Sale vs Bath Prediction: Visitors to continue recent dominance
Sale and Bath will meet for the second time in the Prem Rugby Cup when the two teams clash at CorpAcq Stadium on Sunday afternoon (15:00).
Read on for my Sale vs Bath predictions, complete with the latest odds and team news.
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Sale are the 2/7 favourites, with the draw 20/1 and holders Bath 13.5.
Another Bath win by 11-20 points is 9/1, with the Sharks 11/4 in the same market.
Team News
Luke James returns from injury, while first team regulars Nathan Jibulu, Sam Dugdale, Alex Wills and Marius Louw are also back in the Sharks XV after missing last Saturday's 59-14 defeat at Exeter.
Alex Sanderson has made seven changes to his team for Sunday's encounter, with Tye Ramont joining Jibulu and Tumy Onansanya in the front row.
Tom Burrow will captain the side from the second row alongside Reuben Logan, while Dugdale is partnered with Tristan Woodman and Dan du Preez in the back row.
Dom Hanson and Tom Curtis will start at scrum-half and fly-half respectively, while Louw and Joe Bedlow start in the centres.
Wills, Albert Bradshaw and James will line up in the back three.
England winger Will Muir will start for Bath in Sunday's encounter and he will look to bring a touch of class to the fixture.
Scott Kirk and Kieran Verden are joined in the front row by Dan Frost, while Will Jeanes and Harvey Cuckson are set to start in the second row.
Bernard van der Linde earns his first start for Bath at scrum-half, while Will Roue is at fly half. Jack Harrison makes his professional debut at outside centre, while Charlie Griffin and Austin Emens join Muir in the back three.
Bath to win @ 13/5
Sale have plenty to prove on home soil this weekend and their fans may be in for another tough watch.
Sanderson's team have been inconsistent all season and they have only won three of their last 10 games in all competitions.
They come into Sunday's encounter after losing 59-14 to Exeter, while they were beaten 43-29 by Northampton Saints the week before.
They conceded 77 points to Stade Toulouse in their last European Rugby Champions Cup outing in January and there's been a lack of momentum all season long.
Bath may have struggled in the Prem Cup, but they are second in the Prem table, 21 points ahead of Sale.
They have won four matches in a row in all competitions, scoring at least 30 points in each of those ties.
With leaking Sale tries, Bath should be able to record a comfortable win.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
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