Essex vs Northamptonshire match prediction 21 Sep 2021

ESS vs NOR Match 122 DAY 1 CC Match Prediction & Betting Tips

In the final round of Division Two, Essex and Northamptonshire will face each other in the 122nd match of the County Championship, 2021. This encounter is scheduled to be hosted at the County Ground in Chelmsford starting Tuesday, September 21. I have thus taken the chance to bring to you three of the best betting tips from the ESS vs NOR Day 1 match prediction.

The table toppers under Division Two will be up against each other in the final round of County Championship, 2021. Essex are yet to taste defeat in the Division stage of the tournament so far. They have recorded two excellent victories and one draw out of the three games played. After earning two victories by a massive margin in the Division stage, Essex will head into this fixture on the back of a draw against Surrey.

Northamptonshire on the other hand are placed right next to Essex on the table and have registered one win, one loss and one draw out of the three matches. They are currently divided by 26 points in the standings. The Northants lost the first round of match to Gloucestershire by 6 wickets, followed by a 2 wickets win against Surrey and will head into the final round on the back of a draw against Durham. In the last five face offs between the teams, Essex have drawn one match while the other four matches ended in a draw. Meanwhile, take a look at the top three betting tips gathered from the Essex vs Northamptonshire head-to-head match assembled for you.

ESS vs NOR Player Bet:

Since the aggregators are yet to come up with odds for the forthcoming matches I have done a careful analysis of the past datas and gathered two best player bets heading into the fixture. Ricardo Vasconcelos and Robert Keogh are our picks from the ESS vs NOR player betting tips.

Ricardo Vasconcelos To score over 25.5 runs

Vasconcelos has led the charge for Northamptonshire with his First-class scores to tick off runs for his side in the ongoing County season. He is the highest run scorer for his franchise who has smashed 842 runs in 13 matches played. This averages at 40.09 from 22 innings. He has some pretty impressive first innings scores under his belt as well. Vasconcelos earned his highest first innings score in the opening match of the tournament against Kent. Vasconcelos along with Rob Keogh struck their first century of the season to set a massive first innings target for the opponent to achieve. He further went on to add another two half centuries to the teams scoreboard in the group stage games. Vasconcelos has so far managed to maintain his first innings scores above the 20 mark in the majority of the games. In the three matches played in the Division stage, the Northant opener has scored 37, 24 and 4 runs respectively. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Ricardo Vasconcelos to score over 25.5 runs in the ESS vs NOR match prediction.

Robert Keogh To score over 21.5 runs

The next batsman who has been at par with Vasconcelos and is also his counterpart in opening the matches for the squad, Robert Keogh. Known as Rob Keogh, the Northant batsman is among the top two batsmen who has soared runs in the current County season. The batting allrounder has a total of 758 runs from 22 innings which averages at 37.90. Out of which 355 runs comprises his first innings scores itself. Rob has struck two centuries and four half centuries in these 13 games. Like Vasconcelos, Rob managed his highest score in the opening match against Kent where the batsman hit 124 runs for his side. Although Rob Keogh's second innings scores have taken an upper hand over his first innings scores, there is no denying the fact that he is one of the top batsmen from the Northants Squad. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Rob Keogh to score over 21.5 runs.

ESS vs NOR Team Bet:

We are expecting the oddsmakers to offer us odds for this one market in particular. This is one of the top bets from the ESS vs NOR team betting tips to capitalise on.

Essex To Take 1st Innings Lead

Like I mentioned earlier, Essex are coming into this match on the back of a draw against Surrey and have been phenomenal in the Division stage thus far. Having said that, they have upped their games since the culmination of the group stage matches. From a total of 13 matches that the host has played in the ongoing tournament, Essex have taken first innings lead in nine of these games. The team has steadily positioned themselves with the likes of Ricardo Vasconcelos and Rob Keogh to name a few experienced batsmen who have gone out of their way to amass runs in the first innings of the game. As a matter of fact in the recently played match against Surrey, Essex piled a mammoth 439 runs for their opponents to chase, although the match ended in a draw. Regardless of which they have gone on to maintain their momentum in the division stage and taken a first innings lead in all three rounds of the tournament.

On the flipside, Northants are also joining the fixture on the back of a draw but have failed to maintain an impulse in the Division stage rounds. Out of the twelve matches that they have batted in, they have managed to take the first innings lead in only five of these games. As a matter of fact out of the three rounds played in the Division stage, they have taken a lead in only one of the matches. Most certainly this is one area, Essex will be successful in constructing themselves once more in the final round. Meanwhile keep an eye out for aggregators to offer us odds closer to the match date of the ESS vs NOR betting tip.