The big picture

Bath Rugby come in 5th on the ladder with 16 points; Harlequins are 7th on 12. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Bath Rugby are 2–2 in Premiership Rugby 2026-27, averaging 31.5 points for and 36.3 against.

Harlequins are 1–3 in Premiership Rugby 2026-27, averaging 18.5 points for and 31 against.

Form

Bath Rugby have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Gloucester Rugby 5–23.

Harlequins have won two of their last five and most recently beat Saracens 33–15.

Head to head

These sides have met 11 times on our records since 2021: Bath Rugby 8, Harlequins 3.

Last time out (2026-27), Bath Rugby won 33–17 at Twickenham Stoop.

Bath Rugby have won the last five against Harlequins.

Biggest margin between these two: Bath Rugby by 33 points in 2025-26 (48–15).

Players to watch

For Harlequins, watch Pedro Delgado (0.3 tries a game in 2026-27).

At Recreation Ground

Bath Rugby have won 17 of their last 20 at Recreation Ground.

The deeper numbers

Harlequins haven't beaten Bath Rugby at Recreation Ground since 2022-23: 3 meetings there since then.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Bath Rugby have the edge.