Racing 92 vs Montpellier Prediction: An open contest for both teams

Racing 92 and Montpellier will face off in the round 8 match of the France Top 14 at the the Paris La Défense Arena. Which team wins this match? We provide the match information in the following paragraphs. 

Racing 92 will look to recover from their last weekend loss to Bordeaux Begles on the road in a 29-17 contest. Racing 92 lost both the first half of the match which ended 16-9 and the second half which ended 13-8. However, the host coach, Laurent Travers is aware of their poor defensive plays in recent matches and will hope to make changes to improve their performance when they play in this match. In the league standings after seven rounds of matches played, Racing 92 is now seated 11th with just 13 points earned. 

Montpellier has now lost three matches in a row, coming against Stade Toulousain, Castres Olympique, and Lyon in their last match at home. Despite having a good performance in September, winning three matches out of the four they played, the visitors could only find themselves 8th in the league due to their lackluster poor plays in October. However, Montpellier is expected to view this match as a possible chance to get their first win this month and continue in their title race. Also, looking at the past victories they have had against Racing 92, we expect them to be well-motivated to get a win against a strong rival.

Montpellier has shown a good performance in the last two meetings between these sides winning both matches. However, prior matches have seen Racing 92 clinch victories three times in a row. While both teams seem to be struggling lately in the Top 14, we only anticipate that this match will be tight and we have our spread on the home team.