| Home team | Leicester Tigers |
| Away team | Exeter Chiefs |
| Venue | Welford Road |
| Competition | Gallagher PREM |
| Kick off time | 3:30 pm (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT Sports/HBO Max |
Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs Gallagher Prem preview as the teams meet at Welford Road.
Leicester currently sit in third and a win would guarantee them a place in the top four and would take them up to second above Bath to boost their chances of a home semi-final, with one game to go.
Exeter have dropped down to fifth after Saracens picked up a win to move into the top four. Exeter need a win to push themselves back into the top four with the final game against Saracens as the decider.
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Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs confirmed lineups
| Leicester Tigers | Exeter Chiefs | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Smith | 1 | Sio | |||
| Blamire | 2 | Norey | |||
| Heyes | 3 | Iosefa-Scott | |||
| Martin | 4 | Jenkins | |||
| Chessum | 5 | Zambonin | |||
| Liebenberg | 6 | Hooper | |||
| Reffell | 7 | Roots | |||
| Moro | 8 | Fisilau | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Van Poortvliet | 9 | Varney | |||
| Titcombe | 10 | Skinner | |||
| Hassell-Collins | 11 | Ridl | |||
| Bailey | 12 | Ikitau | |||
| Wand | 13 | Slade | |||
| Radwan | 14 | Feyi-Waboso | |||
| Pearson | 15 | Woodburn | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Clare | 16 | Dweba | |||
| van der Flier | 17 | Burger | |||
| Hurd | 18 | Tchumbadze | |||
| Henderson | 19 | Tuima | |||
| Watson | 20 | Tshiunza | |||
| Cracknell | 21 | Cairns | |||
| Whiteley | 22 | Wimbush | |||
| Kata | 23 | Brown-Rampoe | |||
Recent Form:
Leicester Tigers (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 17th May 2026 | PREM | Sale Sharks | 33-47 |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | PREM | Northampton Saints | 41-17 |
| Loss | 25th April 2026 | PREM | Saracens | 19-15 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | PREM | Newcastle Red Bulls | 62-3 |
| Loss | 5th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Bordeaux Begles | 64-14 |
Leicester Tigers have won seven of their last eight PREM games and have won each of their eight home games in the PREM this year. In the last round, they scored seven tries to beat the Sale Sharks 47-33. They went out to a 47-12 lead and conceded three tries late on, but were far enough ahead to keep the Sharks at bay.
Exeter Chiefs (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 16th May 2026 | PREM | Harlequins | 41-24 |
| Won | 10th May 2026 | PREM | Bath | 35-12 |
| Loss | 2nd May 2026 | Challenge Cup | Ulster | 29-12 |
| Loss | 26th April 2026 | PREM | Gloucester | 34-31 |
| Loss | 18th April 2026 | PREM | Northampton Saints | 28-35 |
Exeter have won only one of their last five matches, seeing them drop out of the top four. In the last round, they suffered a shock defeat to the Harlequins by 17 points. They had gone out to a 24-7 lead in the first half, but conceded five tries to the underperforming Quins.
Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 15th March 2026 | PREM Cup | Leicester Tigers | 66-14 |
| 28th December 2025 | PREM | Exeter Chiefs | 24-10 |
| 4th January 2025 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 28-15 |
| 21st September 2024 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 14-17 |
| 18th May 2024 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 40-22 |
Leicester have won four of the last five meetings between the teams, although Exeter’s only win in those five came in their PREM meeting earlier this season.
