Bristol RC Bears vs Bath Rugby Prediction & Betting Tips - English Premiership Rugby

Prediction published on 26/01/2024, 09:05  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 27/01/2024 at 02:05 in Rugby Predictions

Eighth placed Bristol Rugby host Bath Rugby who are third in the English Premiership. The home side have won five of their 11 league games this season but lost the other six. Their current league form is good though with three of their last four games being won. Their most recent league game was a 22-14 win at Sale Sharks. The other two wins were against at home to Gloucester and away at Newcastle Falcons who are the bottom two sides in the English Premiership. Home form has produced a couple of wins but three have been lost. In addition to the win over local rivals Gloucester, Bristol also beat Leicester Tigers. 

Bath have won seven and lost four of their English Premiership fixtures this season. Going into this weekend's fixtures Bath are only three points adrift of leaders Northampton Saints. Bath are also in good form with three wins in their last four league matches but those wins have all come on home soil. It's a different story on the road with two wins and three defeats. Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers have all inflicted away defeats on them.  The losses at Sale (by just a couple of points) and at Leicester were their last two away league fixtures so they'll be keen to avoid it becoming three in a row. Bath beat Racing Metro 92 in their recent European Rugby Champions Cup but lost at Stade Toulousain last weekend. We tip Bristol to get a home win in this match.