Bath vs Sale Sharks Predictions - Sale to push Bath all the way in Premiership semi-final

I do, however, expect this to be tight and can see the Sharks losing by less than seven points.

Bath beat Sale at home earlier this season.

Bath enjoyed a stellar season in the Rugby Premiership, ending the regular season in second place. They won 11 of their 18 games and ended level on points with Northampton who topped the table due to a slightly superior points difference.

Bath have won their last two matches heading into this semi-final, seeing off Newcastle 28-17 before thrashing table topping Northampton 43-12 at home last week.

Prior to those two games, Bath lost to Saracens, beat Exeter, but also lost to Harlequins and Exeter in the Champions Cup.

Bath have no serious injury concerns ahead of this encounter. They will be at full strength.

Sale finished four points behind Bath on the table despite winning a game more than them throughout the season. They won 12 of 18 games but only managed eight bonus points, compared to Bath’s 16.

When Sale visited Bath towards the end of March this year, the Sharks lost 42-24. They will be hoping for much better this time around.

The Sharks have won their last four matches, so their form has been very good. They defeated Harlequins 37-31 at home before beating Newcastle 35-14 away. They then beat Leicester Tigers at home by nine points before seeing off Saracens 20-10 at home last weekend.

Sale have no concerns on the injury front ahead of this semi-final.