sitting in tenth place in the standings with 12 points after six rounds.
In the Top 14, Les Rouge et Noir lost 27-26 away to Bayonne, 21-20 to La Rochelle at home, and 29-27 to Castres away, then defeated Vannes 28-10 at home, and lost 28-0 to Montpellier before defeating Racing 92 29-15 at home.
Toulon have lacked consistency in their domestic league so far, and have lost six consecutive away fixtures, which is not the ideal form to have when taking on Edinburgh at home, as they lost 33-20 away to their opponents last season.
Team News & Quotes
Edinburgh
Head coach Sean Everitt has commented on the recent performances of the youngsters in the squad coming into their European Rugby Challenge Cup match against Toulon: “When you look at successful teams, there’s always going to be a heartbeat of the team or a core group of players that bring you through.
“At the moment, those youngsters are delivering. They’re very tight as a group; they get on well. The seniors coming back in have created competition so it feels like there’s a bit of an edge to us during the week.
“That edge is obviously necessary for us to perform at the highest level and to perform every day. The youngsters have brought the energy and on top of that they’ve brought performance, which has created depth in our squad.”
Winger Darcy Graham has recovered well from a bicep tear and could feature in their EPCR Challenge Cup clash against Toulon this weekend, alongside lock Grant Gilchrist.
Toulon
Tomas Albornoz has scored 33 points in this season's Top 14.
Mathis Ferte, Rayan Rebbadj, and Jean Baptiste Gros have each scored two tries in the league.
Verdict
Edinburgh are the form team going in this match and at home, we believe they have the quality to get the win.
Edinburgh Win
Result
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