Northampton Saints vs Bath Prediction: Saints won't bottle this title

Twickenham Stadium will host the 2023/2024 Gallagher Premiership Rugby encounter between the Northampton Saints and Bath. In what was a tough road to this final game, both teams will have their hopes high in this one. I will give a comprehensive review of this game and then make a prediction.

Northampton Saints

Having finished the regular top of the standings with 60 points accumulated from 18 matches, Northampton Saints will now play the final game of the season and hope for a win. In their regular season encounter, this team played Bath on the road and ended with a 43-12 defeat, but that had nothing to do with deciding how this game would end against the same opponent. Last weekend against their playoff opponent, a 2-point win was what this team needed to see themselves play in this final thanks to a 22-20 win at Franklin's Gardens. Heading into this game, Northampton Saints will come in as favorites, and they will hope to get the best results in this encounter.

Bath

Bath wouldn't have hoped for a better season than this and will now hope to make a statement in this encounter. In their regular season, Bath finished second spot of the standings with 60 points, the same as first-placed Bath, which they defeated on the final day of the regular season. However, their playoff encounter against Sale Sharks was also a good performance, as this team pulled off an 8-point margin win in a game that ended 31-23. In their last matches into this final, Bath have a 4-1 record, with their lone defeat being a 12-15 defeat at the hands of Saracens. Despite that run of performance, Bath will come into this game as underdogs, but we can sure trust them to give their opponents a tough time in this one as they look to defeat Saints in consecutive encounters. 

Expert Betting Tips

This is going to be an evenly contested battle, and it will be tough to write either team off. In their last meeting, we saw Bath pull out one of the best performances in this fixture, and they are not to be written off in this encounter either. Regardless, Northampton Saints have the better squad, and we have seen them pull off strong performances in their best days and we can trust them to eke to victory. Also, while the two teams' encounters have ended with many points in the past, we can expect a similar result in this one also.