Gallagher Premiership 2019/20 - Semi-Final Archive

Bath have taken some frightful hammerings at Allianz Park in recent years, shipping an average of 48 points in their last three outings.

Saracens have won 16 out of the last 20 encounters between the clubs in all competitions and always seem to find a way to get the better of the men from The Rec.

One thing you can ill afford to do when playing Bath is to give them easy field position otherwise they’ll kick to the corners and use their powerful maul.

As the most disciplined side in terms of penalties conceded, Saracens are well-equipped to prevent this happening. That said, the 7/2 about Bath hooker Tom Dunn scoring a try at any time in the match looks appealing given he has managed four in four games.

Even so, Bath will go there confident they can rewrite history and get the win they need to be certain of making the play-offs.

Points shouldn’t be in short supply, either, as Saracens have continued to rack up the tries despite the predicament they find themselves in, while Bath are now unrecognisable from the blunt attacking force they were before lockdown, scoring 33 tries in their last eight outings.

Calling the winner is a tough one because Saracens will be emotionally invested in the match due to it being their last in the top flight for some time, while Bath will be pumped up with that top-four spot up for grabs.

Both line-ups are hugely impressive, although Bath lose a little at blindside, as worthy as a competitor Mike Williams is, without either Tom Ellis and Zach Mercer in the back

A narrow defeat for Bath, possibly with two bonus points, could be on the cards.