A lot has changed since Edinburgh beat Saracens in the Challenge Cup almost exactly a year ago, and to an extent the two teams have followed divergent paths.
The English club, only just returned to the Premiership last season, have since firmly re-established themselves as one of the top flight’s leading lights, and are comfortably, top of the table.
Edinburgh, by contrast, have just suffered their worst loss of the season – last Friday’s 38-17 home defeat by Munster in which they failed to score in the second half.
