Top 14 2026/27 · Round 6
USA Perpignan
Vannes
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
Championship Standings
Shared SofaScore total Top 14 2026/27 standings after 5 games per side: USA Perpignan 11th on 9, Vannes 14th on 1. 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 |
USA Perpignan
W2, D0, L3Same-competition games only: 5 completed matches, 2026-09-05–2026-10-03; 145 points for and 187 against. Perpignan beat Castres 43–29 and Bordeaux 38–25 at home, then lost 55–25 at Racing. Their home scoring is the stronger evidence here; conceding 187 overall prevents a comfortable defensive verdict.
Vannes
W0, D0, L5Same-competition games only: 5 completed matches, 2026-09-05–2026-10-03; 105 points for and 155 against. Vannes have lost all five, but the 43–40 defeat to Pau and 29–23 loss to Toulouse were competitive. The away losses at Castres and Toulon are the more relevant caution for this trip.
Head-to-head: verified recent sample
1 – 1 – 0
USA Perpignan wins · Draws · Vannes wins; 2 same-competition meetings, all venues, 2024-11-02–2025-03-29
USA Perpignan (1)Only two Top 14 meetings were verified: Perpignan won 32–13 here in November 2024 and drew 20–20 at Vannes in March 2025. One win and one draw is a tiny sample, not an all-time unbeaten claim. This is the retrieved recent sample, not an all-time record.
Recent Results
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-29 | Top 14 | Vannes 20–20 USA Perpignan |
| 2024-11-02 | Top 14 | USA Perpignan 32–13 Vannes |
Average score in the last 6 meetings: Sample mean: USA Perpignan 26.0 – Vannes 16.5; fixed team orientation regardless of venue.
Extended Form
USA PerpignanW9, D0, L18
Retrieved Top 14 sample within 9 October 2025–2026-10-09 before this match (27 games; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-10-03 Racing 92 55–25 USA Perpignan; 2026-09-26 USA Perpignan 38–25 Bordeaux-Bègles; 2026-09-19 Montpellier 50–13 USA Perpignan; 2026-09-12 USA Perpignan 43–29 Castres Olympique; 2026-09-05 Stade Francais Paris 28–26 USA Perpignan; 2026-06-14 Provence Rugby 24–47 USA Perpignan; 2026-06-06 Bayonne 52–7 USA Perpignan; 2026-05-30 USA Perpignan 29–27 Castres Olympique; 2026-05-16 Bordeaux-Bègles 37–32 USA Perpignan; 2026-05-09 Clermont 45–14 USA Perpignan; 2026-04-25 USA Perpignan 29–31 Stade Rochelais; 2026-04-18 Montpellier 42–31 USA Perpignan; 2026-03-28 USA Perpignan 36–20 RC Toulonnais; 2026-03-21 USA Perpignan 28–32 Lyon; 2026-02-28 Stade Francais Paris 42–21 USA Perpignan; 2026-02-22 USA Perpignan 40–24 Section Paloise; 2026-01-31 Racing 92 37–31 USA Perpignan; 2026-01-24 USA Perpignan 31–8 Montauban; 2026-01-03 USA Perpignan 30–27 Stade Toulousain; 2025-12-28 RC Toulonnais 31–16 USA Perpignan; 2025-12-20 USA Perpignan 26–20 Clermont; 2025-11-29 Castres Olympique 23–7 USA Perpignan; 2025-11-22 USA Perpignan 0–28 Montpellier; 2025-11-01 Section Paloise 27–23 USA Perpignan; 2025-10-25 Montauban 29–22 USA Perpignan; 2025-10-18 USA Perpignan 12–27 Bordeaux-Bègles; 2025-10-11 Lyon 44–19 USA Perpignan
The explicitly bounded sample supplies background, not a second score for results already counted under form. Perpignan beat Castres 43–29 and Bordeaux 38–25 at home, then lost 55–25 at Racing. Their home scoring is the stronger evidence here; conceding 187 overall prevents a comfortable defensive verdict. Off-season changes and this week’s selection status limit how directly older results transfer.
VannesW0, D0, L5
Retrieved Top 14 sample within 9 October 2025–2026-10-09 before this match (5 games; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-10-03 Vannes 40–43 Section Paloise; 2026-09-26 RC Toulonnais 28–10 Vannes; 2026-09-19 Vannes 23–29 Stade Toulousain; 2026-09-12 Vannes 12–26 Montpellier; 2026-09-05 Castres Olympique 29–20 Vannes
The explicitly bounded sample supplies background, not a second score for results already counted under form. Vannes have lost all five, but the 43–40 defeat to Pau and 29–23 loss to Toulouse were competitive. The away losses at Castres and Toulon are the more relevant caution for this trip. Off-season changes and this week’s selection status limit how directly older results transfer.
USA Perpignan XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-09T07:36:12.475Z. Checked www.usap.fr, a focused USA Perpignan v Vannes 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.
Vannes XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-09T07:36:12.475Z. Checked www.rugbyclubvannes.bzh, a focused USA Perpignan v Vannes 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
Perpignan’s home attack gets the call, while Vannes’ recent scoring makes a comfortable clean-sheet scenario implausible. Neither named backline nor replacement front row is assumed before verification. All six displayed unit edges are ungraded placeholders; “close” does not mean the unknown selections are equal.
Match Forecast
Perpignan by 7 is the rounded house-model lean. Perpignan have won both home games this season, scoring 81 points against Castres and Bordeaux. The seven scores total 5, giving a 74% displayed home probability.
Vannes scored 40 against Pau and can exploit a defence that has conceded 187. Their winless record does not make their attack harmless. 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 59.2-point mean from the two dated five-match samples, rounded to 59 for an integer 7-point difference. The 2–12 band is an editorial range, not a statistical confidence interval.
Provisional — USA Perpignan by 7 — current XVs and benches unverified.
USA Perpignan points for–against across the five listed form games.
Vannes points for–against across the five listed form games.
Home-side wins, draws, away-side wins in the 2-meeting scoped sample.
Seven-dimension score from the home perspective before the legacy intercept.