Premiership 2026/27 · Round 3
Northampton Saints
Bath
Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton
Championship Standings
Shared SofaScore total Premiership 2026/27 standings after 2 games per side: Northampton Saints 4th on 6, Bath 3rd on 10. The table repeats the form results, so its dimension stays zero.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Premiership 26/27 | ||||||
| 1 |  Gloucester | 2 | 2 | 0 | +69 | 10 |
| 2 |  Bristol Bears | 2 | 2 | 0 | +25 | 10 |
| 3 | Bath | 2 | 2 | 0 | +22 | 10 |
| 4 | Northampton Saints | 2 | 1 | 1 | +18 | 6 |
| 5 |  Leicester Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Saracens | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Sale Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 4 |
| 8 |  Exeter Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 2 | -27 | 3 |
| 9 |  Newcastle Red Bulls | 2 | 0 | 2 | -38 | 2 |
| 10 |  Harlequins | 2 | 0 | 2 | -64 | 0 |
Northampton Saints
W3, D0, L2Same-competition games only: 5 completed matches, 2026-06-06–2026-10-03; 187 points for and 153 against. Saints won the opener 59–26 against Newcastle, then lost 41–26 at Bristol. Their three wins in five include June’s title run, which is useful background but should not disguise the current defensive warning. The window crosses the off-season; current personnel are assessed separately.
Bath
W3, D0, L2Same-competition games only: 5 completed matches, 2026-05-29–2026-10-02; 142 points for and 121 against. Bath have won 33–17 at Quins and 40–34 against Exeter. Their attack is functioning, but a six-point home win after conceding 34 is hardly evidence that a trip to Northampton will be straightforward. The window crosses the off-season; current personnel are assessed separately.
Head-to-head: verified recent sample
4 – 0 – 2
Northampton Saints wins · Draws · Bath wins; 6 same-competition meetings, all venues, 2024-05-18–2026-04-25
Northampton Saints (4)Saints won the last three league meetings, including 41–38 here in April and 41–21 at Bath in December. The four-to-two six-game split favours Northampton, while two of those recent home wins were decided by three points or fewer. This is the retrieved recent sample, not an all-time record.
Recent Results
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | Premiership Rugby | Northampton Saints 41–38 Bath |
| 2025-12-27 | Premiership Rugby | Bath 21–41 Northampton Saints |
| 2025-01-05 | Premiership Rugby | Northampton Saints 35–34 Bath |
| 2024-09-20 | Premiership Rugby | Bath 38–16 Northampton Saints |
| 2024-06-08 | Premiership Rugby | Northampton Saints 25–21 Bath |
| 2024-05-18 | Premiership Rugby | Bath 43–12 Northampton Saints |
Average score in the last 6 meetings: Sample mean: Northampton Saints 28.3 – Bath 32.5; fixed team orientation regardless of venue.
Extended Form
Northampton SaintsW16, D0, L4
Retrieved Premiership Rugby sample within 9 October 2025–2026-10-09 before this match (20 games; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-10-03 Bristol Bears 41–26 Northampton Saints; 2026-09-25 Northampton Saints 59–26 Newcastle Red Bulls; 2026-06-20 Northampton Saints 26–17 Exeter Chiefs; 2026-06-12 Northampton Saints 45–31 Leicester Tigers; 2026-06-06 Harlequins 38–31 Northampton Saints; 2026-05-30 Northampton Saints 36–32 Gloucester; 2026-05-15 Northampton Saints 94–33 Bristol Bears; 2026-05-09 Leicester Tigers 41–17 Northampton Saints; 2026-04-25 Northampton Saints 41–38 Bath; 2026-04-18 Exeter Chiefs 28–35 Northampton Saints; 2026-03-28 Saracens 17–21 Northampton Saints; 2026-03-21 Northampton Saints 28–27 Newcastle Red Bulls; 2026-01-24 Sale Sharks 29–43 Northampton Saints; 2026-01-03 Northampton Saints 66–21 Harlequins; 2025-12-27 Bath 21–41 Northampton Saints; 2025-12-20 Northampton Saints 47–21 Sale Sharks; 2025-11-29 Bristol Bears 46–12 Northampton Saints; 2025-10-24 Northampton Saints 43–31 Saracens; 2025-10-17 Newcastle Red Bulls 19–36 Northampton Saints; 2025-10-11 Northampton Saints 32–26 Leicester Tigers
The explicitly bounded sample supplies background, not a second score for results already counted under form. Saints won the opener 59–26 against Newcastle, then lost 41–26 at Bristol. Their three wins in five include June’s title run, which is useful background but should not disguise the current defensive warning. Off-season changes and this week’s selection status limit how directly older results transfer.
