Bristol Bears vs Bath
1st October 1945hrs
Rugby – England – Premiership
Pick Bristol To Win Both Halves
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 11/10 odds taken 17:55 GMT on September 30th, 2021
The start of the new Premiership Rugby season has gone wrong for both of these West Country rivals.
Bristol, who topped last season’s Premiership table have suffered back to back defeats this season.
This would rub even more salt into their wounds if they were to lose at home against Bath, who have also yet to claim a win.
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Bristol Bears Preview – Can the Bears win derby clash?
Last season’s table-toppers Bristol bears faced the newly promoted Saracens on the opening day of the new season.
The Bears could not make the most of home advantage against Sarries going down 9-26.
Things got worse for them last weekend as they were hammered away at Wasps.
Again the Bears failed to even put 10 points on the board in a 44-8 defeat.
For Friday’s big rivalry showdown, the Bears are at 1/4 odds-on* (odds recorded 17:55 GMT on September 30th, 2021).
Looking back a little further into their form, Bristol have lost four of their last five Premiership fixtures.
That includes back to back defeats at Ashton Gate now.
The last time that the Bristol Bears suffered three straight home defeats was in the 2005/06 season.
They are going to have to find a way to bounce back.
Bristol does have a favourable head to head record from recent meetings with Bath.
Bristol have lost just one of their last seven matches against Bath in the Premiership, which was back in 2019.
They have dropped only one previous home Premiership Rugby match against Bath.
In each of their last four matches against their rivals, Bristol have scored 40+ points.
A Bristol Bears -10 handicap is at a quote of 10/11 for rugby betting* (odds recorded 17:55 GMT on September 30th, 2021).
Four times before Bristol have lost their first three matches of a new Premiership campaign.
Can they stop that from happening again?
Bath Preview – Tough road trip for Bath
The season then has not gone well so far for Bath who have lost their first two matches as well.
Bath kicked off the season with a narrow one-point margin loss away at Sale Sharks.
But then they missed the boat at the Rec last weekend as they were beaten by Newcastle Falcons.
In the match tonight for Friday night’s Pemiership Rugby derby, Bath are 3/1* (odds recorded 17:55 GMT on September 30th, 2021).
That’s also been four losses in their last five Premiership games, the same run of results as Bristol have in that time span.
This slow start to the new season leaves Bath with no win in any competition since beating Northampton at home in April.
The last time that they claimed an away win in the Premiership was back in March on a visit to Newcastle.
Bath most recently lost their first three games of a new campaign in the 2005/06 season.
So on Friday, they have poor current form, poor head to head and a lack of scoring to try and overcome.
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Bath have scored one try only in each of their two matches in this campaign so far.
Interestingly just back at the start of the 2019/20 season Bath failed to score more than one try in their first three matches of that campaign.
They haven’t put a single point on the board in the opening 20 minutes of a match so far.
With that in mind, Bristol Bears To Win Both Halves is at a quote of 11/10* (odds recorded 17:55 GMT on September 30th, 2021).
One positive is that Bath haven’t lost a scrum on their own feed this season. But can they do enough to beat their rivals?
Bristol Bears vs Bath Betting Advice
Even though Bristol have been well below their best this season, they have to be backed to claim the win here.
Bath have been slow starters to matches, so a Bristol To Win Both Halves punt is at 11/10 as our first rugby betting tip* (odds recorded 17:55 GMT on September 30th, 2021).
The Bears surely have to use this opportunity to get themselves up and running after this three-match losing streak (carried over from last season).
Key Facts – Bristol Bears vs Bath Betting Tip
- Bristol Bears have lost one of their last seven against Bath
- Bristol Bears are on a three-match Premiership Rugby losing streak
- Bath have lost four of their last five matches in the league
The last time Bristol did worse than a three-match losing streak in the Premiership was back in 2018 when they lost four in a row.
Bath will probably try and keep things tight as they were smashed by Bristol in both meetings last season.
It was a 48-3 defeat they suffered at Ashton Gate. We don’t think it gets as bad as that as Bristol aren’t playing that well.
A Bristol 11-20 winning margin piques interesting at 11/4* (odds recorded 17:55 GMT on September 30th, 2021).
The best betting odds for Bristol Bears vs Bath
Bristol Bears to win: 1/4 at Bet365
Draw: 25/1 at Bet365
Bath to win: 3/1 at Bet365
