Harlequins vs Bath Prediction: Bath can land Stoop success

Saturday throws up one of the Premiership’s great fixtures as Harlequins host Bath at the Twickenham Stoop (kick-off 17:30). These attacking sides have had some cracking battles in recent years, with their last meeting seeing Quins triumph 40-36 at their home base.

With England’s creative fly-half Marcus Smith and Scotland’s maverick No.10 Finn Russell going head-to-head, expect more fireworks in this highly-anticipated showdown in the capital. Below you can find my Harlequins vs Bath prediction, as well as the latest team news.

Team News

Harlequins welcome back captain Alex Dombrandt, full-back Tyrone Green and centre Luke Northmore into their starting line-up.

The club’s new Argentinian winger Rodrigo Isgro has also been named in the starting XV and will make his debut in a back three that includes Green and Cadan Murley.

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As for Bath, Charlie Ewels gets an opportunity to start in the second row alongside Quinn Roux.

Guy Pepper and Sam Underhill come into the back row, while in the backs Joe Cokanasiga returns to the right wing with Austin Emens on the other flank and Tom de Glanville at full-back.

Harlequins vs Bath Odds

There is nothing to separate these sides in the match betting, with Harlequins and Bath both 10/11 to claim the win.

In what is expected to be a tight match, the draw is available at 20/1.

Match Betting - Bath @ 10/11

There is little to choose between these sides, but Bath may just have the extra quality in the back division to come out on top.

Ben Spencer and Russell are one of the best half-back partnerships in the Premiership, while Cameron Redpath and Ollie Lawrence have a good balance of skill and strength in the centres.

Cokanasiga returns at just the right time and his physical presence out on the flanks, or coming short off the breakdown, should keep Quins’ defence busy on Saturday.

Bath have won two of their last three meetings with Quins and look capable of heading back to the West Country with the spoils on this occasion.

Winning Margin - Bath to win by one to 12 points @ 9/4

As mentioned, games between these sides are seldom one-sided and another tense encounter might well be on the cards on Saturday.

With Bath having won two of these teams’ last three meetings, with one of those coming at The Recreation Ground and the other at the Stoop, both victories for the Blue, Black and Whites were by 12 points or fewer.

Considering those recent results between these teams, backing Bath to win by one to 12 points looks the way to go on this occasion.

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