Castres vs Racing 92 Predictions - Castres to bounce back with a win over Racing 92

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Castres are tipped to cover the -5.5 handicap against Racing 92.
Castres have won four of their last six home games against Racing 92.
Racing 92 have lost four of their last five away matches.

Castres have been in solid form at home (Getty Images)

Castres have been in solid form at home in the Top 14 this season and against Racing 92 in recent clashes. Racing 92 have struggled to win their matches lately and have not had much success against Castres recently.

Castres have won 4 of their last 5 home fixtures (Top 14).
Castres have won 4 of their last 6 home matches against Racing 92.
Racing 92 have lost 4 of their last 5 away games (Top 14).
Racing 92 have lost 3 of their last 4 matches against Castres.

Head to Head

Racing 92 have the advantage over Castres, with 20 victories to 15, including one draw in 36 meetings.

Castres Form

Castres Olympique struggled in the first half against Montpellier last weekend, scoring just a penalty to trail 29-3 at half-time.

Le CO were overwhelmed in the second half, scoring a converted try and conceding too many points to lose 69-10 away to Montpellier.

Before that result, Les Olympiens beat Vannes 29-20 at home, lost 43-29 away to Perpignan, edged Toulon 29-27 at home, lost 20-6 away to Clermont, 8-7 at home to Toulouse, and 35-26 away to Pau before defeating Stade Francais 16-8 at home.

Les Bleu et Blanc are 12th in the French Rugby Championship standings with 13 points after eight rounds.

Castres were below par in their previous fixture; however, they have had success at home this season, and have defeated Racing 92 in three of their last four meetings.

Racing 92 Form

Racing 92 scored two penalties and a converted try in the first half against Clermont last weekend, but trailed 17-13 at the break.

Les Ciel et Blanc added two converted tries and a penalty to their tally in the second half, but fell short, losing 37-30 away to Clermont.

Before that, Racing 92 lost 64-5 away to Bordeaux, 48-31 to Lyon at home, beat La Rochelle 20-10 away, lost 20-17 to Bayonne at home, defeated Perpignan 55-25 at home before losing 29-15 away to Toulon, and 20-17 to Montpellier at home.

Les Racingmen are 13th in the French Rugby Championship table with 11 points from eight matches.

Racing 92 have been out of sorts lately, often losing and they have a tricky test away to Castres to overcome, having lost four of their last six meetings against their hosts.

Team News

Castres

Théo Chabouni suffered a fractured foot against Montpellier and will be sidelined for three months.

Santiago Arata scored the only try for his club last weekend.

Jérémy Fernandez slotted a penalty in the match, while Théo Vidal landed a conversion.

Racing 92

Selestino Ravutaumada, Romain Taofifenua, and Wame Naituvi each crossed the try line against Clermont last weekend.

Antoine Gibert slotted three conversions and two penalties in the match, while Ugo Seunes kicked over a penalty.

Verdict

Castres v Racing 92

Castres have had success against Racing 92 in the Top 14 in recent seasons and are tipped to cover the -5.5 handicap.

Castres -5.5

Handicap

@1,91 - 3 Units

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