Toulouse vs Leicester Tigers Prediction: Flying Scotsman can help take down Tigers

Still battling for top spot in Pool 1 going into the final round of fixtures before the knockouts, Toulouse won’t be holding back when they play host to Leicester Tigers in the European Rugby Champions Cup on Sunday (15:15, Premier Sports 2).

Alex Jack delivers his best bet for the clash at the Stade Ernest-Wallon, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the big game in his Toulouse vs Leicester Tigers prediction.

Team News

Toulouse have named a strong lineup with Rodrigue Neti, Julien Marchand and Dorian Aldegheri in the front row, while Flament and Meafou start in the second row.

Francois Cros, Jack Willis and Anthony Jelonch form the back row, while it’s the France duo of Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack in the half-backs.

Pierre-Louis Barassi and Dimitri Delibes make up the centres, while the back-three consists of Blair Kinghorn, Ange Capuozzo and Thomas Ramos.

As for Leicester, Nicky Smith, Julian Montoya and Joe Heyes form an experienced front-row, with Cameron Henderson and George Martin in the engine room,

Ollie Chessum, Tommy Reffell and Olly Cracknell make up the back row, with Jack van Poortvliet and Handre Pollard in the half-backs.

The centres consist of Dan Kelly and Izaia Perese, while Ollie Hassell-Collins, Josh Bassett and Freddie Steward start in the back three.

Toulouse vs Leicester Tigers Odds

Toulouse are the heavy favourites at 1/25 to win on home soil, while Leicester Tigers are 9/1 to head back to the East Midlands with a memorable victory.

A draw on Sunday is available at 28/1, while Toulouse to win by 26 to 30 points inclusive is priced at 13/2.

Toulouse -23 handicap @ 10/11

Since a shock defeat to Bordeaux in September, Toulouse have been simply hammering teams at the Stade Ernest-Wallon since.

Scoring a remarkable 245 points across their last five home games against Clermont, Toulon, Perpignan, Ulster and Stade Francais, Toulouse have scored an average of 49 points per match.

Leicester have struggled on their travels of late, conceding 115 points in their last three games away from Welford Road.

With that in mind, Toulouse with a -23 handicap gets the nod here.

Blair Kinghorn first tryscorer @ 17/2

Scoring two tries in the Champions Cup already this season against the Exeter Chiefs and the Sharks, Toulouse's Blair Kinghorn has once again been shining in the competition this term.

Leicester’s last away game saw Harlequins left winger Cadan Murley bag two tries in a 34-34 draw at the Twickenham Stoop.

European Championship Cup Odds

With potentially some issues in the Tigers’ defence on that flank, Scotland full-back Kinghorn, who has been selected on the left wing for the weekend, can exploit any shortcomings in the Leicester defence and is great value to bag the opening try on Sunday.

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