- 1 Bordeaux-Begles – Clermont: a huge clash with a playoff spot on the line
- 2 Bordeaux-Begles are trying to rescue their Top 14 season
- 3 Clermont want to erase the Racing humiliation
- 4 Probable lineups
- 5 Rugby prediction Bordeaux-Begles vs Clermont
- 6 Before anything else, a note on our predictions
- 7 No commitment from us
- 8 Information changes
- 9 Your role
- 10 Responsible gambling first
- 11 Legal age
- 12 About the images
Bordeaux-Begles – Clermont: a huge clash with a playoff spot on the line 
Its the pressure game and the big chance on the final day of the regular season. Bordeaux-Begles host Clermont on Saturday night at Stade Chaban-Delmas, and the place is set to be bouncing. For Bordeaux-Begles, the task is simple: win and they book their place in the playoffs. Both sides are fighting directly for qualification, so expect the kind of edge you usually only get in knockout rugby. Bordeaux-Begles have the home advantage, but theyll still need to watch out for a wounded opponent.
Bordeaux-Begles are trying to rescue their Top 14 season 
Fresh off their stunning double European title after that demolition of Leinster, Bordeaux-Begles have still been badly short of consistency in domestic rugby. Yannick Bru and his staff know they are now staring at a huge letdown if they slip up. Sitting 6th, Bordeaux-Begles hold only a tiny cushion over the first team outside the race. For this final before the final, they also have to deal with the costly injuries to Matthieu Jalibert and Ben Tameifuna.
Even with the treatment room busy, Bordeaux-Begles still field a frightening attack, with Damian Penaud, Yoram Moefana and Louis Bielle-Biarrey all in the starting side. The coaching staff have backed the young Hugo Reus to partner captain Maxime Lucu in the half-backs. Strong at home this season, Bordeaux-Begles will lean on the noise inside Chaban-Delmas to swing the key moments their way. Their pack will have to front up at the breakdown to give their speed men clean ball. After rotating heavily in Toulon last weekend, Bordeaux-Begles get their big names back fresh and properly fired up.
Clermont want to erase the Racing humiliation 
Clermont sit 8th in the table, two points behind their Gironde rivals. The Auvergne side wasted a golden chance last weekend when they suffered a heavy and unexpected home defeat to Racing. If they are to sneak into the playoffs, the Yellows no longer control their own fate: they have to win in Bordeaux and hope La Rochelle or Racing slip up. Clermont will be without Ratuva and Tauzin, but they still have their key operators Jauneau and Plummer, both determined to pull off a major away win.
Probable lineups
Bordeaux-Begles: Bielle-Biarrey ; Penaud, Moefana, Uberti, Tambwe ; Reus, Lucu ; Gazzotti, Matiu, Bochaton ; Coleman, Cazeaux ; Falatea, Lamothe, Boniface
Clermont: Hamdaoui ; Delguy, Darricarrere, Moala, Raka ; Plummer, Jauneau ; Kremer, Sowakula, Yato ; Lavanini, Simmons ; Montagne, Massa, Falgoux
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Rugby prediction Bordeaux-Begles vs Clermont
Bordeaux-Begles to win
This qualification showdown should be tight, but overall momentum and home advantage tip the scales towards the hosts. Even without their international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert, the Bordeaux-Begles side bring back their key men after rotating last weekend. The Union back line, led by Penaud and Bielle-Biarrey, has the pace and the punch to break through the opposition defence.
Clermont, meanwhile, took a serious psychological hit after that home battering by Racing last weekend. They travel under real pressure, and there are fair doubts about whether they can hold their nerve against the bigger sides away from home. Backed by a sold-out Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux-Begles should come out hard from the first whistle, smother Clermont’s hopes and lock down a top-six spot.
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