Leicester Tigers vs. Gloucester: Leicester’s Expected Home Win

After building up a successful track through the tournament, Leicester Tigers will be up against Gloucester on 26 February 2022 in the 18th week of the Premiership, at the Welford Road Stadium Leicester.

Leicester Tigers have been at the top of their game through the Premiership, and their wins are proof of it. The last 3 games they played concluded in a victory against Worcester Warriors 36-16, Northampton Saints 35-20, and Bath 24-20, soon after their defeat by Sale Sharks 35-26 and Wasps 16-13. The Tigers scored 12 uninterrupted wins in the Premiership and are undoubtedly a very strong opponent. Of the last 4 head to head games, Leicester has beaten Gloucester in 3 with scores 38-15, 20-14, and 33-26. In order to continue carrying the momentum, the team will be aiming for another tremendous win and putting on tough competition in the field. Leicester Tigers have a great game strategy that gives them the confidence to perform well. Hence, Gloucester will have to be pretty prepared to point the victory towards themselves.

• Dan Cole
• Cameron Henderson
• Hanro Liebenberg
• Tommy Reffell
• Matias Moroni

Among 5 of the Premiership games for 2022, Gloucester has won 3 against Saracens 25-24, Newcastle Falcons 32-22, and London Irish 24-7, which count as tremendous wins. However, Gloucester's last game was lost to Exeter Chief 24-15. They have some good wins on the list and are undoubtedly capable. The team has been victorious in only 1 of the 4 head to head matches in 2020, 46-30. They need to score a few wins to improve their record, and since it has been some time, a recent success will ensure an intimidating comeback. Nevertheless, they’ll face tough competition, so Gloucester needs to be pretty confident with their game.

• Alex Seville
• Santi Socino
• Jordy Reid
• Adam Hastings
• Billy Twelvetrees

Since Leicester has 3 consecutive victories in hand, they will be eager to save their win streak. Moreover, their performance in the Premiership shows that they’ll be a hard catch for Gloucester, and so the odds seem to be in favor of Leicester.