Bath vs Bristol
Recreation Ground Stadium
Friday, May 6th, 2025, 21:45 pm (AEST)
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Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Bath vs Bristol: Match Start Date and Time
At exactly 21:45 Pm on Sunday, 6th of June 2025, Bath and Bristol Bears will face off at Recreation Ground Stadium.
- Match: Bath vs Bristol
- Date: Thursday, June 6th, 2025
- Kick-Off Time: 21:45pm (AEST)
- Stadium: Recreation Ground Stadium
Bath: Form
Bath: LWWLW
- APR R18: Saracens 36-26 Bath
- CC R4: Bath 37-12 Lyon
- APR R17: Bath 43-15 Leicester Tigers
- APR R16: Bristol 36-14 Bath
- CC R2: Edinburgh 24-39 Bath
Bath are the 2024/2025 European Challenge Cup rugby winners. The English side lifted the trophy at the Principality Stadium on May 23rd. This success is coming off after they have been declared the Premiership rugby cup 2025 champions in March. They are ready to bring the noise this Friday night, giving the feeling of a final before the finals. In their last match, they faced Saracens at StoneX Stadium, trailing the first 40 minutes by a score margin of 19-7 before they ended the match with a 36-26 score line. George Timmins made his debut for the Blue, Black, and White shirt in that match. After that match, they faced Lyon and recorded a great 37-12 win to advance to the semi-finals. Joe Cokanasiga recorded his 10th try of the season in the match against the Leicester Tigers. In that match, where he played the whole 80 minutes, he recorded 1 try, 111 metres made, 1 defender beaten, and 1 clean break. Tom Dunn won the performance of the match award. Bath won the match with a score of 43-15. Also, in that match, the Ojomoh and Cokanasiga combination was superb. Max Ojomoh timed the interception to perfection and left it to Cokanasiga to bring it home. This was the redemption they so desired. Before this match, they suffered a defeat to Bristol in the Premiership rugby league with a score of 36-14. They are in this competition as the favourites, and the reason for that isn't far-fetched.
Bath: Team News
Bath Rugby has announced the signing of Scottish centre Chris Harris on a one-year deal. Harris joins from Gloucester Rugby as injury cover for the 2025/26 season. Having progressed through the Bath Rugby Academy to the senior team, John Stewart will bid farewell to the club at the end of the season. Also, Hame Faiva is leaving the club as well. After 8 dedicated years at his boyhood club, Arthur Cordwell will retire from the game at the end of the season. After 14 years in professional rugby, Niall Annett is set to retire at the end of the season and begin an exciting new chapter in coaching. He has spent three years with Bath and now will be returning home to Ulster. Bath Rugby has confirmed that about 9 Senior Academy players will depart the club at the end of the season. These players include Abdul-Khalik Akenzua Al-Kareem, Rory Crum, Josh Dingley, Luke Graham, Mackenzie Graham, Will Parry, James Short, Archie Stanley, and Raff Weston. After three years with Bath Rugby, Louis Schreuder will depart the club at the end of the season. After nearly 10 years in professional rugby, Ruaridh McConnochie will be retiring at the end of the season.
Bath: Roster for the Match
- Beno Obano
- Tom Dunn
- Thomas du Toi
- Quinn Roux
- Charlie Ewels
- Guy Pepper
- Sam Underhill
- Miles Reid
- Ben Spencer (captain)
- Finn Russell
- Will Muir
- Will Butt
- Cameron Redpath
- Joe Cokanasiga
- Tom de Glanville
Bristol: Form
Bristol: WLWLLL
- APR R16: Bristol 52-26 Harlequins
- APR R17: Sale Sharks 41-27 Bristol
- APR R16: Bristol 36-14 Bath
- APR R15: Northampton Saints 48-31 Bristol
- APR R14: Bristol 19-36 Leicester Tigers
The Bristol Bears achieved the redemption they eagerly sought in the Premiership Rugby Round 18 match against the Harlequins. Ibitoye recorded a beautiful finish for his 13th Premiership Rugby try of the season in that match. Pedro Rubiolo also made his debut and was named the Thatchers Man of the Match. Just like a hot knife through butter, the Bristol Bears sliced through the Harlequins with a final score of 52-26. This victory secured their playoff spot. Prior to that match, they faced the Sale Sharks, which ended in a 41-27 loss. It was certainly a defeat in Salford for the away team, but they left with an all-important bonus point on the road. In that game, they notched five tries from Harry Randall, Viliame Mata, Siva Naulago, Harry Byrne, and Kalaveti Ravouvou. At the end-of-season awards ceremony, the following players received various honors. The John Pullin Players’ Player award went to Number Nine Harry Randall, while Gabriel Ibitoye won the Back of the Season award. Steven Luatua was recognized as the Forward of the Season. Rich Lane won the Try of the Season, while young player Noah Heward won the Team Man of the Season. Jimmy Halliwell earned the Academy Player of the Season award.
