Toulon vs Lyon Predictions - Toulon too good at home for Lyon

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Toulon has a strong home record, winning 8 of their last 9 matches.
Lyon has a poor away form, losing 8 of their last 9 away games.
Toulon has won their last 5 home matches against Lyon.

Toulon can get back to winning ways on home soil (Getty Images)

Toulon vs Lyon Preview

Toulon were poor last weekend but they do have a very good home record. Lyon on the other hand suffered a home defeat last weekend and have a poor record against Toulon.

Toulon vs Lyon Preview
Head to Head
Toulon Form
Toulon Team News & Injuries
Lyon Form
Lyon Team News & Injuries

Toulon have won 8 of their last 9 home matches.
Toulon have won 11 of their last 13 home fixtures against Lyon.
Toulon have defeated Lyon 5 successive times at home.
Lyon have lost 8 of their last 9 away games.

Head to Head

In 25 previous encounters, Toulon have won 16, Lyon eight along with one draw.

Toulon Form

Toulon were on the receiving end of a 57-5 loss against Toulouse away from home last weekend.

Toulon were only trailing 15-5 at the halftime break before the floodgates opened, with Toulouse scoring 42 unanswered points in the second half to romp home to victory.

Toulon have played three fixtures at home this season, defeating Castres 30-28, Vannes 54-19, and Montpellier 30-17.

Toulon are 5th on the Top 14 log with 19 points from eight matches.

Toulon were below-par in the previous outing, although they are in excellent form at home, winning eight of their last nine fixtures, including five consecutive times against Lyon.

Toulon Team News & Injuries

Gianmarco Lucchesi scored the only try for Toulon last weekend.

Baptiste Seron has scored 39 points for his club this season, including three tries.

Lyon Form

Lyon came off second-best against Bayonne last weekend, losing 49-38 at home last weekend.

Lyon did not play well in the first half against Bayonne, going into the break 27-7 down.

Lyon mounted a comeback in the second half, scoring five tries; however, Bayonne continued to add points to the scoreboard to secure the win.

Lyon have contested four matches away from home this campaign, beating Montpellier 26-22 before losing 30-20 against Vannes, 43-22 against La Rochelle, and 29-26 against Perpignan.

Lyon are 9th in the standings with 18 points from eight games.

Lyon have a tough assignment ahead when they travel to play against Toulon, as they have lost three successive Top 14 fixtures away from home this season and have only defeated their opponents once at their stadium in 13 meetings.

Lyon Team News & Injuries

Josiah Maraku, Sebastien Taofifenua, Mickael Guillard, Jerome Rey, Vincent Rattez, and Yanis Charcosset each dotted down for a try against Bayonne.

Leo Berdeu slotted over four conversions in the match, taking his tally to 96 points for the season.

Verdict

Toulon v Lyon

Toulon have a superior record over Lyon at home and are tipped to cover the -10.5 handicap.

Toulon -10.5

Handicap

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