Racing 92 vs Stade Toulousain Prediction & Betting Tips - Top 14

Prediction published on 27/01/2024, 14:05  by Steve Ashfield in Rugby Predictions

Top 14 leaders Racing Metro 92 bid to increase their lead at the top of the table. They host Stade Toulousain who are fourth in the league but eight points behind their opponents. Racing are three points ahead of Stade Francais Paris and Bordeaux Begles before this home match. They have won eight of their 12 matches in Top 14 this season and in their most recent league fixture beat Castres Olimpique 34-30. That was a return to form for them after losing two of their previous three matches in Top 14. Both of those were on the road and Racing owe their position in the table to their home form. All six of their home league games have been won this season with a points difference of +138. Their last match was in the European Rugby Champions Cup beating Cardiff Rugby at home and scoring 48 points. That saw them finish fourth in the group and qualify for the knockout stages.

Stade Toulousain have won two of their last three league games. They are in fourth position but five points behind the top three. Their most recent Top 14 fixture saw them get an impressive 45-0 home win against Lyon, their seventh win in 12 league matches. Like their opponents they are far stronger on home soil than on their travels. Only one of their six away games in Top 14 have been won with the other five being lost and a points difference of -61. Their last four away games in Top 14 have all ended in defeat and the last two lost by at least 15 points. We go for Racing to win this match and be ahead at both half and full time.