Leicestershire vs Hampshire match prediction 8 Apr 2021

LEI vs HAM County Championship Match Predictions and Betting Tips

The 5th match of the County Championship 2021 will commence on Thursday, April 8 between Leicestershire and Hampshire. The match will be held at Grace Road in Leicester. I have the best betting tips from the LEI vs HAM match.

Leicestershire played from the North group and Hampshire played from the South group last season in the Bob Wills Trophy when the County Championship was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Leicestershire won only one out of the 5 matches they played, lost 2 matches and drew two matches. Hampshire on the other hand won two matches, lost another two matches and drew the one other match. Leicestershire and Hampshire have not had any head-to-head encounters in the last couple of seasons. While the team’s gear up for their first match this season, here are the top betting tips from LEI vs HAM match prediction.

LEI vs HAM Player Bets

There are quite a lot of players on which the oddsmakers have offered odds for. In order to make a handful of money, I have picked the best three player bets from the LEI vs HAM betting tips.

Colin Ackermann To Score Over 25.5 Runs In the 1st Innings

The captain of Leicestershire, had relatively had a good season in the Bob Wills Trophy. Ackermann had played a total of 9 innings last season and scored 379 runs from them. He was the highest run-scorer for his team at an average of 54.14. The right-handed batsman has played 228 First Class innings in his career with 8243 runs from them. His average is decently good at 41.00 from his career.

From the previous season, Ackermann scored above the target in 2 out of the 5 first innings played. There is no doubt that the captain will be able to perform, and this is a great LEI vs HAM betting tip from the game. Sportsbet.io has offered betting odds of 1.85 for Colin Ackermann to score over 25.5 runs in the 1st innings.

Harry Dearden To Score Over 18.5 Runs

The second bet is for the 23-year-old batsman from Lancashire. Harry Dearden is the next in line batsman after Colin Ackermann who did well playing in the Bob Willis Trophy. The young lad was signed by Leicestershire in the 2017 season. The left-handed batsman has played in 72 First Class innings and scored 1421 runs from it. He averages at 21.47 from his First Class Innings. In the last played tournament, Dearden scored over the target in the first innings in 3 of the five matches played. His highest score was playing against Derbyshire, where he scored 70 runs in the first innings which included 12 smaller boundaries. This is one of the easiest LEI vs HAM match predictions. Sportsbet.io has offered betting odds of 1.85 for Harry Dearden to score over 18.5 runs in the first innings of the upcoming match.

Joe Weatherley To Score Over 22.5 Runs

The last bet here today, is the top batsman of Hampshire. He was the highest run-scorer for his team last season. Weatherley has scored above the required target in 3 out of the 4 matches played, out of which one match was a tie and not played by the Hampshire squad. He played 7 innings and scored 263 runs from them which averages 43.83.

Weatherley struck his maiden Championship hundred in 2018 as Hampshire batted out the final day against Lancashire. From the 59 First Class innings played by Weatherley, he has scored 1421 runs from them at an average of 25.83.Sportsbet.io has offered betting odds 1.85 for Weatherley to score over 22.5 runs in the LEI vs HAM head to head match.