| Home team | Leicester Tigers |
| Away team | Northampton Saints |
| Venue | Welford Road |
| Competition | Gallagher PREM |
| Kick off time | 3:05 pm (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT/HBO Max |
Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints Gallagher PREM preview as the sides meet at Welford Road.
Northampton currently sit top of the table and have a four-point lead over Bath on 62 points. Leicester currently sit in third on 52 points. They are only four points ahead of the Bristol Bears in fifth.
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Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints confirmed lineups and team news
| Leicester Tigers | Northampton Saints | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Smith | 1 | Iyogun | |||
| Blamire | 2 | R Smith | |||
| Heyes | 3 | Green | |||
| Chessum | 4 | Lockett | |||
| Martin | 5 | van der Mescht | |||
| Liebenberg | 6 | Kemeny | |||
| Reffell | 7 | Graham | |||
| Moro | 8 | Chick | |||
| Backs | |||||
| van Poortvliet | 9 | Mitchell | |||
| O’Connor | 10 | F Smith | |||
| Hassell-Collins | 11 | Hendy | |||
| Bailey | 12 | Dingwall | |||
| Wand | 13 | Hutchinson | |||
| Radwan | 14 | Freeman | |||
| Steward | 15 | Furbank | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Clare | 16 | Wright | |||
| van der Flier | 17 | West | |||
| Hurd | 18 | Millar-Mills | |||
| Henderson | 19 | Prowse | |||
| Williams | 20 | Munga | |||
| Whiteley | 21 | Pollock | |||
| Kata | 22 | McParland | |||
| Perese | 23 | Lichfield | |||
Recent Form:
Leicester Tigers (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 25th April 2026 | PREM | Saracens | 19-15 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | PREM | Newcastle | 62-3 |
| Loss | 5th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Bordeaux Begles | 64-14 |
| Won | 28th March 2026 | PREM | Gloucester | 17-36 |
| Won | 22nd March 2026 | PREM | Bristol Bears | 33-19 |
Leicester had been on a great run in the PREM, winning five in a row before they travelled to Saracens in the last round. They had suffered a heavy defeat against Bordeaux in the Champions Cup round of 16, but bounced back with a heavy win over the Newcastle Red Bulls. Against the Saracens, they had been drawing 12-12 at halftime. In the second half, they conceded a try, but were unable to match this, only scoring a penalty.
Northampton Saints (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 25th April 2026 | PREM | Bath | 41-38 |
| 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 |
Northampton have won eight PREM games in a row, only losing in the PREM Cup to Exeter and the narrow defeat to Bath in the Champions Cup quarter-final. In the last round of the PREM, they got revenge for the Champions Cup defeat to Bath, beating them 41-38. The game was level as the clock went into the red. Fin Smith held his nerve to kick the winning penalty and win the match by three.
Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 31st January 2026 | PREM Cup | Northampton Saints | 40-22 |
| 21st November 2025 | PREM Cup | Leicester Tigers | 34-22 |
| 11th October 2025 | PREM | Northampton Saints | 32-26 |
| 21st March 2025 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 0-33 |
| 1st February 2025 | PREM Cup | Leicester Tigers | 54-33 |
Eight of the last nine meetings between these sides has been won by the home team. The only away win went to the Leicester Tigers, who won 33-0. Northampton won the PREM meeting earlier this year by six points, having been behind with just over 20 minutes to go.
