Munster vs Toulouse
7th May 2022 – Kick Off 1500hrs
Rugby – Ireland – European Champions Cup
Pick Munster to win
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 15/8 odds taken 18:42 GMT on May 5th, 2022
Munster have a big game on their hands on the weekend in the European Champions Cup.
The Irish province have the not-so-small matter of playing host to the reigning European Champions Toulouse.
Munster went into the match as underdogs, but they have a great record in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
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Munster Preview – Can Irish side prevail?
Munster will have to get past the reigning European champions if they are to extend their campaign this season.
In the big clash at the Aviva Stadium, Munster find themselves as underdogs with the bookies.
There is a quote of 15/8 on the win for Munster in rugby betting odds* (odds recorded 18:42 GMT on May 5th, 2022 at William Hill).
No team has won more quarter-final matches in the competition than Munster have.
Their tally in such matches stands at fourteen and they have won their last five quarter-final matches in a row.
There’s even more history on their side within that streak, Munster have beat Toulouse in the sequence.
Munster got the better of them in the 2013/14 seasons and then again in the 2016/17 season.
In both of those victories, Munster put 40+ points on the board.
Can they do it again?
Munster are on a three-match winning streak in all competitions after winning only one of their previous five.
At home this season they have lost just one of twelve matches played.
In the last round of Heineken Cup action, Munster met Premiership side Exeter Chiefs.
After a narrow loss at Sandy Park, they comfortably turned the tie around in the second leg at home.
Munster beat the Chiefs 26-10.
The loss in the first leg is the only European loss for Munster this season.
Toulouse Preview – Can Champions handle the pressure?
This is no easy away trip for Toulouse, especially with their current form having taken a dive.
Toulouse have lost three of the last five matches in all competitions.
In the last round of action in the European Champions Cup, they met Irish opposition.
They suffered a home loss in the first leg against Ulster, before just doing enough in the second leg to turn the tie around.
Toulouse squeezed through by a single point margin in the aggregate score.
Staying with the French side’s current form, there has been precious little of it on the road.
Toulouse have lost all but one of their last eight road fixtures in all competitions.
So there is a sense that they could be a little vulnerable here.
Toulouse are the 4/9 odds on favourites* (odds recorded 18:42 GMT on May 5th, 2022 at William Hill).
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Toulouse have won their last three quarter-final ties in the competition.
That was after losing their previous three, two of which came against Saturday’s opponent’s Munster.
The Top 14 side do have form in Ireland.
Their victory over Ulster in the last round moved them on to a four-match winning streak in away matches against Irish opposition.
Each of Toulouse’s last three wins in Ireland have been by a margin of exactly 7 points.
Munster vs Toulouse Betting Advice
Munster lead the head to head with four wins from seven previous European Champions Cup meetings with Toulouse.
The most recent time that they met, which was in last season’s round of sixteen, Munster came up short.
But they may be able to turn this around, as Toulouse’s away form is very poor.
The Munster +5 handicap at 10/11 is the first rugby betting tip* (odds recorded 18:42 GMT on May 5th, 2022 at William Hill).
Key Facts – Munster vs Toulouse Betting Tip
- Munster have won four of seven previous Champions Cup clashes with Toulouse
- Munster have lost one home game all season in all tournaments
- Toulouse are the reigning European Champions
Munster are a formidable force at home, and they comfortably handled Exeter in the last round.
Toulouse meanwhile had their work cut out for them against Ulster.
The French side could be there for the taking. Our second rugby betting tip is a Munster 1-5 winning margin at 5/1* (odds recorded 18:42 GMT on May 5th, 2022 at William Hill)
The best betting odds for Munster vs Toulouse
Munster to win: 15/8 at Bet365
Draw: 20/1 at Bet365
Toulouse to win: 4/9 at Bet365