Bristol Bears: Team News
Ellis Genge has been shortlisted for Community Player of the Season at Premiership Rugby’s end-of-season awards. It is usually titled “The Rugby Awards”. Several players like Josh Caulfield, Harry Thacker, and Jake Woolmore will also be recognised at the awards on June 3rd as recipients of the Vodafone Business RPA Gainline Award. Rich Lane, the top attacking player for Bristol Bears, has signed a new contract with the club.
Bristol Bears: Roster for the Match
- Y Thomas
- Oghre
- Kloska
- Rubiolo
- Batley
- S. Grondona
- Harding (C)
- Mata
- Randall
- Macginty
- Ibitoye
- Williams
- Janse Van Rensburg
- Ravouvou
- Heward
Bath vs Bristol H2H Statistics
Both teams, Bristol and Bath, have faced each other since 2008. In the last five encounters between the two teams, Bristol has recorded four wins and a loss.
- 10/05/25: Bristol 36-14 Bath
- 15/02/25: Bristol 40-21 Bath
- 09/11/24: Bath 78-19 Bristol
- 05/10/24: Bath 26-36 Bristol
- 27/01/24: Bristol 57-44 Bath
Another Rugby Predictions
Who will win the match Bath vs Bristol?
Using advanced computer power and data, Telecom Asia has simulated the result of the England Premiership Rugby Bristol vs Bath Rugby match 10,000 times.
Our leading predictive analytics model currently gives Bath a 55% chance of beating Bristol in the England Premiership Rugby season.
Bath vs Bristol - bets (odds)
The latest Bet365 betting odds for the England Premiership Rugby Playoff Semi-Finals are shown here:
- Head to Head: Bristol $6.50, Bath $1.12, Tie $26.00
- Handicap: Bristol +13.5 ($1.909), Bath -13.5 ($1.909)
- Double Chance: Bristol $5.5, Bath $1.07
Odds are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, Bet365 currently has Bristol at $6.50 and Bath at $1.10
The Bristol are listed as 5.5-point underdogs against Bath, with odds of $1.83 available at Bet365.
For the favourite Bath (-5.5) to cover the line, Bet365 offers odds of $1.83.
According to Stats Insider's analytics model, the Bath (-5.5) are predicted to cover the line 55% of the time, while the 45.5-point over/under is expected to stay over 55% of the time.
Bath vs Bristol: Prediction
Bristol is a very formidable team with a solid offense. They have been to able to torment Bath so well that they have won over 60% of their last 20 encounters together. In cases in which Bath played at home, the spoils have been evenly distributed between both teams. However, in that record, Bath has not won back-to-back home games against this team. This makes this match very difficult to predict. I advise that bettors stay off picking a particular team to win, despite the bookies supporting Bath in thi,s which is a very likely result. The worry is that they have struggled against this team, and the last encounter last month didn't go their way. Bettor should take advantage of the score margin, but I will still side on Bath to win to get a very narrow, close margin win.
Our first option is +16.5 Handicap for Bristol Bears with odds at 1.615 Odds on 1Xbet bookmaker.
Our second option is Team 2 to win at least one half with odds at 2.20 on Betway bookmaker.
Our last option is Total Even (No) with odds at 1.83 on Bet365 bookmaker.
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