Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings match prediction 4 Feb 2022

WEL vs CTB Match 14 Predictions & Betting Tips

Wellington will go head on with Canterbury in the 14th match of 2021-2022 the Ford Trophy which is scheduled to be played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday, February 4. Ahead of the match day I have managed to put together three best betting tips from the WEL vs CTB match prediction.

Wellington have been exceptional thus far in the tournament having won three of their four matches. They faced their first loss of the tournament in the hands of Auckland after giving their everything and being outplayed. The Wellington squad took their revenge in the reverse fixture against Auckland and defeated the latter by five wickets. They are currently at the apex of the Ford Trophy points table.

On the contrary, Canterbury ushered the 2021-22 Ford Trophy with a seven wickets win against Northern Knights which was followed by an abandoned match. They were defeated by Otago in two of their back to back matches. As it currently stands, Wellington are ahead of Canterbury by six points in the standings, which makes them a clear winner in the upcoming fixture. As for now take a look at the top Wellington vs Canterbury betting tips from the head to head encounter.

WEL vs CTB Team Bets

The winner odds of this match is one of the most lucrative markets from the team betting tips. Read along to place your bets on WEL vs CTB team betting tips.

Wellington To Win

Wellington has a strong batting lineup with the likes of Troy Johnson who is supported by Nathan Smith, Tom Blundell and Finn Allen. Ofcourse, the real match winner is Troy Johnson who has three fifty plus scores at a brilliant average and has played a key role in stationing his side to the top. As for the bowlers, Bracewell. Younghusband and Bennett have been most successful for the Welling in this season of Ford Trophy. While Bracewell and Newton have scalped six wickets each, Younghusband has taken five. Wellington kickstarted the season with a 13 run win against Otago which was succeeded by a 95 run against Otago yet again, and a six wickets win against Auckland. However they will be joining this fixture on the back of a 5 wickets loss against Auckland yet again. Wellington is currently perched at the top of the ladder with 12 points to themselves. Canterbury on the other hand are languishing at the bottom of the points table with six points, and have won only one match out of the four played so far. In the last five head to head matches between the teams, Wellington have defeated Canterbury on three occasions. Considering the above stated facts, Wellington will be our favourite entering the contest. Keep an eye out as Pari Match offers winner odds in favour of Wellington in the WEL vs CTB head to head match.

WEL vs CTB Player Bets

Wellington has a strong batting lineup, hence Troy Johnson and Georgeson are our top picks from the WEL vs CTB player betting tips handpicked for you.

Troy Johnson To Aggregate Runs For Wellington

The Welling owe a lot of their success in the Ford Trophy 2021-22 to the batting of Troy Johnson. Troy Johnson is extending his good form in the 50 overs format. He has hit three consecutive half centuries in the tournament and has added 253 runs to his total tally of runs at an average of 63.25. He opened the limited overs format with a 73 against Otago, followed by 88 against Otago and 84 against Auckland. However, he will be joining this fixture on the back of 8 runs struck in a fight against Auckland in a reverse fixture. The middle order batsman is the second highest scorer of the current season of Ford Trophy. The right handed batsman comes with an experience of 14 List A matches played since his debut in 2020 for Wellington and piled over 623 runs from them at a remarkable average of 47.92. Johnson will be eager to strike at the top of the order while taking on Canterbury for the first time this season. Meanwhile, watch out for Pari Match as they offer profitable odds in favour of Troy Johnson in the WEL vs CTB match prediction.

Luke Georgeson To Bat Well Against Canterbury

Lastly we have the opening batsman of Wellington, Luke Georgeson who has been constructively adding runs to the teams scoreboard. He is the second highest run scorer for his franchise with 151 runs from three games at a stunning average of 50.33. Georgeson headed into this fixture with a 44 run against Otago. He is coming into this fixture at the back of two half centuries scored against Auckland respectively. Gerogeson did much of the heavy lifting for the team in the last outing when he turned things around against Auckland after facing a loss in the earlier match. After making his List A debut in 2020, Georgeson managed to accumulate 486 runs from the five games played in the limited overs and averages 54.00 from them. As Gerogeson takes on the stand against Canterbury for the first time this season, all eyes will be on him to score high. As for now, keep an eye out for Pari Match as they offer odds in favour of Luke Gergeson in the WEL vs CTB betting tips.

My Picks:

Wellington To Win -@ 1.82 (Pari Match)

Troy Johnson To Aggregate Runs For Wellington

Luke Georgeson To Bat Well Against Canterbury