Saracens vs Sale Sharks
Saracens and Sale Sharks clash at the iconic Twickenham Stadium for the Premiership title. Saracens will be desperate not to be a losing finalist for the second season running after they lost to the Leicester Tigers last year. Sale are contesting their first final in almost 20 years after their only previous victory in 2006. Sarries have undoubtedly been the form team this season and have led the table for almost the whole season but they will be up against the man that took the title away from them for Leicester. George Ford is now the flyhalf for the Sharks and is the rare situation of twice having the opportunity of denying Saracens the title.
TIP: Both teams are missing key England internationals for the final as Ben Curry is ruled out for Sale after sustaining a serious injury in the victory over the Tigers. For Saracens their hard man number eight Billy Vunipola is out for the season after a serious injury towards the end of the season. The match will be decided by the forwards and this is an area of strength for the Sharks and it will be interesting how Sarries cope with their heavy pack. The bookies have them as favourites and I’m also tipping the men from London for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.55, Gbets 1.53 and Hollywoodbets 1.54
HEAD TO HEAD STATS
Saracens vs Sale Sharks
- Saracens have won three of the last four matches against the Sharks.
- Sale have lost their last three matches in London against Saracens
Latest results for both teams
Saracens beat the Saints 38-15 in their last match while the Sharks beat Leicester Tigers 21-13 in their last match.
PREDICTION
Saracens have looked a different team this season as they have adopted a ball in hand, high tempo style of rugby that has been a delight to watch. The high risk style has however seen them conceded more points than they used to therefore the Sharks will look to attack them more than they normally would do. The key man for Saracens will be Owen Farrell and if he is able to link up his dangerous backline then Sale could be in for a long afternoon. His battle with opposite number Ford will go a long way to deciding the winner and we feel that Farrell will come out on top in this contest. I am predicting a Saracens win by 12 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Saracens
15 Alex Goode, 14 Max Malins, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Sean Maitland, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Ivan Van Zyl, 8 Jackson Wray, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Jamie George, 1 Mako Vunipola
Sale Sharks
15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Sam James, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Jean-Luc du Preez, 7 Tom Curry (captain), 6 Jono Ross, 5 Jonny Hill, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Nick Schoner, 2 Armand van der Merwe, 1 Bevan Rodd.
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Saracens victory are as follows:
Betway 1.55
Gbets 1.53
Hollywoodbets 1.54
Odds comparison on the Saracens handicap:
The complete odds on the Saracens handicap:
Betway 1.90 (-4.5)
Gbets 1.87 (-4.5)
Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-4.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There are decent returns on the Saracens outright win but if you looking for better odds then we suggest the home team on the handicap. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Betway 1.90 (-4.5), Gbets 1.87 (-4.5) and Hollywoodbets 1.89 (-4.5)
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