Montpellier vs Toulouse Predictions - Toulouse to record another away win against Montpellier

Brad Newcomb

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Toulouse have won 8 straight games vs Montpellier.
Montpellier have lost their opening two fixtures of the season.
Toulouse are favoured to beat Montpellier.

Toulouse have an excellent away record against Montpellier (Getty Images)

Montpellier vs Toulouse Predictions

Montpellier vs Toulouse Predictions
Head to Head
Montpellier Form
Montpellier Team News & Injuries
Toulouse Form
Toulouse Team News & Injuries

Montpellier have lost their first two fixtures of the season and have struggled to get results against Toulouse. Toulouse have had a solid start to their Top 14 campaign and are on a winning streak against Montpellier.

Toulouse have won 4 consecutive matches.
Toulouse have won 3 of their last 5 away games.
Toulouse have defeated Montpellier 8 times in a row.
Montpellier have won 2 of their last 5 home fixtures.
Montpellier have lost 6 matches in a row to Toulouse at home.

Head to Head

Toulouse have a commanding lead of 26 victories to 13 over Montpellier in 39 meetings.

Montpellier Form

Montpellier scored a converted try and two penalties in the first half against Bayonne last weekend, but were left trailing by four points at the break.

Montpellier added a penalty and a converted try in the second half but came up short, losing 26-23 to Bayonne away from home.

Montpellier lost 24-17 to Gloucester, defeated Perpignan 19-13, and Bordeaux 46-27 before losing 23-10 to Clermont, and 27-17 to Toulon in their last five home matches.

Montpellier have not had an ideal start to their Top 14 campaign and will have to play well against the defending champions to achieve the desired result. However, Toulouse have won eight consecutive times against Montpellier.

Montpellier Team News & Injuries

Gabriel Ngandebe and Christopher Tolofua each dotted down over the try line against Bayonne.

Hugo Miotti slotted two conversions and three penalties last weekend.

Toulouse Form

Toulouse scored two converted tries in the first half against Perpignan last weekend to lead 14-13 at half-time.

Toulouse shut out Perpignan in the second half, scoring a penalty and two converted tries to win 31-13 at home.

Toulouse beat Stade Francais 27-21, lost 35-18 to Bordeaux, defeated Toulon 50-16, and lost 42-35 to Perpignan before beating Clermont 34-24 in their last five away fixtures.

Toulouse will relish the opportunity to play Montpellier away from home in their Top 14 clash, having won six in a row against their opponents.

Toulouse Team News & Injuries

Pierre-Louis Barassi, Thibaud Flament, Dimitri Delibes, and Clement Verge each scored a try against Perpignan last weekend.

Thomas Ramos kicked over three conversions and a penalty, while Romain Ntamack slotted a conversion.

Verdict

Montpellier v Toulouse

Toulouse have a proven track record against Montpellier away from home and are tipped to cover the -3.5 handicap.

Toulouse -3.5

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