Toulouse vs Racing 92 Predictions - Toulouse set to beat Racing 92 in Top 14 semi-final

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Toulouse beat Racing 92 in 8 of their last 10 meetings.
Racing 92 struggled away, losing 8 games this season.
Toulouse are predicted to cover the -9.5 handicap in Top 14 semi-final.

Toulouse have had regular success against Racing 92 in recent seasons (Getty Images)

Toulouse secured an automatic semi-final after a strong campaign, especially at home. Racing 92 did enough to win their previous play-off match to reach the Top 14 semi-finals, but they have a poor record against Toulouse in recent matches.

Toulouse have won 18 of their 26 matches this season (Top 14).
Toulouse have won 8 of their last 10 games against Racing 92.
Racing 92 suffered 8 defeats away from home this season (Top 14).

Head to Head

Toulouse have the advantage against Racing 92 with 25 victories to 15 in 40 meetings.

Toulouse Form

Toulouse finished top of the Top 14 standings after a strong campaign, winning 18 of their 26 matches and losing eight.

The Red and Blacks ended the regular season in first place with 86 points, securing an automatic semi-final for their efforts.

Les Rouge et Noir played their best rugby at home in the French Rugby Championship this season. They defeated Perpignan 31-13, Castres 59-12, Bordeaux 56-13, Toulon 59-24, Stade Francais 29-17, Racing 92 48-24, La Rochelle 60-14, Pau 59-22, Bayonne 31-10, Montauban 68-13, and Montpellier 45-29, before losing 27-24 to Clermont and then beating Lyon 39-31.

Toulouse have performed well throughout the season and will start confidently, believing they can progress to another Top 14 final, having won eight of their last ten matches against Racing 92.

Racing 92 Form

Racing 92 did enough to come out on top in their play-off match against Pau last weekend, winning 33-31 away from home after trailing their hosts 17-16 at the break.

Before that result, Les Ciel et Blanc had struggled with consistency away from home in the French Rugby Championship this campaign. They lost 32-7 to Lyon, beat Perpignan 28-15, lost 20-16 to Castres, 45-21 to Toulon, 33-6 to La Rochelle, 48-24 to Toulouse, drew 20-20 with Stade Francais, lost 62-20 to Bordeaux, beat Bayonne 41-36, and lost 41-17 to Montpellier and 27-17 to Pau before defeating Montauban 59-10 and Clermont 41-13.

Les Racingmen placed 5th in the table during the regular season with 74 points from 26 matches. They won 16 matches, lost nine and drew one.

Racing 92 have improved as their campaign has progressed; however, they face a tough assignment against the defending champions, as Toulouse have regularly won their fixtures this season.