Castres Olympique vs Stade Français Paris Prediction: Castres to avoid consecutive losses

Last year's Top 14 winner, Stade Francais Paris, will play at home against the Stade Francais Paris on Saturday. Last week, the team did not do well against Racing 92. In this game, the home team will try hard not to lose for the second time this season. The visitors, Stade Francais Paris, will be hoping to keep up their good start to the season after beating Clermont at home in their first game.

The home team is coming into this match off a disappointing loss to Racing 92 on the road last weekend. Dumora's performed well to put the home team up in the 23rd minute of a very physically taxing contest, but goals from Diallo, Gomes, and Le Garrec placed them behind before halftime. Despite the Castres' improved defensive play in the second half, the red card shown to Gauthier Maravat made matters worse. Iribaren and Klemenczak's goals in stoppage time gave Racing 92 the victory. With home-field advantage, though, the Castres have a chance to earn some much-needed points and hopefully will do so. After their first loss, the hosts dropped to the bottom of the league. High hopes surround the team with three wins in their last five matches and the two losses coming from their last encounters.

After a spectacular showing in their season opener last week against Clermont, the Stade Francais Paris will be in attendance for this encounter. 2 minutes into the game, Joris Segonds scored a penalty kick to give Français Paris the lead. Clermont did not roll over quickly, and the score was a respectable 8-6 at halftime. The Francais Paris eventually prevailed in a 24-18 score, thanks to two second-half goals by the masterful Segonds. On the Top 14 table, the away team is currently ranked third. Stade Francais has gone two victories from five overall. Gonzalo Quesada is hoping his team can keep rolling against the Olympiques.

The first meeting between these teams began in 2008, beginning a long and fruitful rivalry. Across all competitions, Stade Francais has a better record than the host team. In the last five meetings, Stade Francais has prevailed over Olympique by a 3-2 average score. Castres prevailed 15-9 in their most recent matchup, which occurred in January this year. We're rooting for another home victory for the home team.