Leinster vs Ulster Prediction: Another tough test for Leinster

Aviva Stadium will be the venue for this United Rugby Championship encounter between Leinster and Ulster. Ulster won the last two games of this fixture, but Leinster come in here as favorites. Which team comes here?

Leinster's last match was against Connacht, and this team pulled off a 33-7 win. In the meantime, taking a look at this team’s prior games to that win, Leinster lost to Ulster and Stade Toulousain in games that ended 23-21 and 22-31. However, taking a look at this team’s regular season performance, they accumulated 65 points from 18 matches, positioning them 3rd in the standings. Heading into this game, Leinster won three and lost three of their last six encounters.

Ulster finished the season with a 29-24 defeat at the hands of Munster and will look to turn the tables here. In the meantime, their prior encounters to that defeat saw Ulster pick wins against Cardiff Rugby, Benetton, Scarlets and Leinster. Taking a look at this team’s regular season performance, Ulster had a total of 54 points from 18 matches, positioning them 6th in the standings. 

This should be a close game, with both teams expected to be at their best. In their last meetings in this fixture, Ulster have shown character, winning the last two. However, Leinster are overwhelming favorites, and we can expect them to be at their best, looking at the way they have shown character this year. Regardless, I expect this game to be an offensive encounter, with Ulster covering the spread.