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Somerset vs Worcestershire Prediction

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Worcestershire WORCS

SOM vs WORCS Betting Tips

  • Somerset have won all of their group-stage matches at Taunton this year and they defeated Worcestershire here in 2015.
  • Worcestershire won their last two group games while Somerset will be coming with four successive wins.
  • Worcestershire have started to put together a team effort but Somerset will have the home advantage in their favor.

SOM vs WORCS Win Probability

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Our Prediction

Somerset are favorites to win

Can Somerset Continue their Winning Run at Taunton? 

Somerset beat Hampshire in their final league fixture to finish as the South Group table toppers and secure a home game in the quarter-finals. They will be taking on Worcestershire in the first quarter-final of the Royal London One-Day Cup 2016 on August 17 at the County Ground, Taunton. Worcestershire came in at fourth place in the North Group standings with nine points from eight matches. Somerset vs Worcestershire 1st quarter-final is scheduled to begin at 11 AM local time.

Read on for our betting tips and match prediction for the first quarter-final of the Royal London One-Day Cup 2016 between Somerset and Worcestershire...

Venue and Toss

Predicting an ideal first-innings score is tough on a surface where 237 gets defended while 296 gets chased down. Nevertheless, the venue has seen three scores above the 250-mark in this year's four group games. This includes the big total of 322 achieved by Somerset against Glamorgan.

Two of these matches were won by the team batting first and two were won the team batting second. Though 260 and 296 have been chased here, it sure wasn't an easy chase. So whoever wins the toss would want to bat first and get at least 275 in order to put the opposition under pressure in this crunch match.

Somerset, this year, have gone on to win each time they won the toss at Taunton. So winning the toss will definitely up their chances of a win.

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Somerset Team News & Playing 11

If Somerset Bat First

Prediction: Around 265

The top-order looks strong enough in Jayawardene, Allenby and Trego who are going to be the key in their batting. Skipper Allenby and Jayawardene both scored fifties in the last match while Trego made a decent 31. Allenby has got the most runs for his side and he is more likely to top-score. Somerset should get to 265 if these three go on to score big.

The biggest threat for Somerset will be coming from Worcestershire's Joe Leach, Ed Barnard and Kyle Abbott. The three right-arm fast bowlers have taken wickets consistently this season and they will be backed by their team to give the hosts some early blows. If Somerset lose their top three cheaply, they may not be able to reach even 250.

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Somerset vs Worcestershire Match Prediction

Worcestershire Team News & Playing 11

If Worcestershire Bat First

Prediction: Around 250

Tom Fell is averaging 118.50 and has amassed 237 runs in just four innings. His last three scores read 63*, 116* and 54. He is going to be the key for Worcestershire at no. 3 and Somerset will look to get him as early as possible. Skipper Mitchell has had a good outing in the last two games while Kohler-Cadmore hit a hundred recently. These three will have to play a major role with the bat if Worcestershire are to get past 250.

Worcestershire's main obstacle during their innings is going to be the pace bowling of Lewis Gregory and Tim Groenewald. The two seamers have picked up 15 wickets each and are among the tournament's top 5 bowlers. Groenewald has taken six wickets in the last two games and he can be the most destructive of all the Somerset bowlers. Left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe took seven wickets in his last three matches and Worcestershire will struggle to score runs if he provides good support to Groenewald and Gregory.

Somerset vs Worcestershire Head-to-Head

The two teams have gone head-to-head just once in the past. Somerset hosted Worcestershire last year at Taunton where they won the match by 56 runs. Winning the toss and batting first, the hosts set up a target of 306 and then cleaned up Worcestershire afterwards for 249 in the 46th over.

Our Prediction

In this year's Royal London One-Day Cup, Somerset are looking the strongest of all the teams with six wins from eight completed matches. They faced defeat in only one of their group games while one match was washed out. Winning all of their four group games at Taunton will certainly give them an edge when they take on Worcestershire at this venue on Wednesday. While the home team won their last four matches, Worcestershire will be coming with back-to-back wins. Neither team had reached the quarter-finals before and both will look to make their first appearance in the semis this year.

Worcestershire are not short on talent and they will always be in with an outside chance should the hosts crumble under pressure in this big game in front of their home crowd. But Somerset have been thoroughly professional in their approach and so we're going to back them to win this quarter-final.

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