Saracens vs Leicester Tigers Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Saracens vs Leicester Tigers taking place? Saracens vs Leicester Tigers will take place on Saturday 5th March, 2022 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Saracens vs Leicester Tigers taking place? Saracens vs Leicester Tigers will take place at StoneX Stadium in London
Where can I get tickets for Saracens vs Leicester Tigers? Ticket information for Saracens vs Leicester Tigers can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Saracens vs Leicester Tigers on in the UK? Saracens vs Leicester Tigers will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Saracens vs Leicester Tigers in the UK? BT Sport subscribers can stream Saracens vs Leicester Tigers live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Alex Lewington, 10 Alex Goode, 9 Aled Davies, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Jackson Wray, 6 Andy Christie, 5 Tim Swinson, 4 Callum Hunter-Hill, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 1 Mako Vunipola (c)
Replacements: 16 Ethan Lewis, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Theo McFarland, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Ruben de Haas, 22 Duncan Taylor, 23 Rotimi Segun
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Burns, 14 Harry Potter, 13 Matías Moroni, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Kini Murimurivalu, 10 George Ford (c), 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 George Martin, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Ollie Chessum, 5 Calum Green, 4 Eli Snyman 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Nic Dolly, 1 James Whitcombe
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Nephi Leatigaga, 19 Harry Wells, 20 Jasper Wiese, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Guy Porter, 23 Nemani Nadolo
THE PREDICTION
Saracens sat out last weekend’s Premiership action as the odd team out, giving them more time to recover from a shock 32-30 defeat at London Irish two weeks ago. Their third league defeat in five looks to have given an almost unassailable lead to next opponents Leicester Tigers in the regular season table now and they could well find themselves in third place behind Harlequins here as the reigning champions play on Friday. This huge clash should be a thriller but likely of the tight and tetchy variety if their previous meeting is anything to go by, with Leicester just sneaking the win 13-12 last October in poor conditions. The league leaders beat Gloucester 35-23 last Saturday to make it four wins on the spin in the league but they have lost two of their last three away games in the Premiership and Sarries can be backed cautiously as the outright victors here.
