Premiership & Pro14: Saturday match tips, betting previews & TV details

Bath v Bristol
BT Sport 2, 2pm Saturday
Leicester v Exeter
BT Sport 2, 4.30pm Saturday
Scarlets v Edinburgh
Premier Sports, 6.45pm Saturday

The West Country comes to west London on Saturday as Bath and Bristol do battle on the Twickenham turf.

Bristol stole the show when the teams met in the opening fixture of the season, beating their rivals 17-10 at Ashton Gate, one of just six victories the Bears have managed in this campaign.

Bath have struggled of late, winning just one of their last four, although their one victory was over champions Saracens. But a loss at table-topping Exeter last time out is excusable, while before the Sarries win they were edged out by the narrowest of margins by Northampton and Harlequins.

They struggled for tries against Sarries and Exeter, scoring just one in the two matches, but a backline featuring England's Jonathan Joseph and Joe Cokanasiga should create chances in the expanses of Twickenham, while a Bath pack bolstered by the return of lock Dave Attwood should ensure plenty of front-foot ball.

Bristol have been scoring well, with 16 tries in their last five matches, but Bath, gunning for a top-six finish, should edge what could be a high-scoring game.

Time is running out for Leicester to move away from the relegation zone and the last thing they would probably want is a visit from table-topping Exeter.

Chiefs coach Rob Baxter probably echoed the views of many when he said of Leicester: "Most people will look at the quality of the squad they have got and ask when is it all going to click?"

On Leicester's side for this match is the arrival of Mike Ford to bolster the coaching rank, plus the fact that Exeter have already booked a semi-final spot and their intensity may drop. But scrum-half Ben Youngs and number eight Sione Kalamafoni are still sidelined, and the Chiefs should be too good.

Match of the day in the Pro14 is between Scarlets and Edinburgh, who are in the thick of the battle for a quarter-final berth in Pool B.

Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac blasted his side's worst performance of the season as they went down 41-17 to Cardiff last time out, while Edinburgh were pushed hard by Munster in the European Champions Cup last week. The Welsh outfit are seven-point favourites.

Recommendations
Bath to win by one to 12 points
1pt 17-10 Betfair
Exeter -6
2pts 10-11 general

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