Sale vs Northampton Predictions - Saints to get close against Sharks

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 26 Mar 2025

Simon Lewis 26 Mar 2025

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Northampton Saints won 47-17 against Sale earlier this season.
Sale Sharks are 6th with 7 wins in 12 games; recently beat Newcastle 39-15.
Saints are struggling at 8th, need consistent victories for top 4 contention.

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Northampton beat the Sale Sharks by 30 points earlier this season at home. (Getty Images)

Sale vs Northampton Predictions

Northampton Saints are not in the best of form, but they did hammer the Sharks earlier this season. I am leaning towards a tight contest with less than a score in it. My best bet is for the Saints to get within the 5.5 handicap.

Sale vs Northampton Predictions
Head to Head
Sale Form
Sale Injuries & Team News
Northampton Form
Northampton Injuries & Team News

Sale Sharks won their last match.
Sale Sharks have won 7 of their 12 Premiership matches.
Sale Sharks won their last home match against Northampton.
Northampton beat the Sale Sharks by 30 points earlier this season at home.

Head to Head

When these sides met earlier this season (October 2024), Northampton won 47-17 at home. Last season, both teams won their home games against each other by five and four points.

Sale Form

The Sale Sharks are currently in sixth place on the table with seven wins and five losses in their 12 games. They are only two points off fourth, so a semi-final berth is not beyond them.

Upon their return to Premiership action after the Six Nations last weekend, Sale went to Newcastle and won 39-15, a much-needed bonus point success. Prior to the Six Nations starting Sale lost at home to Bath but did beat Toulon in the Champions Cup.

Sale Injuries & Team News

Sale should welcome back a few more internationals this weekend. They may start on the bench after players impressed last week.

Northampton Form

Northampton are having a very average season by their recent standards. They have just five wins from 12 games and sit eighth on the table, 10 points off fourth.

While qualification isn’t beyond Northampton, it would take a very good run of results to get into the top four. Before the Six Nations, the Saints lost 22-19 at Harlequins. That was followed by a break until last weekend.

Upon their return, Northampton took a hammering on home soil, losing 33-0 to Leicester Tigers.

Northampton Injuries & Team News

Expect the Saints to ring the changes this weekend after a horror effort last weekend.

Verdict

Sale v Northampton

I am backing the Northampton Saints to get within the -5.5 handicap.

Northampton +5.5

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