Leicestershire vs Worcestershire match prediction 21 Sep 2021

LEI vs WOR Match 126 Predictions and Betting Tips

The 126th match of the County Championship will take place between Leicestershire and Worcestershire. The match will be played at Grace Road in Leicestershire on September 21. I have picked the top LEI vs WOR Day 1 betting tips from the game for you.

After an abysmal season, Leicestershire and Worcestershire are in Division 3 of the County Championships. Both the teams have won a game against Sussex in the Division phase and both lost to Kent. While Leicestershire managed to draw the third game against Derbyshire, Worcestershire lost their third match to Middlesex. Leicestershire are placed right above Worcestershire currently, but Worcestershire are on a winning streak against Leicestershire. The two teams have faced each other 4 times over the course of the last 5 years and Worcestershire have won all 4 encounters. This is Leicestershire’s opportunity to break that streak and I have the best LEI vs WOR betting odds collated for you.

LEI vs WOR Player Bets

Leicestershire and Worcestershire have a few players who have been absolutely dominating in this season of the County Championships. Take a look at the top player betting tips from the LEI vs WOR head to head match.

Ed Barnard to score over the target

The first bet is for the middle-order Worcestershire bowling all-rounder who has shown his skill set time and again. Ed Barnard is the second-highest scorer from Worcestershire, after Jake Libby, but has better consistency than the latter. Worcestershire have had really poor games in the division stages and barely scraped a win against Sussex, and even though Barnard also needs to step up to the plate, it is extremely likely that he manages to do so. He has played 77 FC matches in his career and scored 2810 runs from the 113 innings. This averages 29.89 with 2 centuries, and 15 fifties.

In this season Ed Barnard has already scored 698 runs from 17 innings in 12 games. At an average of 49.85, he has hit his first 2 first-class centuries in this season. He has played against Leicestershire before and he scored a total of 136 runs (53*, 30, 42, 11*) from 4 innings in 3 games. This averages 68.0 and he scored over 30 runs in all three previous games against them with an unbeaten 53* in his last game at Grace Road. This is one of the top LEI vs WOR match predictions. Check out the betting providers before the game to bet on Ed Barnard.

Lewis Hill to score over 26.5 runs

The next bet is for the middle-order Leicestershire batsman, who has played the most consistently for the team this season. Lewis Hill is the top scorer for Leicestershire with 902 runs from 20 innings in 13 games. This averages 47.47 and with 3 centuries and 5 fifties, he is the 5th highest run-scorer in the tournament. While Lewis Hill wasn’t able to score in the 1st match of the division phases, he has scored 2 centuries in the 2 games since.

Lewis Hill has played 54 First-Class matches in his career with 2361 runs from them at an average of 29.14. He was impressive in the first half of the tournament, in the group stages, but he has been especially great in the division phase. With 248 runs from his 3 first innings at an average of 82.67, he is bound to strike in the upcoming game. In his past 2 games against Worcestershire, he scored 31 and 33 runs in the 1st innings and even managed a half-century in one game in the second innings. This is another one of the top LEI vs WOR betting tips to go for. Dafabet.com is offering odds of 1.87 for Lewis Hill to score over 26.5 runs.

Daryl Mitchell to score over 27.5 runs

The last bet is for the former captain of the Worcestershire outfit. Daryl Mitchell has played 13 games this season and scored 453 runs from 21 innings. While this is an average of just 21.57, Daryl Mitchell has had some formidable innings this season. He might not have scored in every game in the season, but he put out some great scores and got a century and 3 fifties from the season.

The thing that makes us sure to bet on this player is his past play against Leicestershire. In the last 5 matches against them, Darryl Mitchell scored a total of 339 runs (114, 58, 52, 25, 90) in the 1st innings. This averages 67.8 with scores over 25 runs in all 5 games. He hasn’t exactly been a slouch in the second innings either, but it doesn't concern us as much. His last game at Grace Road was against Leicestershire in 2019, and we saw him scoring 114 runs. This is another one of the top LEI vs WOR betting odds from the game. Dafabet.com is offering odds of 1.87 for Daryl Mitchell to score over 27.5 runs.