Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces Prediction
Jan 01, 2017
06:30 IST / 1:00 GMT
University Oval - Dunedin, New Zealand
OTG
AKL
OTG vs AKL Betting Tips
- Auckland have beaten Otago in their last six meetings including the most recent one earlier this season.
- Otago will be playing on their home ground and they have a good record here with three wins from last four games.
- Auckland have a stronger head-to-head record but they haven't played at this ground in a very long time.
OTG vs AKL Win Probability
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Our Prediction
Auckland Aces are favourites to win
Can Otago Volts end their poor form against Auckland?
The 27th fixture of the ongoing McDonald's Super Smash 2016-17 will see Otago Volts take on the Auckland Aces. The match is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2017 at the University Oval, Dunedin. Live action starts at 2 PM local time. Auckland are to face Central Districts on December 29 before coming into this match.
Toss
177 and 152 are the first-innings scores of the last two matches at the University Oval which suggests that the pitch has been a fairly good one to bat on lately. Both these games were won by the team that batted first and so whoever wins the toss is more likely to put up runs on the board firstup. Otago have played one match here this season which they won batting first. It would therefore be better to bet on Otago if they bat first on Sunday.
Read on for team previews, betting tips and match prediction for Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces, McDonald’s Super Smash 2016-17....
Otago Volts Team News & Playing 11
Team News
All the players have been reported to be fit and the team is expected to go in with the same playing eleven that played Wellington Firebirds in the last match.
Key Players
With one century and an average of 30, Hamish Rutherford is currently on the list of top 5 batsmen this season. He made a well-compiled 47 in the last match against Wellington and we predict him to top-score for Otago in this match. Neil Wagner has been their most impressive bowler so far with nine wickets and he will be backed by his team to get the early breakthroughs.
Recent Form
Otago have lost their last three matches in a row. They are lying at the bottom of the points table after three wins and five losses from their eight league games so far, making it nearly impossible for them to finish among the top three.
Otago Volts Predicted XI
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AK Kitchen, HD Rutherford (c), DC de Boorder (wk), TM Beaton, JL Finnie, MG Bracewell, BS Wilson, C Viljoen, N Wagner, SR Wells and NG Smith.
Auckland Aces Team News & Playing 11
Team News
No major changes are expected in their playing eleven. There are no injury scares in the side and they will be going full-strength against the Volts.
Key Players
While Glenn Phillips and Rob Nicol will ensure that Auckland get off to a good start, Mark Chapman will look to capitalize on that good start in the middle order. The team will need these three to make valuable contributions with the bat. Tarun Nethula and Tymal Mills are the ones in their bowling lineup that could trouble the Otago batsmen. Nethula is the season's second-leading wicket-taker and we predict him to do well here.
Recent Form
Auckland Aces are comfortably placed on the second spot on the points table with four wins and three defeats from their seven league matches. They will need to improve on their bowling as they have conceded 170+ in three of their previous four matches.
Auckland Aces Predicted XI
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ML Guptill-Bunce, GD Phillips (wk), RJ Nicol (c), JA Raval, MS Chapman, BJ Horne, SM Solia, DJ Grobbelaar, MJ Barry, TS Nethula and TS Mills.
Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces Head-to-Head
Auckland Aces and Otago Volts have faced each other 21 times in the past. While the former have 11 wins, the latter have 7 with one of these games ending in a tie and two ending without a result. The last six completed fixtures between the two sides have been won by the Aces.
Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces Prediction
Auckland Aces and Otago Volts are two of the strongest teams in the tournament but the performances of both these teams have a taken a dip since the past few matches. Both will be coming into this match having suffered defeats in their last three and so there will be enormous pressure on them to get back on the winning track.
Otago will be playing in familiar conditions and they have won three of their last four matches at this ground while it has been a very long time since Auckland last played here. With that said, the latter have dominated the former the last six times they have played each other and they are likely to maintain their dominance when they meet them again on Sunday.
Final Verdict: We recommend betting on the Auckland Aces to win this match.
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