Lyon vs La Rochelle Predictions - Lyon set secure a home win over La Rochelle

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Lyon have won 4 of their last 5 home matches, scoring heavily in last 2.
La Rochelle have lost 2 of their last 3 away fixtures against Lyon.
Lyon are tipped to cover the -9.5 handicap in this Top 14 encounter.

Lyon have performed well at home this season (Getty Images)

Lyon have had two solid results at home in the Top 14 this season, scoring plenty of tries. La Rochelle have had a decent start to their campaign but have lost away to Lyon in recent matchups.

Lyon have won 4 of their last 5 home fixtures.
Lyon have scored 91 points in 2 home games this season.
La Rochelle have lost 2 of their last 3 away matches against Lyon.

Head to Head

La Rochelle have a slight edge over Lyon with 13 victories to 11, including one draw in their 25 meetings.

Lyon Form

Lyon scored a converted try in the first half against Bordeaux last weekend, and conceded heavily to trail 39-7 at half-time.

Le LOU did show some improvement in the second half, scoring three converted tries but lost 51-28 away to Bordeaux.

At the start of their Top 14 season, Lyon Olympique Universitaire defeated Clermont 40-36 at home, Racing 92 48-31 away and Pau 51-25 at home before losing 31-10 to Stade Francais away.

Le LOU are sixth in the French Rugby Championship table with 14 points after five rounds.

Lyon have won four of their last five home league games, and have played their best rugby at home this season, scoring plenty of tries, giving them the advantage to secure all the points on offer in their encounter against La Rochelle.

La Rochelle Form

La Rochelle scored two tries and a conversion in the first half against Clermont last weekend to trail by a point at the break.

Stade Rochelais shut Clermont out in the second half, scoring four tries and three conversions to win 38-13 at home.

Before that, Les Maritimes defeated Toulouse 30-27 at home and Toulon 21-20 away before losing to Racing 20-10 at home and 39-17 to Pau at home.

Stade Rochelais are seventh in the French Rugby Championship standings with 13 points from five games.

La Rochelle returned to winning ways in their previous fixture after back-to-back defeats, but face a tricky test against Lyon, as they have lost two of their three visits to their opponents' stadium.

Team News

Lyon

Jiuta Wainiqolo, Théo Moukoro, Thibaut Regard, and Liam Allen each scored a try against Bordeaux last weekend.

Martin Meliande and Paddy Jackson landed two conversions each in the match.

La Rochelle

Dillyn Leyds, Simeli Daunivucu, Theo McFarland, Antoine Hastoy, Paul Boudehent and Jack Nowell each scored a try against Clermont last weekend.

Nolann Le Garrec slotted three conversions in the match, while Antoine Hastoy kicked over one conversion.

Verdict

Lyon v La Rochelle

Lyon have performed well at home this season so far and are tipped to cover the -9.5 handicap in their clash against La Rochelle.

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