Leicester
38 - 40
Full Time
Saracens
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Leicester v Saracens Leicester v Saracens
Gallagher Premiership - Round 1 Gallagher Premiership - Round 1
Sun 27th September 2026, 04:00pm SAST Sun 27th September 2026, 04:00pm SAST
Mattioli Woods Welford Road Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Ian Tempest Ian Tempest

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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Previous Results

Last 5 Meetings

Gallagher Premiership
38 - 40
Full Time +2 Gallagher Premiership +4
19 - 15
Full Time Premiership Cup
26 - 31
Full Time +5 Gallagher Premiership +8
36 - 28
Full Time Premiership Cup +13
20 - 7
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Match Information

Leicester v Saracens Leicester v Saracens
Gallagher Premiership - Round 1 Gallagher Premiership - Round 1
Sun 27th September 2026, 04:00pm SAST Sun 27th September 2026, 04:00pm SAST
Mattioli Woods Welford Road Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Ian Tempest Ian Tempest

Points Flow Chart

Leicester Saracens
Leicester Saracens
13
Mins in lead
68
16%
% Of Game In Lead
85%
47%
Possession Last 10 min
53%
0
Points Last 10 min
5

Key Events

Full Time
Segun
38-40 72'
Haffar
38-35 71'
Searle
38-35 67'
Thompson
36-35 66'
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22m Entries

Leicester Saracens
Avg. Points Scored
2.9
22m Entries
13
Avg. Points Scored
3.3
22m Entries
12

Attack Profile

Leicester
Saracens
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Defence Profile

Leicester
Saracens
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Last 5 Penalties

Leicester 69'
Leicester 70'
Leicester 71'
Leicester 71'
Leicester 79'

Key Players

15
Points
Gabriel Hamer-Webb
Leicester Gabriel Hamer-Webb
3
Tries
Gabriel Hamer-Webb
Leicester Gabriel Hamer-Webb
18
Carries
Freddie Steward
Leicester Freddie Steward
15
Tackles Completed
Juan Martin Gonzalez
Saracens Juan Martin Gonzalez
4
Line Breaks
Gabriel Hamer-Webb
Leicester Gabriel Hamer-Webb
2
Turnovers Won
Samiuela Moli
Leicester Samiuela Moli
8
Defenders Beaten
Freddie Steward
Leicester Freddie Steward
57
Successful Passes
Tomos Williams
Saracens Tomos Williams

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Orlando Bailey leaves the field and Mako Vunipola comes on
78'
Tom Whiteley comes on for Leicester Tigers and Jack van Poortvliet comes off
74'
Charlie Bracken comes on and Tomos Williams comes off
74'
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Leicester Tigers vs Saracens Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Leicester Tigers face off against Saracens in Gallagher Premiership Round 1 on Sun 27th September 2026 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 16:00 SAST, 03:00 NZST in New Zealand, 00:00 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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7 - 66
FT
28 - 18
FT
21 - 43
FT
54 - 19
FT
19 - 35
FT
43 - 23
FT
21 - 19
FT
28 - 30
FT
63 - 26
FT
28 - 21
FT
54 - 17
FT
23 - 14
FT
45 - 22
FT
22 - 18
FT
Friday
21:45
Friday
22:10
Saturday
13:40
Saturday
16:00
Saturday
16:10
Saturday
16:30
Saturday
18:40
Saturday
22:10
Sunday
15:00
Sunday
17:10