Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds match prediction 28 Mar 2022

AUK vs WEL Match 19 Day 1 Predictions & Betting Tips

Auckland will be at loggerheads with Wellington in their second last league respective games of the ongoing edition of the Plunket Shield. This fixture will be held at the Eden Park Outer Oval in Auckland from March 28, Monday. With a handful of matches remaining in this competition, we should get in there to maximise every single chance of making cash. Therefore, I have accumulated three of the best betting tips from the AUK vs WEL Day 1 head-to-head clash.

After finishing fourth in the previous season of the Plunket Shield, Auckland seemed to have walked into the latest edition with a lot more conviction and determination. This is a battle between the top-placed Auckland and the bottom-placed Wellington. If you are to look at the points table of the Plunket Shield 2021-22 season, you will get an idea of who is going to be the favourites walking into this fixture. Auckland Aces are the only side who are yet to see the face of a defeat in this current season. Wellington, on the other hand, have managed to lose 5 out of their 6 matches so far in the ongoing edition of the Plunket Shield. This is the only time they will face in this competition and Auckland will be looking to make it count. While we wait for the action to kickstart on Monday, let us take a look at the top betting tips from the AUK vs WEL head-to-head encounter.

AUK vs WEL Day 1 Player Bets:

The team markets for this fixture will probably be brushed aside considering the odds which are ridiculously low. However, the player bets are returning to save the day for us again and this time it will be during the Auckland vs Wellington Plunket Shield game.

George Worker to underperform with the bat for Auckland

George Worker could have been a wonderful white-ball cricketer and is also a great prospect for New Zealand. He had an unbelievable domestic ListA season this time around as well. But unfortunately he is 32-year-old already and is not an ideal red-ball cricketer. If you have played 109 First-class matches and just 5415 runs, you will not be happy to sport an okay-ish average of 28.50. In the ongoing season of the Plunket Shield, Worker has featured in four matches and 8 innings and has managed just 187 runs at an average of 23.37. In the previous edition of the Plunket Shield, Worker was featuring for Central Districts and had played 7 matches and 13 knocks but could score only 339 runs at an average of 26.07. Worker has scored 80, 19, 18 and 9 in his last four First-class innings and that shows the inconsistency. Pari Match should offer the best of odds against George Worker to underperform with the bat in the AUK vs WEL Day 1 match prediction.

Robert O’Donnell to shine again for Auckland

Next up, we have yet another future Kiwi star but this time Robert O’Donnell does have a chance to make it to the New Zealand playing XI across formats. The 27-year-old cricketer from Auckland has been giving his very best for a second season in a row now. O'Donnell is ruling the charts for Auckland with the bat as he is their leading run scorer with 372 runs to his name in just 4 matches at a colossal batting average of 74.40. Overall the lad has played just 59 First-class matches and has scored 3421 runs at an average of 36.01. In the previous season of the Plunket Shield, the right-handed batsman was the 5th highest run getter overall as he played 7 matches and could amass 546 runs at an astonishing batting average of 60.66. In his last three First-class knocks, O’Donnell has produced scores of 223, 84 and 56*. Pari Match is definitely going to offer fantastic odds for Robert O’Donnell to shine for Auckland in the AUK vs WEL match prediction.

Troy Johnson to excel for Wellington

Well, here is a newcomer among us and I can assure you that Mr. Troy Johnson is not going to disappoint us when the ball gets rolling in the Auckland vs Wellington game. The 24-year-old cricketer from Wellington has been the only saving grace for Wellington with the bat. Troy Johnson is the leading run getter for Wellington in the Plunket Shield 2021-22 edition with 314 runs in just three matches at an astounding batting average of 78.50. He has had a phenomenal First-class career so far, although it is a bit too early to say that but in 10 matches up until now, Johnson has already piled on 676 runs at a very good batting average of 56.33. In the previous season of the Plunket Shield, Johnson just played four matches for Wellington and scored 291 runs at a staggering average of 72.75. Head over to the Pari Match website for more odds for Troy Johnson to excel with the bat from the AUK vs WEL match prediction.

My Picks:

George Worker to underperform with the bat for Auckland

Robert O’Donnell to shine again for Auckland

Troy Johnson to excel for Wellington