Match Facts

This will be the third Challenge Cup game between Ospreys and Lyon, with the Welsh side having won the first two by an average margin of 29 points – their only previous meeting in Swansea resulted in a 47-7 victory for Ospreys in the 2016/17 pool stages, Lyon’s heaviest defeat in the competition.

Ospreys have yet to win a Challenge Cup quarter-final tie, losing their previous two games at this stage, including a home defeat to French opposition in 2016/17 (21-25 v Stade Francais Paris) - this will be Lyon’s third quarter-final in the competition, having won their first one in 2021/22 (35-27 v Glasgow Warriors at home) and lost their most recent in 2022/23 (23-48 v RC Toulon away from home).

Only two teams have a better tackle evasion rate than Lyon (27.6%) in the Challenge Cup this season - Lyon beat 36 defenders last week, more than any other team in the Round of 16, while Ospreys were one of the three other sides to beat 30+ defenders last time out (30).

Ospreys have scored eight tries after winning a turnover in the EPCR Challenge Cup this season, more than any other team, with that tally accounting for 36% of their total tries, also a competition high.

Ospreys’ Daniel Kasende has crossed the gainline on 82% of his carries in the Challenge Cup this season, the best rate among the 57 players to have made 30+ carries - Kasende has also scored a try in each of his last two home games in the competition.