Leicester
36 - 28
Full Time
Saracens

Leicester vs Saracens

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Leicester v Saracens Leicester v Saracens
Gallagher Premiership - Round 9 Gallagher Premiership - Round 9
Sun 4th January 2026, 05:00pm SAST Sun 4th January 2026, 05:00pm SAST
Mattioli Woods Welford Road Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Matthew Carley Matthew Carley

Head to Head

Leicester
Wins
3
Saracens
Wins
2

Average Points scored

28
24
First try wins
60%
Home team wins
60%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Northampton
39-19
Leicester
Bristol
16-22
Leicester
Leicester
28-7
Northampton
Pau
41-17
Leicester
Leicester
38-31
Gloucester
Saracens
54-19
Newcastle
Saracens
39-31
Newcastle
Harlequins
33-15
Saracens
Connacht
45-36
Saracens
Saracens
30-7
Bristol
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Match Information

Leicester v Saracens Leicester v Saracens
Gallagher Premiership - Round 9 Gallagher Premiership - Round 9
Sun 4th January 2026, 05:00pm SAST Sun 4th January 2026, 05:00pm SAST
Mattioli Woods Welford Road Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Matthew Carley Matthew Carley

Points Flow Chart

Leicester Saracens
Leicester Saracens
78
Mins in lead
0
96%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
18%
Possession Last 10 min
82%
0
Points Last 10 min
7

Key Events

Full Time
Burke
79' 36-28
Bracken
78' 36-26
Searle
36-21 77'
Burke
63' 36-21
Gonzalez
63' 36-19
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22m Entries

Leicester Saracens
Avg. Points Scored
2.8
22m Entries
12
Avg. Points Scored
2
22m Entries
14

Attack Profile

Leicester
Saracens
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Defence Profile

Leicester
Saracens
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Last 5 Penalties

Leicester 70'
Saracens 70'
Leicester 72'
Saracens 73'
Leicester 77'
11
Points
Billy Searle
Leicester Billy Searle
2
Tries
Adam Radwan
Leicester Adam Radwan
14
Carries
Tom Willis
Saracens Tom Willis
16
Tackles Completed
Orlando Bailey
Leicester Orlando Bailey
2
Line Breaks
Adam Radwan
Leicester Adam Radwan
2
Turnovers Won
Will Wand
Leicester Will Wand
8
Defenders Beaten
Adam Radwan
Leicester Adam Radwan
52
Successful Passes
Jack Van Poortvliet
Leicester Jack Van Poortvliet

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Conversion
Fergus Burke has scored the conversion
79'
Try
It's a try for Saracens as Charlie Bracken crosses for the score
78'
The referee has shown a yellow card to Billy Searle
77'
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Leicester Tigers vs Saracens Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Leicester Tigers face off against Saracens in Gallagher Premiership Round 9 on Sun 4th January 2026 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.

Saracens won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Leicester Tigers vs Saracens Squads

The official squads for Leicester Tigers vs Saracens will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match, however.

Other Fixtures

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