Sale Sharks face Saracens this Sunday 3pm at the AJ Bell Stadium in a colossal clash of the table-toppers.
League-leaders Saracens travel to Manchester having only lost two league games all season and off the back off a 29-23 win over Newcastle last weekend.
On the other hand, Sale sit 11 league points behind Mark McCall’s men, second in the Gallagher Premiership, and will host Sarries off the back of two losses in the last two weeks, against Exeter and Northampton.
When the teams met earlier in the season, at the StoneX in October, Saracens ran out 33-22 winners, however, Sale have only lost at home in the league once all season.
Despite it being a Six Nations fallow week, Saracens may be without a number of their England stars, the likes of Owen Farrell, Mako Vunipola, Maro Itoje and Max Malins could be retained by Steve Borthwick in England camp. On the other hand, Sale could be bolstered by the return of Ben Curry if he is released.
A win for Sale could narrow the gap at the top to seven points, while a win for the home team could extend the buffer to sixteen.
Last five head-to-head (Sar 4W-1L, Sal 1W, 4L):
Saracens 33-22 Sale, StoneX Stadium, 30th October 2022.
Sale 12-18 Saracens, AJ Bell Stadium, 1st April 2022.
Saracens 25-14 Sale, StoneX Stadium, 28th November 2021.
Sale 24-17 Saracens, AJ Bell Stadium, 9th September 2020.
Saracens 36-22 Sale, StoneX Stadium, 15th February 2020
