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Edinburgh vs Ulster Predictions - Ulster backed for upset in Scotland

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 01 Oct 2025

Ralph Staniforth 01 Oct 2025

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Edinburgh lost their opening match to Zebre despite being favorites.
Ulster had a strong home win against the Dragons in round one.
Ulster are tipped to cover the +5.5-point handicap and may cause an upset.

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Edinburgh beat Ulster in their match last season. (Getty Images)

Edinburgh vs Ulster Predictions

Based on last season, I’d back Edinburgh but after round one games last week, Edinburgh were very poor at Zebre. I am backing Ulster to get within the +5.5 handicap and perhaps win in Scotland.

Edinburgh vs Ulster Predictions
Head to Head
Edinburgh Form
Edinburgh Injuries & Team News
Ulster Form
Ulster Injuries & Team News

Edinburgh beat Ulster in their match last season.
Edinburgh lost their last match to Zebre.
Ulster won their round 1 match last weekend at home to the Dragons.

Head to Head

Edinburgh beat Ulster 47-17 at home in the 2024/25 URC season.

Edinburgh Form

Edinburgh had an up-and-down season last time out, mostly due to injuries and the squad lack real depth.

Coming into this campaign, not that much has changed for Edinburgh in terms of players, however, with some fortune on the injury front, they will be hopefully of qualifying for the URC quarters.

Last weekend was a horrid start for the Scottish outfit, though. Traveling to Zebre, Edinburgh were huge favourites yet lost the game 31-28. They will nee far better this week against Ulster if they don’t want to start with a double loss.

Edinburgh Injuries & Team News

I expect several changes to the Edinburgh side that were so disappointing in Italy last weekend.

Ulster Form

Ulster have regularly competed in recent URC seasons towards the top end of the table. However, last season, they suffered several injuries, and they had to settle for a bottom half finish and no quarterfinal.

In round one of the 2025/26 Rugby Championship, Ulster were convincing 42-21 winners against the Dragons on home soil. While it was far from perfect, it was a very solid start with improvement sure to come.

Ulster Injuries & Team News

Ulster will make a few alterations just to ensure everyone stays at the top of their game.

Verdict

Edinburgh v Ulster

Ulster are backed on the +5.5 handicap and perhaps causing an upset win.

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Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.

He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.

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