{"id":15532,"date":"2026-11-02T19:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bankrollatlas.com\/fr\/matchs\/after-shipping-ten-tries-at-montpellier-castres-host-a-racing-side-stuck-in-a-tunnel\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T19:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:41:42","slug":"castres-racing-92-prediction-2026-11-07","status":"publish","type":"ba_match","link":"https:\/\/bankrollatlas.com\/en\/matches\/rugby\/top-14\/castres-racing-92-prediction-2026-11-07\/","title":{"rendered":"After shipping ten tries at Montpellier, Castres host a Racing side stuck in a tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, Castres conceded ten tries at Montpellier<\/a> and lost 10-69, the heaviest defeat of their professional era. On Saturday they host Racing 92 at Pierre-Fabre with a two-point lead over their visitors, 13th and currently in the play-off spot: whoever loses round 9 can wake up there. \u201cWe are stabbing ourselves on simple things,\u201d said Castres manager Xavier Sadourny<\/a>, before adding that the week was all about receiving Racing. La D\u00e9p\u00eache is already writing about the shadow of 13th place over the Tarn.<\/p>\n

At home, Castres hold the line<\/h2>\n

Castres on the road and Castres at Pierre-Fabre are two different teams. At home, three wins from four: Pau 16-8, Toulon 29-27, Vannes 29-20, with a single defeat, 7-8 against Toulouse. Away, one win in the last five, and that 10-69 on Sunday. Racing will face the home version.<\/p>\n

On the road, Racing sink<\/h2>\n

Racing have won one away game in four, 20-10 at La Rochelle, between a 64-5 hiding at Bordeaux and a 29-15 defeat at Toulon. Last Saturday they lost 37-30 at Clermont in the relegation duel and left without a point. Patrice Collazo, whose contract now runs to 2030, was blunt: \u201cwe lack technical leadership\u2026 we are in a somewhat dark tunnel. But with what we are building, soon there will be light\u201d<\/a>. On Saturday, the light is called Pierre-Fabre.<\/p>\n

Both squads are cut down by the international double-header, with France hosting Fiji on Saturday evening: seven Castres players called up, eight at Racing, none of them French<\/a>, all potentially unavailable until the squads are confirmed.<\/p>\n