Top 14 2026/27 · Round 6
Lyon
Stade Rochelais
Matmut Stadium Gerland, Lyon
Championship Standings
Shared SofaScore total Top 14 2026/27 standings after 5 games per side: Lyon 6th on 14, Stade Rochelais 7th on 13. The table repeats the form results, so its dimension stays zero. Paris and Racing are tied on ten points; LNR orders that tie differently, so the same SofaScore table is retained throughout.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 14 26/27 | ||||||
| 1 |  Stade Toulousain | 5 | 4 | 1 | +62 | 19 |
| 2 |  Section Paloise | 5 | 4 | 1 | +49 | 18 |
| 3 |  Bayonne | 5 | 4 | 1 | -13 | 17 |
| 4 |  Bordeaux-Bègles | 5 | 3 | 2 | +63 | 15 |
| 5 |  Montpellier | 5 | 3 | 2 | +49 | 14 |
| 6 |  Lyon | 5 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 | Stade Rochelais | 5 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 |  Clermont | 5 | 2 | 3 | -28 | 10 |
| 9 |  Racing 92 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -39 | 10 |
| 10 |  Stade Francais Paris | 5 | 2 | 3 | -19 | 10 |
| 11 |  USA Perpignan | 5 | 2 | 3 | -42 | 9 |
| 12 |  Castres Olympique | 5 | 2 | 3 | -18 | 9 |
| 13 |  RC Toulonnais | 5 | 1 | 4 | -14 | 8 |
| 14 |  Vannes | 5 | 0 | 5 | -50 | 1 |
Lyon
W3, D0, L2Same-competition games only: 5 completed matches, 2026-09-05–2026-10-03; 177 points for and 174 against. Lyon won their first three, including 51–25 over Pau, before losing 31–10 at Paris and 51–28 at Bordeaux. They have scored 91 in two home fixtures but have conceded 174 overall: this is a volatile side, not a defensive favourite.
Stade Rochelais
W3, D0, L2Same-competition games only: 5 completed matches, 2026-09-06–2026-10-03; 116 points for and 119 against. La Rochelle’s 38–13 win over Clermont ended two losses. Their 21–20 win at Toulon proves they can travel, but the 39–17 defeat at Pau keeps the away case fragile.
Head-to-head: verified recent sample
3 – 0 – 3
Lyon wins · Draws · Stade Rochelais wins; 6 same-competition meetings, all venues, 2023-08-26–2026-01-31
Lyon (3)Three wins each in six, with away wins in both meetings last season: La Rochelle won 36–19 at Lyon before Lyon won 44–24 on the coast. The recent record does not award the home side an independent rivalry edge. This is the retrieved recent sample, not an all-time record.
Recent Results
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | Top 14 | Stade Rochelais 24–44 Lyon |
| 2025-10-25 | Top 14 | Lyon 19–36 Stade Rochelais |
| 2025-02-15 | Top 14 | Lyon 53–17 Stade Rochelais |
| 2024-10-05 | Top 14 | Stade Rochelais 43–22 Lyon |
| 2024-02-17 | Top 14 | Lyon 28–17 Stade Rochelais |
| 2023-08-26 | Top 14 | Stade Rochelais 35–14 Lyon |
Average score in the last 6 meetings: Sample mean: Lyon 30.0 – Stade Rochelais 28.7; fixed team orientation regardless of venue.
Extended Form
LyonW11, D1, L14
Retrieved Top 14 sample within 9 October 2025–2026-10-09 before this match (26 games; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-10-03 Bordeaux-Bègles 51–28 Lyon; 2026-09-26 Stade Francais Paris 31–10 Lyon; 2026-09-19 Lyon 51–25 Section Paloise; 2026-09-12 Racing 92 31–48 Lyon; 2026-09-05 Lyon 40–36 Clermont; 2026-06-06 Lyon 25–28 Montpellier; 2026-05-30 Stade Toulousain 39–31 Lyon; 2026-05-16 Lyon 42–35 Bayonne; 2026-05-09 Stade Francais Paris 59–17 Lyon; 2026-04-25 Lyon 26–21 Castres Olympique; 2026-04-18 Clermont 41–23 Lyon; 2026-03-28 Lyon 17–21 Bordeaux-Bègles; 2026-03-21 USA Perpignan 28–32 Lyon; 2026-02-28 Lyon 13–13 RC Toulonnais; 2026-02-14 Lyon 73–12 Montauban; 2026-01-31 Stade Rochelais 24–44 Lyon; 2026-01-24 Racing 92 35–34 Lyon; 2026-01-03 Lyon 22–17 Section Paloise; 2025-12-27 Castres Olympique 36–22 Lyon; 2025-12-20 Lyon 19–41 Stade Toulousain; 2025-11-29 Bayonne 22–20 Lyon; 2025-11-22 Lyon 43–24 Clermont; 2025-11-01 RC Toulonnais 54–21 Lyon; 2025-10-25 Lyon 19–36 Stade Rochelais; 2025-10-18 Montpellier 35–13 Lyon; 2025-10-11 Lyon 44–19 USA Perpignan
The explicitly bounded sample supplies background, not a second score for results already counted under form. Lyon won their first three, including 51–25 over Pau, before losing 31–10 at Paris and 51–28 at Bordeaux. They have scored 91 in two home fixtures but have conceded 174 overall: this is a volatile side, not a defensive favourite. Off-season changes and this week’s selection status limit how directly older results transfer.
