Northampton Saints vs Bath Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Northampton Saints vs Bath taking place? Northampton Saints vs Bath will take place on Saturday 4th December, 2021 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Northampton Saints vs Bath taking place? Northampton Saints vs Bath will take place at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton
Where can I get tickets for Northampton Saints vs Bath? Ticket information for Northampton Saints vs Bath can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Northampton Saints vs Bath on in the UK? Northampton Saints vs Bath will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Northampton Saints vs Bath in the UK? Northampton Saints vs Bath cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Fraser Dingwall, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Lewis Ludlam (c), 6 Karl Wilkins, 5 Alex Moon, 4 David Ribbans, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Sam Matavesi, 1 Alex Waller
Replacements: 16 James Fish, 17 Nick Auterac, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Alex Coles, 21 Tom James, 22 Tom Litchfield, 23 Ollie Sleightholme
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Semesa Rokoduguni, 13 Will Butt, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Will Muir, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Ben Spencer, 8 Josh Bayliss, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Tom Ellis, 5 Charlie Ewels (c), 4 Josh McNally, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Lewis Boyce
Replacements: 16 Jacques du Toit, 17 Will Vaughan, 18 D’Arcy Rae, 19 Mike Williams, 20 Richard de Carpentier, 21 Ewan Richards, 22 Ollie Fox, 23 Gabriel Hamer-Webb
THE PREDICTION
Northampton Saints got a first Premiership win in three matches after back-to-back hefty defeats to Leicester Tigers and Sale, with a convincing 20-36 victory at Bristol Bears. They should be feeling confident of doubling down with this, currently, easiest of Premiership fixtures at home to a Bath side who have yet to win this season. They looked markedly better in a 16-23 defeat to West Country rivals Exeter last Friday having gone in 10-6 ahead at half-time but Saints should be able to handle themselves at home here. Bath could be on the long road back so taking Northampton to cover a cautious -6 seems a reasonable concession here.
