Saracens vs Edinburgh Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Saracens vs Edinburgh taking place? Saracens vs Edinburgh will take place on Saturday 11th December, 2021 at 15:15 (UK)
Where is Saracens vs Edinburgh taking place? Saracens vs Edinburgh will take place at StoneX Stadium in Barnet
Where can I get tickets for Saracens vs Edinburgh? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Saracens vs Edinburgh on in the UK? BT Sport have the rights to show European Rugby Challenge Cup matches in the UK so it is worth checking their schedule for Saracens vs Edinburgh
Where can I stream Saracens vs Edinburgh? If Saracens vs Edinburgh is televised on BT Sport, subscribers will be able to stream the match live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode (c), 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Alex Lozowski, 11 Max Malins, 10 Manu Vunipola, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Andrew Christie, 5 Callum Hunter-Hill, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 3 Alec Clarey, 2 Kapeli Pifeleti, 1 Mako Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Ethan Lewis, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Harvey Beaton, 19 Tim Swinson, 20 Jackson Wray, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Nick Tompkins, 23 Elliott Obatoyinbo
Edinburgh: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Jack Blain, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 James Lang, 11 Ramiro Moyano, 10 Charlie Savala, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Nick Haining, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Luke Crosbie, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 WP Nel, 2 Stuart McInally, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 David Cherry, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Lee-Roy Atalifo, 19 Jamie Hodgson, 20 Magnus Bradbury, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 Cameron Hutchison
THE PREDICTION
Heavyweight Saracens find themselves in uncharted waters here in the Challenge Cup and they look set to walk the tournament at solid favourites to lift the trophy. They are coming off a tough defeat, though, with Exeter Chiefs pulling off a brilliant 18-15 win last Saturday to keep things interesting at the top of the table. They are unbeaten in five home games though and travelling Edinburgh will be steeling themselves for a really tough challenge across the field. Edinburgh are going well in the United Rugby Championship this season and should put up more of a fight than some might expect here but this is likely to be an eventually comfortable win for the hosts. Sarries to cover around -12 seems a reasonable target.
