The Lions will want to finish their Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign on a high when the Johannesburgers host Zebre Parma on Saturday.
Overall Vodacom URC record: Played 1, Lions won.
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– The Lions beat Zebre 38-26 last season. However, they conceded 26 points in the second half, scoring just three themselves.
– The Lions have won more games away from home (five) than at home (three) this season.
– Zebre Parma are now on a 20-match losing streak in the URC. Their closest match this season was against Connacht, when they lost 22-20; their heaviest loss of the season was against the Vodacom Bulls las weekend.
– Quan Horn has played more URC minutes this season than any other player – all but one of his 17 appearances have been full 80-minute performances.
– The Lions have the highest rate of tackle dominance in the league (8%). Marius Louw has made a competition-high 23 dominant tackles this season.
– The Lions have scored the joint-fewest first-phase tries in the league (17, = Scarlets).
– Geronimo Prisciantelli was the only player in Round 17 to kick three retained restarts – 43% of his kick-offs
– Zebre have conceded more penalties than any other team (213), an average of 12.5 per 80 minutes.
– Zebre have the weakest lineout (79%) and second-weakest scrum in the URC (86%).
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