Aviron Bayonne vs Clermont Prediction & Betting Tips - Top 14

Prediction published on 16/02/2024, 14:05  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 17/02/2024 at 07:05 in Rugby Predictions

A home win for Aviron Bayonnais can boost their chances of making the Top 14 play-offs. They are tenth in the table and host Clermont who are sixth. The visitors occupy the final play-off position but are only seven points ahead of their opponents. Bayonnais have won six of their league games but been beaten on eight occasions. Aviron Bayonnais really are a Jekyll and Hyde club. They have won all six of their home games but been beaten in every single one of their eight on the road. Their most recent game in Top 14 saw them lose by 20 points at Stade Toulousain. They nearly got a win on the road in their previous game, only losing by a point at third placed Bordeaux. That shows how good they can be and another home win looks likely this weekend.

Clermont have have had a couple of away wins in Top 14 this season but lost four. They have won a total of seven games and that has taken them into the play-off positions. Clermont have 35 points from their 14 games and are only six points behind the leaders. Their most recent game saw them beat struggling Lyon at home (terrible away record) and that followed an away win at Castres Olimpique though they've lost four of their last five matches. We go for an Aviron Bayonnais home win this weekend.