Match Preview: Ospreys with chance of famous double

The Welsh region secured a stunning 21-10 victory at Montpellier in Round 2, which revived their qualification hopes after a 23-17 opening-round defeat at home to Leicester Tigers.

Montpellier remain in the hunt themselves too, having ground out a 32-27 victory at London Irish on the opening night.

Ospreys currently sit seventh in Pool B, level with six teams on five points, one of those being Montpellier, who are ninth on points difference.

Heading into their Round 2 clash, Ospreys have won two from three United Rugby Championship games, while Montpellier have achieved the same record in the TOP 14.

The game kicks off at 20:00 (UK & Irish time) and coverage comes from S4C, BT Sport, beIN SPORTS, SuperSport and FloRugby.

What a season @Mercer8Zach's having 👊

In 2 games he's:
🔹 Made 40 carries (most)
🔹 Made 22 gainline crosses (most)
🔹 Made 47 metres in contact (joint-most)#HeinekenChampionsCup | @MHR_officiel pic.twitter.com/t1KvCtpFBf

— Heineken Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) January 10, 2023

Ospreys

• Rhys Webb made the most kicks in play in Round 2 (14), although only one was retained.
• The Ospreys scrum-half has notched the joint-most chips (3) and up-and-unders (8), as well as making the most metres from rucks (52).
• Alex Cuthbert has made three support carries so far, gaining 51 metres as a result, and made as many choke tackles as any other back (3).
• Justin Tipuric has won a joint-high number of rucks (10).

Montpellier Hérault Rugby

• Zach Mercer has made more carries in the competition than anyone (40) and crossed the gainline more than any other player (22). He has also made the joint-most metres in contact (47).
• Clément Doumenc has made the most tackles (34) and missed just one for a 97% success rate.
• Montpellier have made the most metres in contact of any side (282).