Glasgow Warriors vs Pretoria Bulls Prediction: Visitors’ European run to end at Scotstoun

United Rugby Championship front-runners Glasgow Warriors switch their focus to the round of 16 of the European Rugby Champions Cup on Saturday (17:30, Premier Sports 2) when they host the Bulls at Scotstoun.

Alex Jack provides his best bets in his Glasgow Warriors vs Bulls prediction piece, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the showdown in Scotland.

Team News

Starting with Glasgow, the Warriors have gone with a front three of Patrick Schickerling, Gregor Hiddleston and Zander Fagerson.

Max Williamson and Alex Samuel start in the engine room, with fellow Scotland internationals Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge and Jack Dempsey completing the pack.

George Horne and Dan Lancaster start in the half-backs, with Sione Tuipulotu and Stafford McDowall combining in the centres.

Skipper Kyle Steyn returns from injury to complete a back three alongside Ollie Smith and Josh McKay.

As for the Bulls, the South African outfit have a front row of Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar and Francois Klopper, with Ruan Vermaak and Ruan Nortje in the second row.

Skipper Marcell Coetzee, Elrigh Louw and Cameron Hanekom complete the pack, while Embrose Papier and Handré Pollard start in the half-backs.

Harold Vorster and Canan Moodie start in the centres, while Kurt-Lee Arendse, Cheswill Jooste and David Kriel complete the Bulls’ backline

Glasgow Warriors vs Pretoria Bulls Odds

Glasgow are the favourites at 3/10 to secure the win on their own patch, while the Bulls are 11/4 to make the long trip back to Pretoria with the victory.

A draw on Saturday is currently 18/1, while the Bulls are 2/1 to be leading at the half-time whistle.

Glasgow Warriors -11 handicap @ 1/1

The Warriors have made Scotstoun a fortress, with Glasgow winning all of their last 11 home matches there in all competitions.

Beating the Bulls 21-12 in that spell back in October, Franco Smith knows how to get one over his former club.

The Bulls only narrowly beat Glasgow’s rivals Edinburgh back in January and a clash against the URC table-toppers will be a much sterner test for the South Africans.

Given Glasgow’s home form, especially on big European nights at Scotstoun, the Warriors with the -11 handicap gets the green light.

George Horne anytime tryscorer @ 11/10

Scoring 10 tries for both club and country this season, Scotland scrum-half Horne catches the eye in the anytime tryscorer market.

Fresh off the back of his brace against Leinster in his last outing in the URC, Horne is in excellent tryscoring form and is well priced to add to his growing tryscoring collection against the Bulls this weekend.

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