Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints
11th June 2022 – Kick Off 16:30hrs
Rugby – England – Premiership
Pick Northampton Saints +10 handicap
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 10/11 odds taken 17:11 GMT on June 9th, 2022
This is the second Premiership Rugby Semi-Final happening on Saturday, this one between regular-season table-toppers Leicester and rivals Northampton.
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints is one of the great club rugby rivalries around, so we should be set for a cracker at Welford Road.
The Tigers are the clear favourites for the match win, but the Saints upset the odds? The winner will face either Saracens or Harlequins in the Premiership Final.
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Leicester Tigers Preview – Tigers favourite to reach the final
With home advantage at Welford Road, the Leicester Tigers are favourites to win this semi-final duel.
It’s a great fixture though, as they take on their bitter rivals Northampton Saints in a derby.
Things generally are not quiet and calm when the two meet.
In the match outright for Premiership Rugby betting, the win for Leicester Tigers is at 1/5* (odds recorded 17:11 GMT on June 9th, 2022 at William Hill).
This will be the fourteenth Premiership Rugby semi-final for the Tigers, but their first in five seasons.
Their most recent record doesn’t read well.
Leicester Tigers have lost their last four Premiership Rugby semi-final fixtures, but each of those were away fixtures.
The Tigers have won each of their six previous home semi-final matches.
It has been a tremendous season by the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road in the top flight.
They have won their last twelve league fixtures with a 100% record this term.
During the regular season, Leicester Tigers completed a season double over the Saints.
Interestingly though they have lost two of their last three on home turf in Premiership Rugby against Northampton
There have been two previous semi-final meetings between the East Midlands rivals.
The head-to-head form that stands at a win and a loss for each, the victors being the home side on the day on both occasions.
Leicester Tigers have been so dominant at home this season.
Can they make it one more win on the board at Welford Road?
The Leicester Tigers -10 handicap is at 10/11 for Premiership Rugby* (odds recorded 17:11 GMT on June 9th, 2022 at William Hill).
Northampton Saints Preview – Saints with an uphill task
The Saints came on strongly at the end of the regular season to hold off Gloucester for a top-four finish.
They had to win on the final day of the regular season to confirm the fourth place.
The Saints did so with a comfortable success over the Newcastle Falcons at Franklin’s Gardens.
In the match outright for Saturday’s Premiership Rugby betting the Saints are 7/2 underdogs* (odds recorded 17:11 GMT on June 9th, 2022 at William Hill).
The Northampton Saints are into their tenth Premiership Rugby semi-final.
Their record from those previous is not great, winning only two of them.
One of those happened to be against Leicester in 2014, but it was on home turf at the Gardens.
The Saints have lost only one of their last seven Premiership Rugby matches.
That was a road loss at Saracens.
Northampton Saints exploded into red-hot scoring form and tallied 40 tries in their last seven matches.
They have reached at least 32 points in each of their last six fixtures.
Can they carry that forward and challenge the Tigers?
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Northampton Saints have lost three of their last four against the Leicester Tigers in the Premiership.
That was after winning four of the previous five against their rivals.
Interesting three of Northampton’s last four wins over the Tigers have come away from home.
Out on their travels this season, Northampton have a W6 L6 record on the board.
Northampton Saints have lost their last two visits to the Premiership semi-finals.
They are going to have to come up with something special to avoid making that three in a row.
Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints Betting Advice
Leicester Tigers have been unstoppable at Welford Road this season and we expect them to claim the win.
Their two league wins over the Saints this season were by at least fifteen points, but we are narrowing the line for Saturday.
The Northampton Saints +10 handicap at 10/11 is the pick* (odds recorded 17:11 GMT on June 9th, 2022 at William Hill).
While we don’t see the Tigers letting this slip, the Saints have been in a pretty bullish mood lately, enough to keep within range.
Key Facts – Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints Betting Tip
- Leicester Tigers are W3 L1 in their last four against Northampton Saints
- Leicester Tigers have won all Premiership home fixtures this season
- Northampton Saints have won six of their last seven matches
- Leicester Tigers are W5 L1 in their last six Premiership matches
- Northampton Saints have scored at least 32 points in each of their last six matches
The Saints have had big scoring form recently, which is going to give them some confidence going into this one.
Ultimately though, handling the Tigers is probably going to be too much for them.
The second rugby tip is the Leicester Tigers 6-10 winning margin at 4/1* (odds recorded 17:11 GMT on June 9th, 2022 at William Hill)
The best betting odds for Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints
Leicester Tigers to win: 12/1 at Bet365
Draw: 20/1 at Bet365
Northampton Saints to win: 10/11 at Bet365