Stade RochelaisW16, D0, L12
Retrieved Top 14 sample within 9 October 2025–2026-10-09 before this match (28 games; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-10-03 Stade Rochelais 38–13 Clermont; 2026-09-26 Section Paloise 39–17 Stade Rochelais; 2026-09-19 Stade Rochelais 10–20 Racing 92; 2026-09-12 RC Toulonnais 20–21 Stade Rochelais; 2026-09-06 Stade Rochelais 30–27 Stade Toulousain; 2026-06-14 Stade Francais Paris 45–5 Stade Rochelais; 2026-06-06 Stade Rochelais 27–22 Stade Francais Paris; 2026-05-30 Montauban 15–71 Stade Rochelais; 2026-05-17 Stade Rochelais 38–10 Stade Toulousain; 2026-05-10 Racing 92 24–26 Stade Rochelais; 2026-04-25 USA Perpignan 29–31 Stade Rochelais; 2026-04-18 Stade Rochelais 45–15 Bordeaux-Bègles; 2026-03-28 Bayonne 26–15 Stade Rochelais; 2026-03-21 Stade Rochelais 20–6 Section Paloise; 2026-02-28 Castres Olympique 26–31 Stade Rochelais; 2026-02-14 Stade Rochelais 33–43 Montpellier; 2026-01-31 Stade Rochelais 24–44 Lyon; 2026-01-25 Clermont 32–27 Stade Rochelais; 2026-01-04 Stade Rochelais 66–0 RC Toulonnais; 2025-12-28 Stade Toulousain 60–14 Stade Rochelais; 2025-12-20 Stade Rochelais 49–17 Bayonne; 2025-11-30 Section Paloise 53–33 Stade Rochelais; 2025-11-22 Stade Rochelais 17–19 Castres Olympique; 2025-11-08 RC Toulonnais 39–14 Stade Rochelais; 2025-11-02 Stade Rochelais 33–6 Racing 92; 2025-10-25 Lyon 19–36 Stade Rochelais; 2025-10-18 Stade Rochelais 54–19 Montauban; 2025-10-11 Stade Francais Paris 26–24 Stade Rochelais
The explicitly bounded sample supplies background, not a second score for results already counted under form. La Rochelle’s 38–13 win over Clermont ended two losses. Their 21–20 win at Toulon proves they can travel, but the 39–17 defeat at Pau keeps the away case fragile. Off-season changes and this week’s selection status limit how directly older results transfer.
Lyon XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-09T07:36:12.475Z. Checked www.lourugby.fr, a focused Lyon v Stade Rochelais selection search for 2026-10-10, and the official LNR match sheet (no compositions available). No complete current XV and bench was verified; arrays remain empty. Personnel dimensions are ungraded, so this provisional team-level call may change.
Stade Rochelais XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-09T07:36:12.475Z. Checked www.staderochelais.com, a focused Lyon v Stade Rochelais selection search for 2026-10-10, and the official LNR match sheet (no compositions available). No complete current XV and bench was verified; arrays remain empty. Personnel dimensions are ungraded, so this provisional team-level call may change.
Key Matchups
Lyon need to reproduce their home scoring without opening the same defensive holes seen at Bordeaux. La Rochelle’s away form is mixed; confirmed selections are needed before assigning any pack or playmaker advantage. All six displayed unit edges are ungraded placeholders; “close” does not mean the unknown selections are equal.
Match Forecast
Lyon by 5 is the rounded house-model lean. Lyon’s two home wins and 91 points in those games make a narrow Gerland lean plausible despite the two away defeats. The seven scores total 2, giving a 69% displayed home probability. The non-venue score is 0; the legacy home intercept materially drives this choice. The supporting case is limited and does not establish a clear independent home edge.
La Rochelle have just beaten Clermont by 25 and won at this ground last season. Lyon’s 174 conceded in five is a serious invitation to the visitors. Both current XVs and replacement benches remain unverified; depth, set piece and backline scores are ungraded zeros, so this team-level lean can change. The scoring projection uses a 58.6-point mean from the two dated five-match samples, rounded to 59 for an integer 5-point difference. The 1–10 band is an editorial range, not a statistical confidence interval.
Provisional — Lyon by 5 — current XVs and benches unverified.
Lyon points for–against across the five listed form games.
Stade Rochelais points for–against across the five listed form games.
Home-side wins, draws, away-side wins in the 6-meeting scoped sample.
Seven-dimension score from the home perspective before the legacy intercept.