Glasgow Warriors vs Racing 92 Prediction: Warriors to secure knockout spot

Glasgow Warriors know a victory over Racing 92 at Scotstoun on Friday night (20:00, Premier Sports 2) will see them secure their place in the coveted knockout stages of this year's European Rugby Champions Cup.

Alex Jack provides his best bets in his Glasgow Warriors vs Racing 92 prediction piece, as well as all the essential team news and match odds.

Team News

Starting with the hosts, Glasgow head coach Franco Smith has made five alternations to the side beaten by Edinburgh at Murrayfield in their last outing.

Rory Sutherland and Johnny Matthews come into the front row, replacing Jamie Bhatti and Gregor Hiddleston, while in the back row, flanker Rory Darge comes in for Ally Miller.

In the backline, scrum-half George Horne is preferred to Jamie Dobie, while Josh McKay returns from injury on the wing with Kyle Rowe dropping out of the matchday squad.

As for the visitors, Racing 92 have a new-look pack from the side that lost 36-24 last time out against Toulon, with Lino Julien, Feleti Kaitu'u and Lucio Sordoni coming into the front row.

Junior Kpoku and Boris Palu start in the second row, while Ibrahim Diallo is the only forward to keep his place, as he's joined in the back row by Noa Zinzen and Maxime Baudonne.

There's a change in half-backs with Clovis Le Bail and Antoine Gibert starting, while Tristan Tedder is brought in at outside centre with Henry Chavancy sliding inside to wear the No.12 jersey.

A back-three of Henry Arundell, Vinaya Habosi and Max Spring is retained from that defeat to Toulon.

Glasgow Warriors vs Racing 92 Odds

Glasgow Warriors are firm favourites at 1/50 for the win, while Racing 92 are 12/1, or a 7.7% chance, to cause a major upset at Scotstoun. A draw on the night is available at 28/1.

Glasgow Warriors -25 handicap @ 5/4

With Racing making so many changes for this trip to Scotland it looks like the Top 14 outfit have already seen the writing on the wall and have decided against sending a full-strength side to face the Warriors.

Glasgow scored 38 points against Sale Sharks and 29 points at Toulon in their last two European games, and on their own patch, they look capable of overcoming a substantial handicap against Racing on Friday night.

George Horne anytime tryscorer @ 6/5

Scoring a hat-trick of tries in Glasgow's last home game in the Champions Cup, Horne is a player who offers value in the anytime tryscorer market.

Competing with Ben White for the No.9 jersey for Scotland ahead of the 2025 Six Nations, Horne will be hoping to catch the eye of national team head coach Gregor Townsend with another strong performance on Friday.

Dangerous around the breakdown and with his smart support lines, it would be little surprise to see Horne add to his try tally in this one.

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