| Home team | Bristol Bears |
| Away team | Bath |
| Venue | Ashton Gate |
| Competition | Gallagher PREM |
| Kick off time | 7:45 pm (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT Sports/HBO Max |
Bristol Bears vs Bath Gallagher PREM preview as the sides meet at Ashton Gate in the penultimate round.
Bristol currently sit sixth and need a huge upset to keep their top four hopes alive going into the final round. They sit five points behind the top four and are also two points behind the Saracens in fifth.
Bath just need a result to guarantee a top four place, but are only one point ahead of Leicester and will be looking for a win to keep their hopes of a home semi-final up to speed.
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Bristol Bears vs Bath confirmed lineups
| Bristol Bears | Bath | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Genge | 1 | Obano | |||
| Thacker | 2 | Tuipulotu | |||
| Kloska | 3 | Du Toit | |||
| Dun | 4 | Hill | |||
| Batley | 5 | Ewels | |||
| Owen | 6 | Staddon | |||
| Harding | 7 | Pepper | |||
| Grondona | 8 | Underhill | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Randall | 9 | Spencer | |||
| MacGinty | 10 | Donoghue | |||
| Ravouvou | 11 | Arundell | |||
| Janse van Rensburg | 12 | Ojomoh | |||
| Moroni | 13 | Lawrence | |||
| Rees-Zammit | 14 | Cokanasiga | |||
| Heward | 15 | Carreras | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Gwilliam | 16 | Frost | |||
| Woolmore | 17 | Van Wyk | |||
| Lahiff | 18 | Sela | |||
| Halliwell | 19 | Richards | |||
| Taylor | 20 | Bayliss | |||
| Marmion | 21 | Carr-Smith | |||
| Jordan | 22 | Redpath | |||
| Bates | 23 | Barbeary | |||
Recent Form:
Bristol Bears (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 15th May 2026 | PREM | Northampton Saints | 94-33 |
| Loss | 9th May 2026 | PREM | Saracens | 26-41 |
| Won | 24th April 2026 | PREM | Newcastle Red Bulls | 19-52 |
| Won | 17th April 2026 | PREM | Gloucester | 53-12 |
| Loss | 4th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Toulouse | 59-26 |
Bristol Bears have won two of their last six games in the PREM, with one team scoring 40 or more points in each of these games. In the last round of the PREM, they travelled to Franklin Gardens and lost 94-33 to the league leaders. They conceded nine tries in the first half and were 61-14 behind at the break. They conceded another 33 points in the second half to lost by 59 points.
Bath (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 16th May 2026 | PREM | Newcastle Red Bulls | 69-12 |
| Loss | 10th May 2026 | PREM | Exeter Chiefs | 35-12 |
| Loss | 3rd May 2026 | Champions Cup | Bordeaux Begles | 38-26 |
| Loss | 25th April 2026 | PREM | Northampton Saints | 41-38 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | PREM | Harlequins | 48-15 |
Bath have been in a difficult run, with their only win in the last four coming against bottom-placed Newcastle Red Bulls. They conceded 35 or more points in the three defeats before this. They scored 11 tries on their way to victory over the Red Bulls and led 31-0 at half-time.
Bristol Bears vs Bath head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 14th February 2026 | PREM Cup | Bath | 33-24 |
| 31st October 2025 | PREM Cup | Bath | 19-49 |
| 25th October 2025 | PREM | Bath | 40-15 |
| 6th June 2025 | PREM Playoffs | Bath | 34-20 |
| 10th May 2025 | PREM | Bristol Bears | 36-14 |
Bath have won each of the last four meetings between the teams, and six of the last seven have been won by the home team. Bath have scored 34 or more points in each of the last four games, while there have been 50 or more points in each of the last nine meetings.
