After Bath, the fight for four key players, just eight points between Bristol, sixth and sixth-placed Harlicins, with Gloselster, Leicester and Sarrasin between one point.
Bears have not left four key players throughout the season and are no longer in European games, so they can focus only on the league, which may be important.
Cherries and whites are third in the best status at the desk at this stage of the campaign in the past two seasons after being weak near the bottom.
Their attack has proved a large part of their move forward this season – Third have the most goals in the league – but they were sure that their form will not end again, because they will reach their first games in 2019.
The big test will remain for Leicester after coach Michael Cheeika confirmed a few weeks ago that he had left the club at the end of the season.
The Australian departure means that tigers are looking for their ninth president in less than nine years, although this week he has said a desire to win “burned fire.