Montpellier Herault vs. Stade Francais: Can Montpellier Add Another Win to the List?

The Top 14 Rugby match between Montpellier Herault and Stade Francais will be on 27 February 2022 at the GGL Stadium, Montpellier, France. This game can lead to a head-to-head level or let Montpellier continue dominating the record. 

The coming match will be on the 19th day of the series, and amongst all the tournament rounds, Montpellier has built a streak of 8 wins in a row. The most recent game ended in a tiebreaker with CA Brive 16-16. Nevertheless, out of these 8 victories, some were concluded with a significant margin against Lyon 30-8, USA Perpignan 30-6, and Section Paloise 29-12, the last game they have won in the series. Since Montpellier has had such incredible success so far, they’ll be keen to continue at the same momentum in the future. Moreover, The team leads the head to head with 2 wins out of the last 3 games, 31-6 and 31-27. The coming match will undoubtedly be challenging as it is expected that one of the opponents will be in their confident competing form and will not make things easy for Stade in the field.

• Enzo Forletta
• Robert Rodgers
• Paul Willemse
• Gela Aprasidze
• Masivesi Dakuwaqa

Stade has been victorious in 4 of their last 6 games of the series, over USA Perpignan 27-17, RC Toulonnais 26-24, Stade Toulousian 29-28, and Biarritz Olympique 65-19. The team has been performing well so far but has had their share of defeats in the series. Some of their best games were against Castres Olympique 34-10, Lyon 46-27, Agen 40-21, and a head-to-head 32-10. In the coming match, Stade has the opportunity to fight Montpellier’s dominance and level the head-to-head count. The team will have to be very vigilant of their chances in the field and make good use of them. The next game they play is an opening for Stade, and they’ll surely be at their best. However, they need to be prepared for any challenges that Montpellier puts in their way.

• Clement Castets
• Tolu Latu
• Marcos Kremer
• Leo Barre
• Telusa Veainu

According to the league's performance and head-to-head, a good fight is expected in the coming game. Nevertheless, it is probable that Montpellier will want to continue the series at their current pace and will not let go of a chance to win this game.