Glasgow Warriors poor recent run now stretches to five successive defeats since their 26-20 win over Munster at Thomond Park on 18 February.
Leinster will be all out to maintain their four point buffer over Ulster at the top of the Celtic League. The Dubliners have won their last four games in the Celtic League since losing 18-31 to the Dragons in Newport on 18 February. Leinster have won seven of the last eight games they have played against Scottish opposition.
The two sides have met on 13 previous occasions in all competitions with the Warriors successful just twice: 29-17 in the European Cup at Hughenden in November 1999 and 25-21 at the same venue in the Celtic League in September 2002.
Referee: Hugh Watkins (WRU). Touch Judges: Andy Macpherson (SRU), David Anderson (SRU).
HEAD TO HEAD - RECENT MEETINGS
Friday 26 November 1999 (European Cup) at Hughenden
Glasgow Warriors 29: Shaun Longstaff(2T) Tommy Hayes(T/3C/P) Roland Reid(T)
Leinster 17: Mark McHugh(2C/P) Shane Byrne(T) Penalty Try(T)
Friday 7 January 2000 (European Cup) at Donnybrook
Leinster 44: Peter McKenna(T) Denis Hickie(T) Brian O'Driscoll(T) John McWeeney(T) Emmet Farrell(T/4C/2P) Gary Halpin(T)
Glasgow Warriors 17: Glenn Metcalfe(T) Tommy Hayes(2C/P) Gordon Simpson(T)
Friday 17 August 2001 (Celtic League) at Donnybrook
Leinster 39: Girvan Dempsey(T) Gordon D'Arcy(T) Andy Dunne(T) Brian O'Meara(3C/6P) Glasgow Warriors 11: Tommy Hayes(2P) Andy Nicol(T)
Friday 7 December 2001 (Celtic League Semi-final) at Lansdowne Road Leinster 35: Girvan Dempsey(T) Denis Hickie(T) Brian O'Driscoll(T) Shane Horgan(T) Nathan Spooner(3C/2P) Brian O'Meara(P)
Glasgow Warriors 13: Michael Bartlett(T) Tommy Hayes(C/2P)
Friday 6 September 2002 (Celtic League) at Hughenden
Glasgow Warriors 25: Moffat">Stuart Moffat(T) Jon Steel(T) Tommy Hayes(T/C/2P) Calvin Howarth(C)
Leinster 21: Kieran Lewis(T) Brian O'Meara(C/3P) Ben Gissing(T)
Friday 31 October 2003 (Celtic League) at Hughenden
Glasgow Warriors 10: Rory McKay(T) Calvin Howarth(C) Dan Parks(P)
Leinster 31: Peter McKenna(T) Gordon D'Arcy(T) Aidan Kearney(T) Brian O'Meara(2C/4P)
Friday 2 April 2004 (Celtic League) at Donnybrook
Leinster 31: Ben Gissing(T) James Norton(T) James Downey(T) Brian O'Meara(2C/4P) Glasgow Warriors 30: Glenn Metcalfe(T) Dan Parks(T/3C/3P) Gordon Bulloch(T)
Friday 26 November 2004 (Celtic League) at Donnybrook
Leinster 22: David Holwell(T/2C/P) Shane Jennings(T) Ben Gissing(T)
Glasgow Warriors 16: Colin Shaw(T) Calvin Howarth(C/3P)
Saturday 16 April 2005 (Celtic League) at Hughenden
Glasgow Warriors 23: Rory Lamont(T) Dan Parks(T/2C/3P)
Leinster 30: Girvan Dempsey(T) Kieran Lewis(T) Ben Gissing(T) David Holwell(3C/3P)
Friday 29 April 2005 (Celtic Cup Quarter-final) at Lansdowne Road
Leinster 33: Girvan Dempsey(T) Victor Costello(T) Gordon D'Arcy(2T) Brian O'Driscoll(T) David Holwell(4C)
Glasgow Warriors 24: Sean Lamont(T) Paul Dearlove(T) Dan Parks(C/4P)
Saturday 10 September 2005 (Celtic League) at Donnybrook
Leinster 26: Robert Kearney(T) Kieran Lewis(T) Felipe Contepomi(2C/4P)
Glasgow Warriors 21: Craig Hamilton(T) Rory Lamont(T) Dan Parks(C/D/2P)
Sunday 30 October 2005 (European Cup) at Hughenden
Glasgow Warriors 20: Graeme Morrison(2T) Andrew Henderson(T) Dan Parks(P) Colin Gregor(C)
Leinster 33: Kieran Lewis(T) Ciaran Potts(T) Felipe Contepomi(T/2C/3P) Gordon D'Arcy(T)
Saturday 14 January 2006 (European Cup) at Royal Dublin Society
Leinster 46: Keith Gleeson(T) Shane Horgan(T) Girvan Dempsey(T) Felipe Contepomi(T/3C) Cameron Jowitt(T) Brian O'Driscoll(2T) Denis Hickie(T)
Glasgow Warriors 22: Rory Lamont(T) Mike Roberts(T) John Barclay(T) Dan Parks(C/P) Colin Gregor(C)