Bristol Bears will be hoping that the trend of their Heineken Champions Cup meetings with Stade Français Paris continues when they entertain the TOP 14 club in Pool B on Saturday. They have faced each other twice previously in the competition, clashing in the pool stage in 2007/08, with each club recording a home victory. The match kicks off at Ashton Gate at 8pm and viewers can watch it on BT Sport or beIN Sports. Other key facts:

Bristol have lost their last two home games in the Heineken Champions Cup (excluding cancelled fixtures), after losing only one of their previous five.
Bristol's last six home games in the competition have all ended with margins of more than 13 points separating the sides.
Bristol have faced TOP 14 opposition on six occasions in the Heineken Champions Cup. They won their initial three such fixtures but have lost their most recent three, including defeats to ASM Clermont Auvergne and Union Bordeaux-Begles in last season’s competition.
Stade’s two heaviest defeats in the competition have come in their most recent two away games, 41-13 against Leicester Tigers in April 2016 and 36-9 against Connacht Rugby in Round 1 this season.
The Parisian club have made 131 tackles in the Heineken Champions Cup this season and missed just seven. Their tackle success rate of 95% is the best of any club in 2021/22.

https://twitter.com/BristolBears/status/1481567227061145600?s=20 Quotes: Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam: “We are eager to get going. We have got some flash gear as well with our European jersey and we want to wear it and get out and play.”