Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac admits Munster pose a daunting task as his side look to maintain their impressive home record in the GUINNESS PRO12.

The Welshmen have not lost at Parc y Scarlets in the competition since Boxing Day 2013 and will look to continue that run this weekend against second-placed Munster.

Pivac has named an unchanged side following their bonus-point win over Connacht last Sunday, with 21-year-old Jordan Williams set to make his 50th appearance for the club.

Rhys Priestland will join Gareth Davies and Rob Evans on the replacements bench after the Wales squad released him for the weekend’s fixture.

The last four fixtures between the sides have been won by the home team and Munster have not won at Scarlets since a 17-14 victory in the European Cup in December 2011.

And Pivac, whose side are currently seventh in the table, insists they must build on last week’s victory with another win over Irish opposition.

"Munster have a good record and they are near top of the table. They'll bring a different threat from Connacht and across the board are slightly stronger,” he said.

"It's an important game for us. We need to back up the performance on the weekend and make sure it's not a one-off.

"It's been said before but we really are focusing week by week and looking at little areas we can improve on.

“We're tweaking things off the field as well as on. As the season wears on it's important we get maximum points where we can at home.

"I think that table will sort itself out over the next three or four weeks. A lot can happen in the rounds we have left and hopefully a few other results will go in our favour."

Meanwhile, the Munstermen have won just one of their last five away fixtures, but they have enjoyed four wins out of five over Welsh opposition this season.

Head coach Anthony Foley has made eight changes to the side that defeated Cardiff Blues last weekend, welcoming back Irish internationals Tommy O'Donnell, Felix Jones and Ian Keatley.

Andrew Conway has recovered from the flu in time to feature, while CJ Stander returns to the starting XV after injury.

A new front row sees Dave Kilcoyne, Kevin O’Byrne and Stephen Archer start the clash, with Tommy O’Donnell joining Stander in the back-row.

And after hooker Damien Varley was forced to retire this week due to a foot injury, Munster's most capped player Donncha O'Callaghan approaches the clash in a reflective mood.

"The PRO12 is massively important and success is what it's all about,” he said. “We've seen Damien having to retire this week and it brings it home – you have a short window and you need to be really selfish within it to grab what you can.

"We've a massive four-week block now, so it's up to the other guys to step up now and put in massive performances to ensure that we're in the shake-up.

"We take it game by game and this week all we can think of is Scarlets. I respect them massively, they always put in massive performances and they go beyond themselves."

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At Parc y Scarlets, 2.40pm Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU, 46th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse, Greg Morgan (both WRU)
Citing Commissioner: Aurwel Morgan (WRU)
TMO: Simon McDowell (IRFU)