Stade Francais vs Bayonne Predictions - Stade Francais pushing for semi-final place in Top 14 encounter

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Stade Francais are unbeaten in 4 of last 5 home matches.
Bayonne have lost 6 of their last 7 away matches.
Recommended bet: Stade Francais to cover -16.5 handicap.

Stade Francais pushing for semi-final place in Top 14 encounter (Getty Images)

Stade Francais vs Bayonne Predictions

Stade Francais are favourites at home against a Bayonne side that has struggled on the road. My best bet is Stade Francais to cover the -16.5 handicap at home.

Stade Francais vs Bayonne Predictions
Head to Head
Stade Francais Form
Stade Francais Injuries & Team News
Bayonne Form
Bayonne Injuries & Team News

Stade Francais are unbeaten in 4 of their last 5 home matches.
Stade Francais has won 4 of the last 8 matches against Bayonne.
Stade Francais beat Lyon 59-17 in their last match at home.
Bayonne have lost 6 of their last 7 away matches.
Bayonne lost 42-35 to Lyon in their last away match.

Head to Head

Stade Francais has won four of the last eight meetings against Bayonne. Three of their wins have been at home.

Stade Francais Form

Stade Francais broke away in the second half against Lyon in their last home match, winning 59-17 after leading 24-10 at half-time.

Stade Francais have had a solid run of form at home this season. They defeated Perpignan (42-21) and Clermont Auvergne (64-20) before a loss to the Dragons (36-31), and a win against Pau (34-32).

Stade Francais is fourth in the Top 14, with 73 points from 24 matches.

Stade Francais Injuries & Team News

Stade Francais' push for an automatic semi-final place is coming down to the wire. They are locked in a battle for second spot with one point separating Stade Francais, Pau, and Montpellier. They will need a strong finish in their last two matches to bypass the quarter-final playoffs.

Bayonne Form

Bayonne went into half-time deadlocked at 14-14 against Lyon in their last match. Despite missing key Argentinian internationals, Bayonne stayed in the fight, but Lyon's attacking depth proved too strong for Bayonne, who eventually lost 42-35.

Bayonne have struggled on the road this season, losing to Montpellier (62-22), Leicester (57-14), Toulouse (31-10), Clermont Auvergne (38-15), a win against Montauban (60-26), before losing to Toulon (52-26).

Bayonne are 12th in the Top 14, with 46 points from 24 matches.

Bayonne Injuries & Team News

Bayonne are safely above the relegation zone and could rotate a few fringe players into the side in preparation for next season.

Verdict

Stade Francais v Bayonne

Stade Francais are favourites at home against a Bayonne side that has struggled on the road. Bayonne tipped to cover the -16.5 handicap.

Stade Francais -16.5

Handicap

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