Bath vs Northampton Saints Predictions - Bath to secure all the points with a home win over Northampton

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Bath have won 9 of their last 10 home games against Northampton.
Northampton have won 3 of their last 5 away matches.
Bath anticipated to cover a -10.5 point handicap.

Bath have often defeated Northampton at home in recent matchups (Getty Images)

Bath are on a lengthy winning streak against Northampton at home, and regularly win their matches in their own backyard. Northampton have been in decent nick lately, but their away record against Bath is poor.

Bath have won 4 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
Bath have won 16 of their last 17 home games in all competitions.
Bath have won 9 of their last 10 home matches against Northampton.
Northampton have won 3 consecutive games in all competitions.
Northampton have lost 3 of their last 5 away fixtures in all competitions.

Head to Head

The Northampton Saints have the advantage with 21 victories to 15 against Bath, including one draw in 37 meetings.

Bath Form

Bath scored three tries and two conversions in the first half against Newcastle last weekend to lead by five points at half-time.

Bath produced a superb second-half display, scoring five tries and three conversions to thrash Newcastle 50-14 away from home.

Bath have defeated the Sale Sharks 28-16, Gloucester 38-17, Bristol 40-15, the Sale Sharks 20-0, and Munster 40-14 in their last five home fixtures in all competitions.

Bath are 1st in the Premiership Rugby standings with 31 points from seven games.

Bath have made their home stadium a fortress in recent seasons, winning 16 of their last 17 matches, and often beat the Northampton Saints in front of their home fans.

Northampton Saints Form

The Northampton Saints were in top form in the first half against the Sale Sharks last weekend, scoring four tries and three conversions to lead 26-7 at the break.

Northampton added three converted tries to their total in the second half to cruise to an easy 47-21 home victory against the Sale Sharks.

Northampton's last five away fixtures in all competitions include a 37-35 win against Gloucester, a 36-19 victory against Newcastle, a 34-22 loss to Leicester Tigers, a 46-12 defeat to Bristol Bears, and a 35-27 victory against Pau.

The Saints are 3rd in the Premiership Rugby table with 28 points from seven matches.

The Northampton Saints have won three on the trot; however, they face a stern test to get the result away at Bath, having lost nine of their last ten visits.

Team News

Bath

Thomas du Toit will head back to South Africa at the end of the season to rejoin his previous team, the Sharks.

Dan Frost scored a brace against Newcastle.

Francois van Wyk, Archie Griffin, Will Butt, Tom de Glanville, Ted Hill, and Ben Spencer scored a try each last weekend.

Santiago Carreras landed five conversions in the match.

Northampton Saints

George Hendy scored a brace against the Sale Sharks.

Josh Kemeny, Tom Pearson, Henry Pollock, Toby Thame, and George Furbank each scored a try last weekend.

Fin Smith slotted six conversions in the match.

Verdict

Bath v Northampton Saints

Bath have consistently defeated the Northampton Saints on their home turf and are tipped to cover the -10.5 handicap.

Bath -10.5

Handicap

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