Leicester vs Northampton Saints
13th September 1400hrs
Rugby – England – Premiership
Pick Northampton -4 handicap
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Odds: 10/11 odds taken 04:19 GMT, Saturday, 12th September
At this stage of the season there is little importance riding on this game. Northampton area out of the top-four picture.
That is because their form has nosedived into a four-match losing streak at the moment and are just fumbling along to the end of the season.
It has been a long, hard and disappointing campaign from Leicester as well who would have been in massive relegation trouble had Saracens not been hit with their points-deduction.
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Leicester Preview – Can Leicester move up?
The Tigers are second from bottom in the league at the moment, three points behind Worcester, the team immediately above them.
So they are just playing for a bit of pride at the moment and nothing else, but they are struggling. Big time.
It is a three-match losing streak that they are currently on and Leicester have conceded at least 31 points in each of their last three league games.
In midweek they had a tough match on their hands away at Wasps and the Tigers were hammered 54-7.
However, they have only suffered two losses at Welford Road in 2020 in the Premiership, those losses happening against Bath and Sale recently.
The Tigers are the second-lowest scoring team in the Premiership at the moment and only two teams have conceded more points than they have done.
Leceister are the 6/4 underdogs for this fixture on Sunday* (odds taken 04:19 GMT, Saturday, 12th September).
Does the recent head to head form against the Saints offer Leicester much of a chance in this one?
Not really byte case they have lost four of their last five fixtures against Northampton and the one win that Leicester took in that sequence was away from home.
Northampton Saints Preview – Saints struggling as well
It has been a really poor run of form from the Saints lately, who are struggling as an attacking unit.
They have lost their last four on the bounce and in midweek were hammered on a visit to Bristol, going down 40-17.
The Saints have conceded at least 22 points in each of their last three Premiership games.
But in none of their last four games have they managed to reach at least 20 points in a single fixture.
So there has been a shortfall from them, but the Saints are the 4/7 odds-on favourites to collect the win on Sunday* (odds taken 04:19 GMT, Saturday, 12th September).
That probably says more about Leicester’s struggles than anything.
It has been back to back away losses for Northampton in the Premiership, but the last time that they did lose three in a row was in March 2018.
They do have a bit of away head to head form in fixtures at Welford Road against Leicester, so that should put them in the frame.
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Northampton Saints have won their last three visits to Welford Road across all competitions, their best ever run of form at the venue.
You look at the difference between the two teams and the Saints have produced 83 more points in matches than Leicester have done this season.
They have posted 16 tries more than what the Tigers have managed to put on the board, so the away win does have some merit here for rugby betting.
The visitors to cover a -4 handicap at 5/6 is where the average line is at for this game* (odds taken 04:19 GMT, Saturday, 12th September).
Leicester vs Northampton Saints Betting Advice
Well, there is little there in the statistics to find a reason to back Leicester here, even though they are on home soil.
Both the Tigers and Northampton are really struggling at the moment, but the Saints are the better of the two sides.
The visitors have the winning form at Welford Road and should be able to enjoy themselves in an easier game.
Key Facts – Leicester vs Northampton Saints Betting Tip
- Leicester have lost four of their last five league games
- Leicester have lost four of their last five ve against Northampton
- Northampton Saints have lost their last four league games
It has been a grind for them recently, but the Tigers are such a low-scoring threat that it has to be the away win that we look at.
We are going to swing over to the winning margin market for the game and a Saints 1-10 winning margin is a very reasonable 5/2 option for the game* (odds taken 04:19 GMT, Saturday, 12th September).
The best betting odds for Leicester vs Northampton Saints
Leicester to win: 9/5 at Bet365
Draw: 25/1 at Bet365
Northampton Saints to win: 4/6 at Bet365
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