Lions v Stormers | Who has the best defensive stats?

The Stormers travel to the Lions on Saturday in their round 9 match of the URC.

Team form

Lions - W L L L L

Stormers - L W W L L

When they 21 December 2024, the Stormers won 29-10 at home

Before the epic South African clash, lets dive into the defensive stats from these two teams.

The Lions have made 1083 tackles, missed 176 with a tackle success of 86%.

The Stormers have made 1067 tackles, missed 223 with a tackle success of 83%.

TACKLES	LIONS	STORMERS
% Missed leading to breaks	18.6	17.6
% Missed leading to try	6.4	9.7
% Missed where player was tackled	75	72.7
Dominant tackles	8.6	10
% Hips or lower	36.8	29.4
% Above hips	63.2	70.6

Regarding 22 exits, the stats look as follows

The Lions have a 96,6% success when it comes to exiting out of their own 22. They carry 23,9% of the time while they kick 76,1%

The Stormers have a 83,8% success when it comes to exiting out of their own 22. They carry 21,8% of the time while they kick 78,2%

Between the two teams, Ben-Jason Dixon have had the most tackle attempts (89) with a 86,5% success.

Sanele Nohamba have been the 1st tackler 86,4% but only has a tackle success of 55% out of 20 attempts

With the Stormers currently in 10th position and the Lions 13th, both teams will be desperate for a win!