Sale’s Sam Hill has missed more tackles (7) than anyone else in the Champions Cup this season, he has however made the third most carries (25) of any player.

Scarlets have averaged 171 tackles completed per match in the Champions Cup this season, the most of any side.

Sale’s ruck success rate of 91% is the lowest in the Champions Cup this season, they’ve lost 18 attacking rucks so far, more than any other side.

Scarlets have won three of their last four Champions Cup games against Premiership opposition, turning around a half-time deficit to beat Bath in their most recent such game.

Sale have not won a Champions Cup game outside of England since October 2008, losing 17 of their last 18 away games overall in the competition.

Sale are on a six-game losing streak in the Champions Cup, in fact they have won just two of their last 25 games in the competition, one of those victories coming against Scarlets (also v La Rochelle).

Scarlets have won both of their two home games against Sale in the Champions Cup, those matches taking place in December 2002 and October 2016

Scarlets and Sale Sharks have met four times before in the Champions Cup, the Welsh side winning three of those four clashes but losing the most recent one (January 2017).

This weekend marks the first time in the history of tournament that a Round of 16 will be played as part of the knockout stage.