Pau vs Bayonne Predictions - Pau to secure back-to-back victories

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Pau have won 6 of their last 7 home games.
Bayonne have lost 13 of their last 14 away matches.
Pau are tipped to cover the -13.5 handicap against Bayonne.

Pau have an excellent home record against Bayonne (Getty Images)

Pau caused an upset in their first match of their new campaign and consistently beat Bayonne at home. Bayonne did enough to get the result in their Top 14 season opener but do not travel well.

Pau have won 6 of their last 7 home games.
Pau have won 4 of their last 5 matches against Bayonne.
Pau beat Bayonne by 23 points at home last season.
Bayonne have lost 13 of their 14 away fixtures.
Bayonne have lost 6 of their last 7 visits to Pau.

Head to Head

Pau have a commanding lead of ten victories to two against Bayonne, including two draws in 14 meetings.

Pau Form

Pau scored two converted tries and a penalty in their Top 14 season opener against Montpellier last weekend, going into the break leading 17-7.

Section Paloise added a converted try and a penalty in the second half to secure a shock 27-19 away win over Montpellier.

La Section were in excellent form at home in their last five French Rugby Championship games last season. They beat Racing 92 27-17, Castres 27-15, Clermont 24-19, and Montauban 71-35 before losing 33-31 to Racing 92 in the play-offs.

Pau will be happy with their start to their new campaign, and often perform well in front of their home fans, having won six of their last seven matches, and they beat Bayonne 47-24 in this fixture last season.

Bayonne Form

Bayonne had a tricky Top 14 season opener against Toulon last weekend, scoring a converted try and a penalty to trail 13-10 at half-time.

L'Aviron added two converted tries and a penalty in the second half to come out on top against Toulon, winning 27-26 at home.

Towards the end of last season, Bayonne were in poor form away from home in the French Rugby Championship. They lost 38-15 to Clermont, and beat Montauban 60-26 before losing 52-26 to Toulon, 42-35 to Lyon, and 38-21 to Stade Francais.

Aviron Bayonne have been out of sorts on the road in recent seasons, losing 13 of their last 14 away games, and they have a poor record when playing against Pau in their own backyard, losing six of their previous seven meetings.

Team News

Pau

Youri Delhommel, Rodrigo Marta, and Jack Maddocks scored a try each against Montpellier last weekend.

Joe Simmonds slotted three conversions and two penalties in the match.

Bayonne

Lucas Martin, Killian Geraci, and Tevita Tatafu each crossed the try line against Toulon last weekend.

Rob du Preez slotted two penalties and a conversion in the match, while Yohan Orabé landed two conversions.

Verdict

Pau v Bayonne

Pau have a superb home winning record against Bayonne in the Top 14 and are tipped to cover the -13.5 handicap.

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