Toulouse vs La Rochelle Predictions - Toulouse to register another home win over La Rochelle

Brad Newcomb

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Toulouse have won 9 consecutive home matches.
La Rochelle struggles, losing 7 of their last 8 away games.
Toulouse favoured to cover the -19.5 handicap.

Toulouse often beat La Rochelle at home (Getty Images)

Toulouse often beat La Rochelle in their own backyard and are on a lengthy winning streak at home. La Rochelle have struggled to come up with the goods on the road lately.

Toulouse have won 6 of their last 7 fixtures in all competitions.
Toulouse have won 9 consecutive home matches in all competitions.
Toulouse have won 11 of their last 12 games against La Rochelle.
La Rochelle have lost 7 of their last 8 away fixtures in all competitions.
La Rochelle have won 2 of their last 5 matches against Toulouse.

Head to Head

Toulouse have the advantage with 20 victories to nine against La Rochelle, including one draw in 30 meetings.

Toulouse Form

Toulouse scored two converted tries and a penalty in the first half against Lyon last weekend to lead 17-7 at half-time.

Toulouse took it up a notch in the second half, scoring four tries and two conversions to cruise to an easy 41-19 away win over Lyon.

Toulouse have been in top form in their last five home league matches. They defeated Castres 59-12, Bordeaux 56-13, Toulon 59-24, Stade Francais 29-17, and Racing 92 48-24.

Toulouse are 1st in the Top 14 standings with 42 points from 12 games.

Toulouse will start confidently against La Rochelle, as their opponents have lost seven of their last eight away matches, while they have won nine in a row at home.

La Rochelle Form

La Rochelle produced a superb first half against Bayonne last weekend, scoring four tries, two conversions, and two penalties to lead 30-3 at the break.

La Rochelle continued to add points to their tally in the second half, scoring three tries and two conversions to beat Bayonne 49-17 at home.

La Rochelle have not had much success in their last five away league fixtures. They lost 37-13 to Montpellier and 26-24 to Stade Français, then defeated Lyon 36-19 before subsequently losing 39-14 to Toulon and 53-33 to Pau.

La Rochelle are 6th in the Top 14 table with 31 points from 12 games.

La Rochelle must improve their away form to have any chance of victory against Toulouse; however, La Rochelle have lost 11 of their last 12 visits to their opponents' stadium.

Team News

Toulouse

Clement Verge, Paul Graou, Lucas Vigneres, Paul Costes, Alexandre Roumat, and Joshua Brennan each crossed the try line against Lyon last weekend.

Thomas Ramos landed four conversions and a penalty in the match.

La Rochelle

Jack Nowell and Nathan Bollengier scored a brace each against Bayonne.

Levani Veivuke, Reda Wardi, and Nikolozi Sutidze scored a try each last weekend.

Diego Jurd kicked over three conversions and two penalties, while Simeli Daunivucu slotted a conversion.

Verdict

Toulouse v La Rochelle

Toulouse have an outstanding winning record against La Rochelle at home and are tipped to cover the -19.5 handicap.

Toulouse -19.5

Handicap

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