"Hughenden is not an easy place to come and get a result," said Glasgow Warriors Chief Executive David Jordan. "We have not really got to grips with playing away but we should be confident that playing at home should be good enough for us to get back to winning ways.
"We have only been beaten at home once this season – by Connacht – and we would expect to put on a show at home and take the points.
"The younger players have found the away games somewhat testing with the hostile atmosphere but we have been happy with our performances at home. The familiarity of the ground and the home support seem to make the jitters disappear and they play a lot better.
"Losing Cammy Mather has certainly caused a major disruption to our back row," said Jordan. Good luck to him but, as our team captain, we have not just lost a player. We have also lost his experience and influence and that has created something of a vacuum as to just who will drive the team forward. It is a big hole to fill – and we are looking for the younger players to step up to the mark and take on that responsibility.
"On the plus side we should have scrum half Sam Pinder back and, with his experience playing in the Super 12 with Auckland Blues, his return will give us a major lift. Sam injured a finger in our first Celtic League game, against Cardiff Blues, and we have certainly missed him over the last couple of months.
"The Lions have won two on the trot so we know they are coming into form and there most certainly will be no complacency on our part. Because one thing we are well aware of is that players formerly unfamiliar at this level are getting up to speed.
"The matches are not as predictable as in past seasons when you had a fair idea of what you would be up against but with the World Cup players away you don’t always know how a team is going to perform."