URC Round 18 Stats: Lions vs Zebre Parma

A look at the match stats ahead of round 18 of the United Rugby Championship. 

Lions

• Quan Horn has played more URC minutes this season than any other player – all but one of his 17 appearances have been full eighties
• The Emirates Lions have the highest rate of tackle dominance in the league (8%). Marius Louw has made a competition-high 23 dominant tackles this season
• The Lions have scored the joint-fewest first-phase tries in the league (17, = Scarlets)

Zebre Parma

• Geronimo Prisciantelli was the only player in Round 17 to kick three retained restarts – 43% of his kick-offs
• Zebre Parma have conceded more penalties than any other team (213), an average of 12.5 per 80 minutes
• Zebre have the weakest lineout (79%) and second-weakest scrum in the BKT URC (86%)

Did You Know?

The Emirates Lions beat Zebre Parma 38-26 last season. However, they conceded 26 points in the second half, scoring just three themselves.

The Emirates Lions have won more games away from home (five) than at home (three) this season.

Zebre Parma are now on a 20-match losing streak in the BKT URC. Their closest match this season was against Connacht, when they lost 22-20; their heaviest loss of the season was against the Vodacom Bulls las weekend.