Northern Districts vs Auckland Aces Prediction

Team News

Auckland Aces will not have any of their players missing from their team due to injuries for this upcoming fixture. They are likely to field the same eleven that featured against Wellington in the last match.

Key Players

Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman and Rob Nicol have all hit two fifties each so far and the trio form the backbone of Auckland's batting lineup. Skipper Nicol scored 68 in the last game and he is likely to continue his good form. Legspinner Tarun Nethula is currently the season's second-best bowler with 11 wickets and we predict him to cause the most damage to the Knights’ innings.

Recent Form

Auckland Aces are sitting comfortably on the second spot in the league standings with 16 points from six games. They begun their journey this year with four successive wins but seem to be going a little off the track with back-to-back defeats at the hands of Wellington Firebirds.

Northern Districts vs Auckland Head-to-Head

A total of 19 matches have been played between these two sides and while Auckland Aces have won 12 of them, Northern Districts have 7 wins. The last two matches have been won by the Aces which includes the most recently played match at Hamilton this year.

Northern Districts vs Auckland Betting Odds

Auckland Aces and Northern Districts Knights are both 1.03 with betfair and bet365. While the former will be coming into this match with defeats in their last two, the latter will be coming with a boosted morale from their match-winning performance against the Central Districts. However, the fact that the Aces have beaten the Knights in their previous three meetings still makes them a valuable betting choice.

Northern Districts vs Auckland Prediction

Though Northern Districts will have the benefit of playing Auckland Aces on a ground where they have played more number of matches than them and have a better knowledge of the conditions, the Aces will still walk in as favorites to win this match. The Districts don't have many happy memories at this ground of late as they were taken down by the Otago Volts in their last two matches here. Also, the absence of Southee, Santner and Boult is going to immensely deplete their bowling attack.

The Aces, on the other hand, will have all their key resources in tact. Having been beaten in two consecutive games by a bottom-placed team will hurt Auckland the most, but we expect them to bounce back and get back to their winning ways come Tuesday.

Final Verdict: We recommend betting on the Auckland Aces to win this match.