Glasgow Warriors vs Saracens Prediction: Jones to star for Warriors

Both Glasgow and Saracens have beaten Toulouse in Pool 1 and have it all to play for on Sunday.

The Warriors are looking to make it four bonus point wins from four to grab the top seeding from the pool stages and a potential home path through the knockout rounds. They came from 21-0 down to beat Toulouse 28-21 before Christmas, while it was Sarries' turn last Sunday, also benefitting from the conditions to triumph 20-14 at a blustery StoneX Stadium.

However, they have only beaten the Premiership's bottom two, Newcastle and Gloucester, away this season and Glasgow look too good to spurn this opportunity. Read on for my Glasgow Warriors vs Saracens predictions.

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Glasgow have made two changes from last week's 33-21 victory at Clermont, with flanker Rory Darge coming into the pack, while Ollie Smith starts on the left wing.

Scrum-half George Horne will make his 150th appearance for the Warriors.

Meanwhile, there are four alterations for Saracens, including a start at number eight for Ben Earl.

There's a new centre pairing, as Owen Farrell partners Lucio Cinti and Max Malins is also included on the right wing.

Glasgow Warriors vs Saracens

Glasgow are 2/5 to win on Sunday, with the tie 22/1 and Sarries 2/1.

The Handicap 3-Way is a seven point mark, with Glasgow -7 available at 20/21.

Glasgow Warriors -8 @ 11/10

As well as that victory over Toulouse, Glasgow have won 26-21 at Sale and last week at Clermont.

URC champions in 2023-24, they lost 37-19 to Leinster in last season's semi-finals after previously being crushed 52-0 in Dublin by the same opponents in this competition.

This looks like the year for them to do something more serious in the Champions Cup and a bonus-point victory could give them a home path through the knockout rounds.

Saracens held crisis talks after their recent 36-28 defeat at Leicester, and those clear-the-air conversations clearly provided clarity, leading to an improved performance against Toulouse.

However, they have yet to click consistently this season, and Glasgow can claim top spot in Pool 1.

Huw Jones to score a try anytime @ 13/8

Stafford McDowell was unlucky to lose his place in the Glasgow midfield when Huw Jones returned for his first appearance of the season at Clermont.

However, it took Jones just 17 minutes to show why he played in all three British & Irish Lions Tests last summer when he crossed for his first try of the season.

At 32, he takes longer to recover from injuries these days and better management of his playing minutes might be one reason he has decided to move to the Top 14 with Toulon from next season.

However, he always seems to return from injuries in good shape, and his outside break places him among the game's elite number 13s.

It's a shame not to see him go up against another recent returnee, Alex Lozowski, and while Argentina star Cinti will front up in defence, few can keep this Scotland star quiet for 80 minutes.

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