The big picture

Lyon come in 3rd on the ladder with 67 points; Stade Toulousain are 1st on 81. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Lyon are 4–3 in Top 14 2026-27, averaging 32 points for and 32.7 against.

Stade Toulousain are 7–2 in Top 14 2026-27, averaging 30.8 points for and 23.2 against.

Form

Lyon have won two of their last five and most recently beat Bayonne 31–27.

Stade Toulousain have won four of their last five and most recently beat Clermont Auvergne 28–18.

Head to head

These sides have met 10 times on our records since 2021: Lyon 3, Stade Toulousain 6, 1 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Stade Toulousain won 39–31 at Stade Ernest-Wallon.

Stade Toulousain have won the last three against Lyon.

Biggest margin between these two: Stade Toulousain by 45 points in 2023-24 (45–0).

Players to watch

For Lyon, watch Thibaut Regard (0.5 tries a game in 2026-27) and Sam Simmonds (0.5 tries a game in 2026-27).

For Stade Toulousain, watch Antoine Dupont (0.7 tries a game in 2026-27) and Anthony Jelonch (0.5 tries a game in 2026-27).

Milestone watch

Camille Chat is set to play game 100.

At Matmut Stadium de Gerland

Lyon have won 13 of their last 20 at Matmut Stadium de Gerland.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Stade Toulousain have the edge.