Overview
- Friday's match at the Recreation Ground is widely expected to determine the Pool Two winner and lock in home ties up to the semi-finals.
- Finn Russell says he expects late hits and other close attention from familiar Scotland teammates, with bragging rights before the Six Nations in play.
- Edinburgh arrive with a strong Champions Cup campaign to date, while Bath come off a 43-20 win at Castres in which Russell passed 500 points for the club.
- Ollie Lawrence and Sam Underhill are expected to be available for Bath after missing the Castres game with unspecified injuries.
- Russell notes Bath's attack has evolved under Martin Gleeson following Lee Blackett’s September departure, with a shift toward wider, multi-phase play.