Dan McFarland's men will dust themselves off after a disappointing trip away to Glasgow Warriors, who secured a 33-20 victory at Scotstoun Stadium in Round 6.
The team will hope to fare better against this weekend's cross-border opposition in Edinburgh, who themselves have the same number of points, with both sides having gained 18 points from the six fixtures played.
Like Ulster, Edinburgh will be hurting from their Round 6 result, after Sean Everitt's side were pipped by Italian side Benetton at home in a 22-24 defeat.
It was the first home defeat of the season in the Scottish capital for Edinburgh, who have been impressive in the opening weeks of the season.
Ulster will be hellbent on keeping the good home form going, after winning three successive home matches on the bounce against Vodacom Bulls, Munster and Emirates Lions.
With both sides boasting their international players and new signings, Saturday is set up for a highly competitive clash, with the goal to close the gap to Glasgow Warriors at the summit of the URC table.
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Match Details
🏟️ Kingspan Stadium
📅 Sat 2nd December
🕰️ 5.15pm
🏆 BKT United Rugby Championship, Round 7
📺 ViaPlay, URC.tv
📻 BBC Sport NI
How it stands
Last Time Out
Ulster last hosted Edinburgh seven months ago, in April where a 28-14 victory pushed Ulster into second position in the URC table.
In a highly competitive match, Edinburgh took an early lead through their exciting winger, Darcey Graham which was cancelled out through an Ulster reply from Jacob Stockdale. In one of the tries of the season, a nice line break from Craig Gilroy found Stockdale who exchanged passes with Rob Baloucoune to finish for the home side.
It was the winger's first try at Kingspan Stadium in two years after a long-term injury had kept the Ireland international out of action.
John Cooney was unable to add the extras, but made up for it with two pens to put Ulster into a halftime lead of 11-7.
In the second half, an inspired break from Cooney got Ulster's second try and reward for the efforts of the scrum-half. Cooney converted his own try to extend the lead. Nick Timoney was also able to get himself on the scoresheet, diving over after a number of attacking phases in Edinburgh's 22.
Despite a late consolation try, Ulster made it five wins in a row in the league with a strong performance against the Scottish visitors.
You can read the full match report here.
Players to watch
One last hurrah?
The team news isn't due until Friday but all indications seem that Scottish international full-back, Blair Kinghorn, will play his final match for Edinburgh at Kingspan Stadium, before he joins French Top 14 giants, Toulouse, who secured his services with a six-figure bid.
Kinghorn is one of the most exciting Scottish backline players around and leaves the capital as the youngest centurion the club has ever had.
Kinghorn’s ability to play full-back, stand-off and on the wing offers a versatility added to by a proficiency from the tee that has seen him pass 100 international points.
A player Ulster fans will need no introduction to is Edinburgh's fly half, Ben Healy.
The former Munster man made the switch to the Scottish Capital in the summer and has stamped down his authority on the 10 shirt in the opening rounds, leading the league for points with 64.
Healy is a man for the big moments, in Round 4 he secured Edinburgh's victory over Connacht with a last minute drop goal with the clock in the red.
And, on a more painful memory, Ulster fans might remember Healy scoring a last minute try against Ulster in the New Years Day fixture against Munster at Kingspan Stadium last year. So there is some history there.
Blessed with dangerous attacking options, the Scots are also formidable in their defence.
The side's captain and leader, Jamie Ritchie, celebrated his 100th appearance for the club in Round 6.
The strong flanker is a dependable character, strong in the breakdown and a destructive ball-carrier.
Did you know?
- The Ulstermen have lost just one of their last nine home games in all competitions: 10-15 to Connacht in last season’s quarter final.
- The Ulstermen have lost two of their last three fixtures against Scottish opponents but have not been defeated by a Scottish adversary at Kingspan Stadium since today’s visitors won there in 2018.
- Edinburgh’s two defeats in the BKT URC this season were at Leinster in Round 3 and at home to Benetton last week.
- Edinburgh have won only once away from home in the Championship since October 2022: 22-17 at Dragons in Round 1.
- Edinburgh’s four wins over Irish provinces since November 2019 were all against Connacht.
- The Ulstermen have won their last eight encounters with Edinburgh since the Scotsmen's 17-16 win in Belfast in February 2018.