| Home team | Reds |
| Away team | Chiefs |
| Venue | Suncorp Stadium |
| Competition | Super Rugby Pacific |
| Kick off time | 10:35 am (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports+ |
Reds vs Chiefs Super Rugby Pacific preview as the sides meet at the Suncorp Stadium.
The teams are separated by only one place in the table but also by nine points. The Reds won’t be able to catch the Chiefs in this game, but will need to win to avoid being taken over by the Crusaders and Brumbies.
The Chiefs are going to be able to catch the top two with a win. The Blues are two points ahead of them and the Hurricanes are four ahead.
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Reds vs Chiefs confirmed lineups and team news
| Reds | Chiefs | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Blake | 1 | Norris | |||
| Faessler | 2 | Thompson | |||
| Nonggor | 3 | Dyer | |||
| Uru | 4 | Lord | |||
| Salakaia-Loto | 5 | Vaa’i | |||
| Brial | 6 | Parker | |||
| McReight | 7 | Jacobson | |||
| Wilson | 8 | Sititi | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Thomas | 9 | Roe | |||
| McLaughlin-Phillips | 10 | McKenzie | |||
| Anderson | 11 | Coombes-Fabling | |||
| Paisami | 12 | Tupaea | |||
| Flook | 13 | Brown | |||
| Daugunu | 14 | Taumoefolau | |||
| Campbell | 15 | Hutchinson | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Nasser | 16 | Taukei’aho | |||
| Toomaga-Allen | 17 | Proffitt | |||
| Bloomfield | 18 | O’Neill | |||
| Muller | 19 | Sa | |||
| Latu | 20 | Ah Kuoi | |||
| Werchon | 21 | Ratima | |||
| Gordon | 22 | Jacomb | |||
| Pritchard | 23 | Foketi | |||
Recent Form:
Reds (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 2nd May 2026 | Super Rugby | Brumbies | 30-21 |
| Loss | 25th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Blues | 36-33 AET |
| Won | 11th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 31-26 |
| Loss | 4th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Western Force | 19-42 |
| Loss | 28th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 52-14 |
The Reds have won two of their last three, but these two are still their only wins in the last five. Their only loss in the last three came in Golden Point against the Blues. In the last round they came from behind with 25 minutes to go to beat the Brumbies 30-21. They had been 20-7 ahead but let the Brumbies come back to 21-20.
Chiefs (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 26th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Fijian Drua | 42-22 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 22-17 |
| Won | 11th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Moana Pasifika | 17-62 |
| Won | 4th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Waratahs | 42-14 |
| Won | 28th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Western Force | 14-24 |
The Chiefs have won five games in a row, including their last two away games. They have scored 42 or more points in three of their last four. In the last round They picked up a comfortable 42-22 win over the Fijian Drua. They took a 35-10 lead shortly after halftime, having scored four tries in the first half.
Reds vs Chiefs head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 4th April 2025 | Super Rugby | Chiefs | 27-15 |
| 7th June 2024 | Super Rugby Playoffs | Chiefs | 43-21 |
| 9th March 2024 | Super Rugby | Reds | 25-19 |
| 10th June 2023 | Super Rugby | Chiefs | 29-20 |
| 12th May 2023 | Super Rugby | Reds | 22-25 |
The home team has won each of the last four meetings between these teams, with only one game in these four decided by one score or less. The Chiefs have won three of these four games, but haven’t scored more than 30 points against the Chiefs in this time.
