Stade Toulousain vs Stade Francais Paris Prediction: League-leading Francais to prove themselves

Stade Toulousain and Stade Francais Paris will square it off at the Stade Ernest-Wallon in the France Top 14 week 23 encounter. Both teams are seated top spots in the standings. How will this game unfold?

Stade Toulousain will focus on extending their incredible form following a win over Harlequins to book a spot in the European Rugby Champions Cup. In the meantime, Stade Toulousain last league game was against Racing Metro 92, and this team secured a 32-12 win at home turf. However, Stade Toulousain lost just one of their last six games against RC Toulonnais. However, other encounters against Racing 92, Section Paloise and Exeter Chiefs ended in wins. With 65 points from 22 matches, Stade Toulousain are seated in the 2nd spot of the league standings, 2 points adrift of placed Stade Francais Paris.

Stade Francais Paris were defeated by Clermont last time out, reducing the league gap to 2. With their loss against Clermont, Stade Francais Paris have seen defeats in two of their last ten games, one other coming against Stade Rochelais. However, this side still boasts a good record of eight wins, defeating the likes of Racing 92, USA Perpignan, Bordeaux Begles, Section Paloise, Lyon, Montpellier and Aviron Bayonnais. Stade Francais Paris remain top of the standings, boasting 67 points from 22 games, scoring 458 while conceding 397.

Stade Francais Paris need to show that they deserve to be at the top of the standings and this match is crucial for them. On the other hand, Stade Toulousain are having a good season, and we can expect this team to pull off strong performances here. Regardless of how the odds are shared here, Stade Francais Paris have won each of this fixture’s recent games, and while I think they have a strong squad to compete here, a bet on the visiting team to close the odds, with high goals are good options.