Connacht coach Michael Bradley is wary of the threat which Munster will pose at the Sportsground on Friday but is confident that his side can overcome the former Heineken Cup winners, in a match which has had some very tight outcomes in the last few seasons.

So far this season Connacht supporters have come out in record numbers and Bradley is well aware of the advantage his side will have in front of their home support.

"Connacht always look forward to the home derby matches in particular because the Sportsground sells out and the crowd get behind the team, which seems to raise our performances in those matches", he said.

"Obviously we have to do that with Munster on a bit of a charge at the moment in trying to catch Leinster at the top of the Magners League."

With 23 of their points coming from their backs last week, Munster have arguably their strongest backline for a number of years, however Bradley is just as keen to address Munster's strength's upfront.

"Munster tend to play a forward orientated game which will represent a different challenge to what Edinburgh did last week.

"Our first job is to contend with their power upfront, once that's done I'm quite confident with home advantage and the closeness of previous games, if we create enough opportunities we'll have a good chance of winning the game, " he added.