Connacht vs Racing 92 Predictions & Tips - Connacht can make home advantage count

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 11 Apr 2025

Ralph Staniforth 11 Apr 2025

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Connacht in strong home form, winning 4 of last 5 home games.
Racing 92 showed recent away improvements but remain inconsistent.
Predicted to cover a -7.5 handicap in their quarter-final match.

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Connacht have won four of their last five games (Getty Images)

Connacht vs Racing 92 Preview

Racing 92 are very inconsistent, particularly on the road while Connacht have a strong home record. I'm backing the Irish club to cover.

Connacht vs Racing 92 Preview
Head to Head
Connacht Form
Connacht Team News & Injuries
Racing 92 Form
Racing 92 Team News & Injuries

Connacht have won 3 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
Connacht have won 4 of their last 5 home matches in all competitions.
Racing 92 have won 4 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
Racing 92 have won 3 of their last 6 away games in all competitions.

Head to Head

These two have met once with Racing 92 walking away victors.

Connacht Form

Connacht scored a converted try at the start and the end of the first half against Cardiff in their recent European Challenge Cup round of the 16 clash, going into the break with a 14-8 lead.

Connacht scored three more converted tries in the second stanza to register a 35-20 home win over Cardiff.

Before that result, Connacht's last five home results have been a 17-7 loss to Ulster, a 52-24 win against Lyon, a 24-19 win against Connacht, and a 38-30 victory against Benetton before losing 30-24 to Munster.

Connacht will use their home-ground advantage to get the winning results against Racing 92 and secure their place in the EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals.

Connacht Team News & Injuries

Matthew Devine, Sean Jansen, Finn Treacy, Shayne Bolton, and Paul Boyle scored a try each against Cardiff last weekend.

JJ Hanrahan slotted three conversions in the match, whilst Josh Ioane contributed with two.

Racing 92 Form

Racing 92 scored a penalty and a converted try in the first half against Perpignan in their recent European Challenge Cup round of 16 tie, but trailed 11-10 at the break.

Racing added two converted tries to their tally in the second half to record a 24-18 away win over Perpignan last weekend.

Racing 92 have experienced mixed fortunes in their last five away matches. They lost 21-17 to Montpellier, 36-24 to Toulon, and 29-19 to the Glasgow Warriors before beating La Rochelle 26-21 and Clermont 23-21.

Racing 92 have recently improved in their away form. However, they have struggled to achieve consistent winning results during their travels this season.

Racing 92 Team News & Injuries

Demba Bamba, Jordan Joseph, and Wame Naituvi dotted down over the try line against Perpignan last weekend.

Owen Farrell kicked over a penalty and two conversions.

Nolann Le Garrec slotted one conversion in the match.

Verdict

Connacht v Racing 92

Connacht have the home-ground advantage and are tipped to cover the -7.5 handicap in their quarter-final match against Racing 92.

Connacht -7.5

Handicap

@10/11 - 3 Units

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