Bristol vs Bath Predictions - Bath to prevail against Bristol in derby clash

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 08 May 2025

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Bath are on a 10-match winning streak.
Bath have registered 5 consecutive away wins.
Bristol have won 4 of their last 5 home games.

Bath are on a lenghty winning streak (Getty Images)

Bristol vs Bath Predictions

Bristol vs Bath Predictions
Head to Head
Bristol Form
Bristol Team News & Injuries
Bath Form
Bath Team News & Injuries

Bristol are in solid form at home and have an excellent record against Bath on their home turf. Bath have been in great touch lately, including playing on the road.

Bath have won 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.
Bath have won 5 successive away games in all competitions.
Bristol have won 4 of their last 5 home fixtures in all competitions.
Bristol have defeated Bath 5 consecutive times at home.

Head to Head

Bristol have an advantage with 14 wins to nine against Bath in 23 meetings.

Bristol lost 78-19 to Bath away from home in the Premiership before defeating Bath 40-21 in the group stages of the Premiership Cup at home.

Bristol Form

Bristol played the Northampton Saints away from home before the break in the Premiership, losing 48-31.

Bristol have been in decent nick during their last five home fixtures. They beat Benetton 35-29, Newcastle 55-35, Bath 40-21, and Exeter 52-38 before losing 36-19 to the Leicester Tigers.

Bristol are 4th in the Premiership table with 47 points from 15 games.

Bristol have lost three fixtures in a row, but they have been in solid form at home, winning four of their last five matches. Additionally, they have never lost against Bath at their stadium in five clashes.

Bristol Team News & Injuries

Hooker Gabriel Oghre, James Dun, Joe Batley and Harry Byrne are available for selection this weekend.

Jake Heenan is still out nursing a knee injury.

AJ MacGinty has scored 91 points in this edition of the Premiership.

Gabriel Ibitoye has scored ten tries for his club this season.

Bath Form

Bath travelled to face Edinburgh in the EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final last weekend, winning 39-24 away from home.

Before that victory, Bath lost 40-21 to Bristol before beating Newcastle 41-29, Exeter 48-14, Pau 49-24, and Exeter 26-24 in their previous five away fixtures.

Bath are first in the Premiership standings with 66 points from 15 matches.

Bath have won ten consecutive fixtures and are on a five-match winning streak away from home, giving them the edge needed to beat Bristol in their derby match this weekend.

Bath Team News & Injuries

Finn Russell has scored 148 points for his club this season.

Will Muir has dotted down over the try line eight times in the 2024/25 Premiership.

Verdict

Bristol v Bath

Bath have the momentum coming into their derby clash with Bristol and are tipped to cover the +2.5 handicap.

Bath +2.5

Handicap

@-109.89 - 3 Units

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