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by Steve Ashfield | in Rugby Predictions
Sale Sharks can move into the play-off positions if they beat Northampton Saints at home on Friday. The home side are sixth in the English Premiership, two places above the visitors. Can the Sharks get a vital win? Here's our match prediction.
Sale begin the weekend a couple of places and two points behind the top four position that will take them into the play-offs. Their most recent match saw them win 39-15 away at bottom-of-the-table Newcastle Falcons.
The Sharks have won five of their six home league matches this season. Their only home league loss came when being beaten by the current league leaders Bath. That was their most recent home game but played in January before the Six Nations.
Northampton Saints won the play-offs last season but have not been enjoying that same level of success this time around. The Saints begins this weekend in eighth place, the final position that qualifies a side for next season's European Rugby Champions Cup.
They are ten points behind a play-off position and it is their away form that is to blame. Just two points have been earned on the road, both bonus points as all five games have been lost.
We tip Sale Sharks to win this and lead at half and full time.
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The Best Betting Odds for Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints Match
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1.33 | 26 | 3.4 |
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1.38 | 26 | 3.25 |
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1.36 | 34 | 3.2 |
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1.33 | 26 | 3.25 |
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1.37 | 23 | 3.39 |
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Sale Sharks vs Northampton Saints Form
Sale Sharks and Northampton Saints's standings in the PREM Rugby
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58 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 74 |
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43 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -27 |
Sale Sharks and Northampton Saints Last Matches
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Sale Sharks vs Northampton Saints Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Sale Sharks - Northampton Saints Key Points
- Sale have won five of their six home league games this season.
- Only league leaders Bath have won an away league game at Sale this season.
- Northampton have lost all five of their away league fixtures this season.
- Eight of Sale's last nine home league games have seen them ahead at half and full time.
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Our Sale Sharks vs Northampton Saints Prediction
Northampton Saints won the play-off last season but look unlikely to qualify for them this time. It's nearly tne end of March and they are still waiting for their first away league win of the season with just two bonus points to their name from five matches.
Sale have a good chance of making it into the play-offs and that's mainly due to their home form. Five out of six home league fixtures have ended in victory this season. Our Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints prediction is Sale Sharks to win and lead at half and full time.
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
