Toulouse vs Bristol Predictions - Toulouse to advance to the quarter-finals of the Investec Champions Cup

Brad Newcomb

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Toulouse won 14 consecutive home matches.
Bristol on a 6-match losing streak, struggling for form.
Toulouse favoured to cover -26.5 handicap in the match.

Touloluse are on a lengthy winning streak at home (Getty Images)

Toulouse had mixed fortunes during their European Rugby Champions Cup qualifiers, but they have been in outstanding form at home lately. Bristol have had a solid campaign so far, but they are currently on a losing streak.

Toulouse have won 6 of their last 7 fixtures in all competitions.
Toulouse have won 14 consecutive home matches in all competitions.
Toulouse have won the Investec Champions Cup six times.
Bristol have lost 6 consecutive matches in all competitions.
Bristol have won 3 of their last 5 away fixtures in all competitions.

Head to Head

Toulouse and Bristol meet for the first time in a competitive match.

Toulouse Form

Toulouse had mixed results during their European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 1 qualifying campaign. They beat the Sharks 56-19 at home, and lost to the Glasgow Warriors 28-21 and Saracens 20-14 away before thrashing the Sale Sharks 77-7 at home.

Toulouse defeated Pau 59-22, Bayonne 31-10, Montauban 68-13, and Montpellier 45-29 in four Top 14 home fixtures since the Investec Champions Cup group stage qualifiers.

Toulouse have the advantage of playing at home in their round of 16 encounter against Bristol, having won 14 straight matches at home.

Bristol Form

Bristol had a solid European Rugby Champions Cup campaign, finishing third in Pool 4. They edged the Scarlets 17-16 away, thrashed Pau 61-12 at home, and defeated the Bulls 61-49 away before losing 27-15 to Bordeaux away.

Bristol have contested three away fixtures in the Premiership since those results. They beat Exeter 8-3 and lost 33-24 to Bath and 33-19 to the Leicester Tigers.

Bristol are currently on a six-match losing streak, which is not ideal when taking on a Toulouse side that has made their home stadium a fortress lately.

Team News

Toulouse

Thomas Ramos has landed 21 conversions in this edition of the Investec Champions Cup.

Antoine Dupont and Ange Capuozzo have scored three tries each in the competition so far.

Bristol

Viliame Mata will miss the remainder of the season after picking up an ACL injury against the Leicester Tigers.

Centre Joe Jenkins will join the Leicester Tigers at the end of the season.

Benhard Janse van Rensburg has crossed the try line three times in the 2025/26 European Rugby Champions Cup.

Verdict

Toulouse v Bristol

Toulouse are on a lengthy winning streak at home and are tipped to cover the -26.5 handicap in their Investec Champions Cup round of 16 match against Bristol.