2025-26 season · Opta Analyst data via theanalyst.com
| Metric | Exeter | Munster | Diff | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | ||||
| Dominant carries %Carries where the ball carrier registered dominant contact | 33.4% | 26.9% | +6.5pp | Exeter |
| Gainline % Carries where the ball carrier crossed the gainline | 57.2% | 55.7% | +1.5pp | Exeter |
| 2+ tacklers % Carries committing two or more defenders | 51.4% | 49.8% | +1.6pp | Exeter |
| Evasion % Defenders beaten as a % of total tackle attempts faced | 18.4% | 15.2% | +3.2pp | Exeter |
| Breaks to try % % of line breaks which led to a try being scored | 33.8% | 36.5% | +2.7pp | Munster |
| Offload success % % of attempted offloads that reached a teammate | 73.5% | 82.4% | +8.9pp | Munster |
| % offloads leading to try/break Successful offloads which led to a try or line break | 22.0% | 8.2% | +13.8pp | Exeter |
| Touches per error Attacking touches divided by handling errors | 28.7 | 30.5 | +1.8 | Munster |
| Defence | ||||
| Gainline denial % Opposition carries stopped before reaching the gainline | 34.0% | 32.1% | +1.9pp | Exeter |
| Tackle success % Successful tackles as a % of successful + missed tackles | 86.0% | 89.6% | +3.6pp | Munster |
| Dominant tackles % Attempted tackles where the tackler made dominant contact | 5.7% | 4.9% | +0.8pp | Exeter |
| Hips or below % Contact on hips or below (excl. attempts with no contact) | 33.1% | 26.0% | +7.1pp | Exeter |
| % missed leading to try/break ↓ Missed tackles directly leading to a line break or try — lower is better | 27.2% | 27.5% | +0.3pp | Exeter |
| Rucks per jackal ↓ Avg opposition rucks faced before winning a jackal — lower is better | 90.7 | 28.5 | 62.2 | Munster |
| 22 exit success % Times a team successfully exits their 22 as a % of possessions inside the 22 | 96.1% | 87.3% | +8.8pp | Exeter |
| Set piece | ||||
| Scrum own won % Scrums won on the team's own feed | 90.5% | 86.2% | +4.3pp | Exeter |
| Scrum opposition won % Scrums won on the opposition feed | 9.7% | 2.6% | +7.1pp | Exeter |
| Lineout own won % Lineouts won on the team's own throw | 85.8% | 90.6% | +4.8pp | Munster |
| Lineout opposition won % Lineouts won on the opposition throw | 14.8% | 11.1% | +3.7pp | Exeter |
| Metres gained per maul Total metres from mauls divided by total mauls set | 2.1 | 1.8 | +0.3 | Exeter |
| Mauls per try ↓ Avg mauls before scoring directly from a maul — lower is better | 8.6 | 58.0 | 49.4 | Exeter |
| 50m restart own retained % % of own 50m restarts retained | 7.3% | 8.5% | +1.2pp | Munster |
| 50m restart opposition won % % of opposition 50m restarts won by the team | 76.9% | 94.1% | +17.2pp | Munster |
| Style of play | ||||
| Blindside attack % Phases where the team attacked the blindside of the pitch | 17.4% | 16.4% | +1.0pp | — |
| Ball within 10m % Phases where the ball stayed within 10m of the previous breakdown | 62.5% | 57.8% | +4.7pp | Exeter |
| Ball moved 20m+ % Phases where the ball moved at least 20m laterally | 6.6% | 7.4% | +0.8pp | Munster |
| Wider than first receiver % Phases where the ball moved beyond the first receiver | 18.5% | 25.1% | +6.6pp | Munster |
| Contested kicks % Kicks resulting in an aerial contest between attacker and defender | 16.5% | 13.8% | +2.7pp | Exeter |
| Possessions with 5+ phases % % of possessions which included at least five phases | 17.9% | 14.7% | +3.2pp | Exeter |
| Possessions ended by kick % % of possessions ended by the attacking team kicking | 39.6% | 40.2% | +0.6pp | — |
| Try scoring | ||||
| Possessions per try ↓ Avg possessions before scoring a try — lower is better | 11.1 | 13.0 | 1.9 | Exeter |
| % tries in first half Tries scored in the first half as a % of total tries | 48.6% | 51.5% | +2.9pp | Munster |
| % tries from first phase Tries scored on the first phase of possession | 29.7% | 39.4% | +9.7pp | Munster |
| % tries from own half Tries that originated from inside the team's own half | 32.4% | 24.2% | +8.2pp | Exeter |
| % tries from set piece Tries that originated from a scrum or lineout | 56.8% | 60.6% | +3.8pp | Munster |
| % tries from turnovers Tries where possession originated from an open-play turnover | 10.8% | 9.1% | +1.7pp | Exeter |
| % tries from kick returns Tries where possession began by receiving an opposition kick | 21.6% | 9.1% | +12.5pp | Exeter |
| 10m set piece to try % % of lineouts, scrums or tap penalties within 10m of the opposition try line resulting in a try | 35.7% | 39.4% | +3.7pp | Munster |