Racing Metro 92 vs Toulon Prediction: Can Racing 92 Finish at the 2nd Spot?

Racing 92 will be up against Toulon at the Paris La Défense Arena. With the fixtures entering in week 26, the final week of the play, we can expect teams to wrap their performances and target for the upcoming playoffs. The points table can certainly take an interesting turn if Racing 92 plays well and defeats Toulon with a decent margin. If this happens, we can expect Racing 92 to climb up to the 2nd spot in the points table standings. 

Racing 92 is dented by the defeat at the hands of Montpellier (13-22) and will look to recover from that blow. Racing would still be thinking that if they had won against Montpellier to reduce the losing margin, they would be in a more comfortable spot now. Going in the game, Racing 92 even lost the Heineken Champions Cup Semi-final to La Rochelle (13-20), which was a serious blow to their momentum. In the top 14 fixtures, Racing 92 has defeated Biarritz (40-7) and Pau (42-21) in the month of April. The upcoming game will be an ideal opportunity for Racing 92 to present itself and target to win.

Toulon will be aware of the points table standings, which is likely to get disbalance if there are some upsets on the final day. Toulon will need to win in order to get at least close to the 72 points mark and stay firm in the top 8. However, if they lose and ASM Clermont win by a decent margin, Toulon will be pushed down at either 8th or 9th spot. Much will also depend upon Lyon’s match result against La Rochelle. Toulon lost to Lyon in the Euro Challenge Cup Final (12-30), even after carrying a 5 wins momentum. Going in the game, Toulon can turn out to be a tough opponent for Racing 92. 

Racing 92 needs a victory to qualify for the playoffs, and they might finish as high as second if other results go their way. Back-to-back Champions Cup semi-final defeats to Top 14 leaders Montpellier, and La Rochelle have dampened some scorching late-season form, but they will back themselves to go over the line at home against anybody. Last Friday evening, Toulon was thrashed 30-12 in the Challenge Cup final, and it might be back-to-back disappointments, with a victory and good results elsewhere necessary to make the playoffs. On Sunday, this might be the game of the day, and it may be closer than some anticipate. Back the home team to win outright and take on the 3rd or even the 2nd spot in the standings. 

• Racing Metro 92 to Win for 1.30
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