| Home team | Northampton Saints |
| Away team | Bath |
| Venue | Franklin Gardens |
| Competition | Gallagher Prem |
| Kick off time | 5:30 pm |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT Sports/HBO Max |
Northampton Saints vs Bath Gallagher Prem as the top two sides in the table meet at Franklin Gardens.
These teams sit top two in the Prem table with Northampton sitting ahead on 57 points. Both teams have won 11 of their 13 games, and the winner of this match will go to the top of the table.
Leicester are five points behind Bath and therefore could catch the team in second if Northampton Saints win this game.
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Northampton Saints vs Bath lineups tbc
| Northampton Saints | Bath | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Iyogun | 1 | Kirk | |||
| Wright | 2 | Frost | |||
| Green | 3 | Verden | |||
| Lockett | 4 | Richards | |||
| Prowse | 5 | Molony | |||
| Kemeny | 6 | Bayliss | |||
| Graham | 7 | Reid | |||
| Pollock | 8 | Green | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Mitchell | 9 | van der Linde | |||
| F Smith | 10 | Donoghue | |||
| Sleightholme | 11 | Muir | |||
| Dingwall | 12 | Butt | |||
| Litchfield | 13 | Harris | |||
| Freeman | 14 | Hennessey | |||
| Hendy | 15 | de Glanville | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| R Smith | 16 | Tuipulotu | |||
| Fischeti | 17 | van Wyk | |||
| Kundiona | 18 | Griffin | |||
| van der Mescht | 19 | Opoku-Gyamfi | |||
| Munga | 20 | Hill | |||
| Chick | 21 | Carr-Smith | |||
| McParland | 22 | Winters | |||
| Hutchinson | 23 | Underhill | |||
Recent Form:
Northampton Saints (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | Prem | Exeter Chiefs | 28-35 |
| Loss | 10th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Bath | 43-41 |
| Won | 3rd April 2026 | Champions Cup | Castres | 49-41 |
| Won | 28th March 2026 | Prem | Saracens | 17-21 |
| Won | 21st March 2026 | Prem | Newcastle Red Bulls | 28-27 |
Northampton have won their last seven Prem matches in a row, and their only loss in their last five is against Bath in the Champions Cup quarter-final, where they conceded in the last few minutes. Each of their last five games has been by eight points or fewer, so they have always ended up as close games.
Bath (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | Prem | Harlequins | 48-15 |
| Won | 10th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Northampton Saints | 43-41 |
| Won | 4th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Saracens | 31-22 |
| Won | 29th March 2026 | Prem | Sale Sharks | 26-31 |
| Won | 20th March 2026 | Prem | Saracens | 62-15 |
Bath are the form team in the Prem. Other than their Prem Cup campaign, they have won their nine games in 2026. Their last defeat in the Prem or Champions came on the 27th December to the Northampton Saints.
Northampton Saints vs Bath head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 10th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Bath | 43-41 |
| 27th December 2025 | Prem | Northampton Saints | 21-41 |
| 5th January 2025 | Prem | Northampton Saints | 35-34 |
| 20th September 2024 | Prem | Bath | 38-16 |
| 8th June 2024 | Prem Playoffs | Northampton Saints | 25-21 |
Each of the last three meetings between these teams have had more than 60 points with there being more than 40 points scored in each game between them in last six games. Northampton have won each of their last six games against Bath at home.
