Saracens vs Leicester Tigers Gallagher Prem preview: Lineups and form

Jonny BlackJonny Black· Updated
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Home teamSaracens
Away teamLeicester Tigers
VenueStoneX Stadium
CompetitionPrem
Kick off time3:05 pm
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Saracens vs Leicester Tigers Gallagher Prem Preview, where the sides meet at the StoneX Stadium.

Saracens currently sit sixth in the table and have just an outside chance of finishing in the top four. They are five points behind Bristol in fifth and nine points behind the Exeter Chiefs in fourth. 

Leicester are currently sitting third in the table and will look to take advantage of Northampton and Bath playing this weekend. They sit five points behind Bath in second place and six behind Northampton.

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Saracens vs Leicester Tigers lineups tbc

SaracensLeicester Tigers
Forwards
Carre1Smith
George2Blamire
Street3Heyes
Itoje4Henderson
Tizard5Chessum
McFarland6Liebenberg
Earl7Moro
Willis8Cracknell
Backs
Bracken9van Poortvliet
Burke10Searle
Segun11Hassell-Collins
Hartley12Bailey
Tompkins13Perese
Caluori14Hamer-Webb
Malins15Steward
Replacements
Dan16Clare
Mawi17van der Flier
Riccioni18Hurd
Isiekwe19Martin
Michelow20Williams
van Zyl21Whiteley
Farrell22Wand
Cinti23Radwan

Recent Form:

Saracens (Home team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Won18th April 2026PremSale Sharks19-85
Loss4th April 2026Champions CupBath31-22
Loss28th March 2026PremNorthampton Saints17-21
Loss20th March 2026PremBath62-15
Loss28th February 2026Prem CupNorthampton Saints35-33

Saracens had been on a difficult run, losing all their games since the Six Nations break. They had also been knocked out of Europe by Bath. They came back to Prem action with an outstanding 85-19 win over the Sale Sharks. Noah Caluori scored five tries to make it a massive away win.

Leicester Tigers (Away team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Won18th April 2026PremNewcastle Red Bulls62-3
Loss5th April 2026Champions CupBordeaux Begles64-14
Won28th March 2026PremGloucester17-36
Won22nd March 2026PremBristol Bears33-19
Won15th March 2026Prem CupExeter Chiefs66-14

Leicester have been in brilliant domestic form. They got knocked out of Europe in a difficult game against Bordeaux, but have won their three Prem games since they also won the Prem Cup. In the last round, they put in a huge 62-3 win over Newcastle Red Bulls. Hamer-Webb scored five tries to make the one even more impressive.

Saracens vs Leicester Tigers head-to-head record (last five matches):

DateCompetitionWinnerScore
14th February 2026Prem CupLeicester Tigers26-31
4th January 2026PremLeicester Tigers36-28
13th September 2025Prem CupLeicester Tigers20-7
30th March 2025PremSaracens22-29
26th October 2024PremLeicester Tigers29-32

This fixture has been a game dominated mostly by Leicester in recent years. Leicester won all three of their meetings this season, and the last two we have had have been by a margin of eight or less. At the StoneX Stadium last year, Leicester won by three.

Jonny is a former rugby player in Ireland's club system and is an Ulster and Ireland fan. He has spent a number of years writing about football and this was what brought him to the Dave Sport Group. As an expert in Irish Rugby, his expertise also stretches to Super Rugby having lived in New Zealand previously.

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