Both teams are coming into the game on the back of a string of positive performances and results, and with just three rounds of Aviva Premiership Rugby remaining are very much in the hunt not just for a play-off spot but a home semi-final as well.
"It's a big game," director of rugby Jim Mallinder said this week. "Obviously Leicester are our local rivals, but we know that we've got three games to go in the regular season and we want to win all three to give us a chance of a home semi-final. That's what we're aiming for and I'm sure that everyone's going to be up for Saturday's game.
"We've certainly been focused solely on tomorrow's game this week and have not been talking about what has gone before. We've trained hard and have prepared for what's going to come at us on Saturday. Leicester are physical up front and love the set piece, but they like to play a bit too and get on the front foot. So we'll have to be at the top of our game."
Tomorrow's game is completely sold out. However supporters can watch it live and exclusively on ESPN Classic (free to Sky Sports and Virgin Media XL subscribers) or listen to match commentary on BBC Radio Northampton.
The Saints' official Facebook page and Twitter feed will have the usual match blog and score updates respectively.
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS TEAM TO PLAY LEICESTER
Aviva Premiership Rugby Round 20
Franklin's Gardens
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Kick off 2:15pm
15 Ben FODEN
14 Chris ASHTON
13 George PISI
12 James DOWNEY
11 Paul DIGGIN
10 Ryan LAMB
9 Lee DICKSON (capt)
1 Soane TONGA'UIHA
2 Andy LONG
3 Brian MUJATI
4 Samu MANOA
5 Christian DAY
8 Roger WILSON
Replacements
16 Ross MCMILLAN
17 Alex WALLER
18 Paul DORAN JONES
19 Mark SORENSON
20 Ben NUTLEY
21 Martin ROBERTS
22 Stephen MYLER
23 Tom MAY