Bristol Bears face one of the toughest tests of the season on Saturday when red hot Premiership leaders Saracens come to Ashton Gate in Round Nine of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership.
Bristol Bears have slipped to four straight defeats in the league since beating London Irish 40-36 at Ashton Gate on September 24. The Bears' 14-50 loss at home to Exeter in Round Five - the most points Bristol have ever conceded at Ashton Gate in the Premiership - ended a four-game winning run at home.
In contrast Saracens have dropped only one possible league point this season and that was in scoring only one try in their narrow victory at Exeter in Round Seven. And Saracens have lost just two of their last 11 clashes with Bristol in Premiership Rugby, both at Ashton Gate in April 2019 and August 2020.
