US Oyonnax vs Stade Toulousain Prediction: Toulousain to take advantage of the newly promoted Oyonnax

The next round of the France Top 14 will take place at the Stade Charles-Mathon, and it will feature a clash between Stade Toulousain and US Oyonnax. In their most recent contest, the home team suffered their first loss of the season, while Stade Toulousain bounced back with a victory over Montpellier.

The US Oyonnax will be looking to bounce back from their loss from the previous weekend, and a victory would be the ideal way to turn things around and get back on track. After beginning the season with a comfortable but unexpected home victory over Clermont, a loss at the hands of a side like Stade Francais Paris is somewhat tolerable, given the caliber of the squad that they were competing against. In the first half of that game, which ended with a score of 28-18, US Oyonnax held a lead edge over Francais Paris, which saw US Oyonnax score 13 points while Francais Paris scored 9. However, the shining light of that half was Jules Soulan, who did exceptionally well to score two goals (one from a penalty kick and one from a conversion attempt). However, the second half of the game was extremely unjust to them, as they were only able to score five points, with Theo Millet being the player who scored the try. The newly promoted team currently sits in 11th place in the standings with 4 points, and they will be hoping that this time, when they play at home, they will be able to turn things around and obtain the win that they rightfully deserve.

Last weekend's victory over Montpellier by Stade Toulousain was a welcome consolation for the team after suffering their first loss of the season, a 26-7 setback at the hands of Aviron Bayonnais. Stade Toulousain's first victory of the season came on their home field in the form of a 38-13 victory over Montpellier in their most recent encounter. This victory marked the club's first of the season. At the halfway point of that contest, Stade Toulousain had a comfortable lead of 26-6. Sofiane Guitoune had scored two tries, and Baptiste Germain had done very well to convert all three of his opportunities into points. In contrast, the second half was a lot more competitive, with Stade Toulousain scoring only 12 points while their rival scored 7 points. As a result of Stade Toulousain's victory, the team is presently in ninth place in the standings of the France Top 14 with five points after playing in two matches.

Stade Toulousain has picked up three victories in the five matches that have taken place between these two teams since the year 2015 began. On the other hand, one of the matches resulted in a tie score of 23-23, while the first leg match in 2016 was won by US Oyonnax on their home field.

Due to the fact that both camps share a deep heritage, this competition is sure to be intense. However, in light of the fact that US Oyonnax have demonstrated the kind of performance they are capable of, it is difficult to disregard them. In the meantime, Stade Toulousain do not yet resemble the team that they were during the previous season, but this squad does not appear to be in terrible health overall. Consequently, despite the fact that US Oyonnax do not appear to be a team that is capable of crushing a very strong club like Stade Toulousain, and taking into consideration how things turned out in favor of Stade Francais Paris last weekend, I anticipate Stade Toulousain Paris to win a close game by a small margin. As a result of the fact that both teams have already played well offensively in the first two rounds of their respective matches this season, this contest should result in a high number of points.