BathW13, D0, L6
Retrieved Premiership Rugby sample within 9 October 2025–2026-10-09 before this match (19 games; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-10-02 Bath 40–34 Exeter Chiefs; 2026-09-25 Harlequins 17–33 Bath; 2026-06-13 Bath 26–27 Exeter Chiefs; 2026-06-06 Bath 24–22 Leicester Tigers; 2026-05-29 Bristol Bears 21–19 Bath; 2026-05-16 Bath 69–12 Newcastle Red Bulls; 2026-05-10 Exeter Chiefs 35–12 Bath; 2026-04-25 Northampton Saints 41–38 Bath; 2026-04-18 Bath 48–15 Harlequins; 2026-03-29 Sale Sharks 26–31 Bath; 2026-03-20 Bath 62–15 Saracens; 2026-01-23 Gloucester 26–30 Bath; 2026-01-03 Bath 33–26 Exeter Chiefs; 2025-12-27 Bath 21–41 Northampton Saints; 2025-12-21 Newcastle Red Bulls 14–50 Bath; 2025-11-30 Saracens 29–36 Bath; 2025-10-25 Bath 40–15 Bristol Bears; 2025-10-18 Leicester Tigers 22–20 Bath; 2025-10-11 Bath 38–17 Gloucester
The explicitly bounded sample supplies background, not a second score for results already counted under form. Bath have won 33–17 at Quins and 40–34 against Exeter. Their attack is functioning, but a six-point home win after conceding 34 is hardly evidence that a trip to Northampton will be straightforward. Off-season changes and this week’s selection status limit how directly older results transfer.
Northampton Saints XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-09T07:36:12.475Z. Checked www.northamptonsaints.co.uk, a focused Northampton Saints v Bath selection search for 2026-10-10. No complete current XV and bench was verified; arrays remain empty. Personnel dimensions are ungraded, so this provisional team-level call may change.
Bath XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-09T07:36:12.475Z. Checked www.bathrugby.com, a focused Northampton Saints v Bath selection search for 2026-10-10. No complete current XV and bench was verified; arrays remain empty. Personnel dimensions are ungraded, so this provisional team-level call may change.
Key Matchups
This is a team-level scoring preview until both selections are verified. Saints need to improve the defence that Bristol exposed; Bath must contain an opponent that has repeatedly exceeded 35 in this rivalry. All six displayed unit edges are ungraded placeholders; “close” does not mean the unknown selections are equal.
Match Forecast
Saints by 6 is the rounded house-model lean. Saints’ three successive rivalry wins and demonstrated scoring at home give the model lean a concrete basis. The seven scores total 3, giving a 71% displayed home probability.
Bath are 2–0 this season while Northampton conceded 41 at Bristol. Confirmed Bath selections could turn a modest form edge into a much clearer personnel advantage. Both current XVs and replacement benches remain unverified; depth, set piece and backline scores are ungraded zeros, so this team-level lean can change. The scoring projection uses a 60.3-point mean from the two dated five-match samples, rounded to 60 for an integer 6-point difference. The 1–11 band is an editorial range, not a statistical confidence interval.
Provisional — Northampton Saints by 6 — current XVs and benches unverified.
Northampton Saints points for–against across the five listed form games.
Bath points for–against across the five listed form games.
Home-side wins, draws, away-side wins in the 6-meeting scoped sample.
Seven-dimension score from the home perspective before the legacy intercept.