Match Facts

Glasgow Warriors defeated Leicester Tigers via a 43-0 scoreline in January 2017 when the two sides last faced in the Champions Cup, Glasgow’s largest ever win in the competition and Tigers’ heaviest defeat until their 12-80 defeat versus Toulouse last time out; the Warriors’ record defeat in the competition also came against the Tigers however, in their first meeting back in November 1997 (19-90), which also remains Leicester’s largest win.

Glasgow Warriors have won each of their last three Champions Cup home games by double-digit margins after winning just one in five previously (D1 L3), with this set to be their first ever home knockout game in the competition; Leicester Tigers have lost each of their last four Champions Cup away games by double digit margins and have won just one of their previous four trips to Scottish sides in the competition (L3).

Leicester Tigers made the most carries of any side in the pool stages of this season’s Champions Cup (541) and were one of three sides to gain 2000+ metres (also Toulouse and UBB), while Glasgow Warriors had the third best dominant carry rate of any team (48%).

Leicester Tigers have averaged a 57% share of possession per game in the Champions Cup this season, the highest rate of any side, while only Stade Rochelais (59%) have averaged a higher share of territory than the Tigers (56%).

Leicesters Freddie Steward carried the ball for 728 metres in the pool stage of the 2024/25 Champions Cup, only Damian Penaud (564) also broke the 500m barrier, whilst Steward was the only player to make 500+ metres over the gainline (588) and only Tom Willis (140) made more in-contact metres than Steward (123).