Premiership Rugby Preview – 3.00 pm kick off
London Irish and bath are both sat on two wins for the season and so there is a big points-haul up for grabs in this one. Interestingly though, Bath have just hit the skids with their form at the moment in all competitions. Will they find the Irish too much to handle at the Madejski Stadium? Read our London Irish vs Bath preview for more.
London Irish vs Bath odds*
London Irish 8/11
Draw 20/1
Bath 6/5
* (betting odds taken from bet365 on 18th December 2019 at 5:17 pm)
Premiership Rugby betting at Bet365
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London Irish News & Form
The Exiles won their last home game in the Premiership, which was back in round four against Leicester. That was a good win for them and it was actually the first since February last year that London Irish had secured a league home win.
You would have to go back a further two years to find the lost occasion where they secured back to back league success. In the last round of league action, the Irish played out a thrilling 27-27 draw at Bristol, the first time that they had drawn a league game since 2015. So they are struggling once again, but can they make the most of Bath’s tumbling form?
London Irish vs Bath Head to Head
Bath are on a nine-match winning streak against London Irish
London Irish lost 18-22 at home against Bath last season
Bath News & Form
Bath have slumped to five straight losses across all competitions. That’s all they have secured since they claimed their last league win over Northampton in round four at the Rec. Out on their travels in all competitions this season, Bath have secured only one victory, which came in a two-points success at Gloucester in a Premiership Rugby Cup match. So they aren’t carrying a great threat out on the road at all. But then there is their head to head record against the Irish. Bath have won last their last nine on the bounce against them.
London Irish vs Bath Betting Tip
Bath to win outright at 6/5
* (betting odds taken from bet365 on 18th December 2019 at 5:17 pm)
London Irish vs Bath Prediction
Given that Both have such a powerful head to head record running against London Irish, they may be worth a flutter to come up with the victory in this one. It’s been so long since the Irish secured back to back wins as well.
