Stade Toulousain vs Stade Rochelais Prediction & Betting Tips - Top 14

Prediction published on 31/05/2024, 15:05  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 01/06/2024 at 06:12 in Rugby Predictions

European champions Stade Toulousain are also the leaders of Top 14. They have two games left to play in the main season and on Sunday host fifth-placed Stade Rochelais. The home side have already qualified for the end-of-season play-offs and are three points clear of Stade Francais Paris who they recently beat at home. They will want to finish in top place as that means they play their semi-final a day later. At this time of the year after a hectic season, they need all the rest they can get. This season has seen Stade Toulousain win all 12 of their home games in Top 14 with a points difference of +242. That's actually 43 higher than the number of points their opponents have scored away from home in Top 14 this season. They do have injuries after last weekend's European Rugby Champions Cup win over Leinster but on home soil should make it 13 wins in a row.

Stade Rochelais begin the weekend in fifth place. They are four points clear of seventh with the top six going into the play-offs but if qualifying, they'll start in the quarter-finals. This season has seen them win 12 matches in Top 14 but lose the same number. They really are a Jekyll and Hyde side with just one of their 12 wins coming away from home. That's disappointing as last season they had the best away record in the main season. Their last six away league games have all been lost and their only away win was in January. We tip Stade Toulousain to win this match.