Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs taking place? Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs will take place on Sunday 24th April, 2022 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs taking place? Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs will take place at StoneX Stadium in London
Where can I get tickets for Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs? Ticket information for Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs on in the UK? Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs in the UK? BT Sport subscribers can stream Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Max Malins, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Sean Maitland, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Aled Davies, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Tim Swinson, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Jamie George, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Jackson Wray, 20 Andy Christie, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Duncan Taylor, 23 Alex Lewington
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Olly Woodburn, 13 Ian Whitten, 12 Tom Hendrickson, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 Henry Slade, 9 Sam Maunder, 8 Jacques Vermeulen, 7 Richard Capstick, 6 Jannes Kirsten, 5 Sam Skinner, 4 Jonny Gray, 3 Marcus Street, 2 Jack Yeandle (c), 1 Alec Hepburn
Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Billy Keast, 18 Patrick Schickerling, 19 Dafydd Jenkins, 20 Santiago Grondona, 21 Stu Townsend, 22 Joe Simmonds, 23 Josh Hodge
THE PREDICTION
Saracens overcame a spirited fight from Cardiff in their Challenge Cup play-off last Sunday, eventually coming through the winners 40-33. They could pull within two points of leaders Leicester Tigers if reigning champions Harlequins manage to do them a favour on Saturday but they look well capable of winning this exciting clash at home to Exeter Chiefs with or without that extra motivation. Exeter lost 26-10 at Munster in their Champions Cup quarter-final second leg last Saturday to crash out of the competition 34-23 on aggregate and they have lost two of their last four matches across all competitions. Back-to-back defeats for Exeter on the road at struggling Worcester in the Premiership and more recently Munster suggests Saracens should be considered solid favourites here but taking them to cover a cautious -5 seems sensible nonetheless.
