Edinburgh vs Lions: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

United Rugby Championship action on Friday, 23 October 2026 sees Edinburgh take on Lions, with the start at 18:45 UTC.

The venue for the game is Hive Stadium, Edinburgh. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Recent form

Over their last 3 games Edinburgh have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. They scored 80 points and let in 54 points (W-W-W). Edinburgh have won 3 matches in a row.

Over their last 3 games Lions have 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. They scored 77 points and let in 102 points (W-W-L).

Edinburgh arrive in better form, taking 9 of a possible 9 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Lions.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Edinburgh averaged 26.7 points scored and 18 conceded per game, while Lions averaged 25.7 scored and 34 conceded.

Edinburgh have the sharper recent attack, averaging 26.7 points per game over their last 3 matches. Edinburgh have been harder to score against, conceding 18 points per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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