Northampton Saints vs Bath Predictions - Saints to bounce back with a victory over Bath

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Northampton Saints have won 10 consecutive Premiership home games.
Bath have started the season strongly but have lost 6 away fixtures against the Saints.
Northampton are tipped to cover the -6.5 handicap.

Northampton Saints are on a winning streak at home (Getty Images)

Northampton suffered a loss in their previous Premiership match but are on a lengthy winning streak at home. Bath have secured back-to-back victories this season but have struggled to beat their rivals away from home in recent clashes.

Northampton Saints have won 10 consecutive home fixtures (PREM).
Northampton Saints have won 6 consecutive home matches against Bath (PREM).
Bath have lost 3 of their last 4 away games (PREM).

Head to Head

The Northampton Saints have the advantage with 23 victories to 16 against Bath, including one draw in 40 meetings.

Northampton Saints Form

Northampton Saints scored two converted tries in the first half against Bristol last weekend, going into the break trailing by a point.

Northampton added two tries and a conversion to their score in the second half, but conceded too many points, losing 41-26 to Bristol away from home.

At the start of their new PREM campaign, the Saints swept aside the Newcastle Red Bulls 59-26 at home.

Northampton Saints are fourth in the Premiership Rugby table with six points after two rounds.

Northampton had to settle for second best in their previous fixture but will start confidently against Bath this weekend, having recorded six consecutive victories against their opponents at home.

Bath Form

Bath produced a solid first half against Exeter last weekend, scoring four tries and three conversions to lead 26-10 at half-time.

The side from Somerset added a penalty try and a converted try to their tally in the second stanza to see off the challenge of Exeter, winning 40-34 at home.

Before that result, the Blue, Black, and White faced Harlequins in their PREM season opener away from home, winning 33-17.

Bath are third in the Premiership Rugby standings with ten points from two games.

Bath have a solid start to their campaign, but face a tough assignment away at Northampton, as their opponents have won ten consecutive league matches at home.

Team News

Northampton Saints

George Hendy scored a brace against Bristol last weekend, while Alex Mitchell and Josh Kemeny contributed a try each.

Fin Smith slotted three conversions in the match.

Bath

Full-back Tom de Glanville is out with an Achilles issue.

Bernard van der Linde, Cam Redpath, and Joe Cokanasiga suffered minor knocks against Exeter but are expected to feature this weekend.

Argentine Santiago Carreras has returned to full training this week.

Verdict

Northampton Saints v Bath

Northampton Saints have consistently won their home games in the PREM recently and are tipped to cover the -6.5 handicap in their clash with Bath.

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Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.

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