Saturday's European Champions Cup predictions and rugby union tips

Free rugby tips, best bets and analysis for Saturday's European Champions Cup games.

Saturday's six scheduled round-two matches have been knocked down to three as games featuring French teams against English or Welsh opposition were called off on Friday.

Harlequins v Cardiff

Where to watch

BT Sport 3, 1pm Saturday

Best bet

Harlequins to win by 21 to 30 points
1pt 11-4 Coral, Ladbrokes

Match preview

Cardiff were overwhelmed by Toulouse in round one and a similarly depleted line-up are 33-point underdogs against Premiership champions Harlequins this week.

Dan Fish, who delayed his retirement plans to play on the wing for the Welsh side last week, finds himself switched to fly-half, and although Cardiff showed plenty of fight against Toulouse it's hard to foresee anything but another heavy defeat.

Attack-minded Quins are the joint-top tryscorers in the Premiership and will be buoyed by last week's victory at Castres, but they may also leave themselves open against a Cardiff side with nothing to lose.

Glasgow v Exeter

Where to watch

BT Sport 2, 5.30pm Saturday

Best bet

Stuart Hogg to score a try
1pt 13-8 bet365

Match preview

These teams are drawn together for the third successive season, but while Exeter ran out 42-0 winners at home last year, and 34-18 the season before, the last meeting in Scotland ended in an exciting 31-31 draw.

The Scottish outfit don't have quite the same cutting edge they did then but they put up a fight at La Rochelle last week and can make things tough for the Chiefs.

Five of Exeter's six tries against Montpellier last week came from their pack but former Warrior Stuart Hogg got the ball rolling from full-back and he looks generously priced at odds-against to register again in the familiar surroundings of Scotstoun.

Munster v Castres

Where to watch

BT Sport 2, 8pm Saturday

Best bet

Munster -25
1pt 10-11 bet365

Match preview

French clubs are renowned as poor travellers but Castres' away record of four wins from 43 road games in Europe stands out more than most.

These clubs have met a remarkable 16 times and the most recent head-to-heads underline the French outfit's contrasting form. Three seasons ago Castres won 13-12 at home in the group stage but were beaten 30-5 at Thomond, while the season before the teams shared the spoils 17-17 in France but Munster ran out 48-3 winners at home.

A young Munster side had little trouble overcoming 14-man Wasps last week and should rack up another comfortable victory against a Castres side who are already struggling after a home defeat to Harlequins last week.

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