Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts match prediction 19th match

WEL vs OTA Match 19 Predictions & Betting Tips

The Wellington Firebirds and Otago Volts will battle it out for the second time this season in the 19th match of 2021-22 Super Smash. The match will be played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Thursday, January 6. We have managed to gather three of the best betting tips from the WEL vs OTA head-to-head match well ahead of the game day for you.

Otago Volts and Wellington Firebirds are the bottom two placed teams in the Super Smash 2021-22 standings right now. Otago Volts have one win from their seven matches and one abandoned match, which placed them at the rock bottom of the standings. On the other hand, Wellington Firebirds are just a spot ahead of them and have played two matches less than the Otago Volts. Hence, they have two wins from five matches played and are two points ahead of the Volts. Otago Volts continue to struggle in the 2021-22 Super Smash. They will be joining this fixture on the back of a 8 wickets loss in the hands of Auckland Aces. Wellington Firebirds, on the contrary, have failed to live up to the expectations that they laid at the beginning of the tournament. After winning their opening match against Canterbury the team failed to register a single win up until their last outing. They beat Otago in their most recent fixture by a margin of 5 wickets to take an upper hand in the upcoming fixture. As for now, as the teams meet for the second time in the current campaign, take a look at the Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts betting tips put together for you.

WEL vs OTA Player Bets:

Both the lineups are filled with potential stars and after a careful analysis of their performances and statistics I have managed to collate three best WEL vs OTA player betting tips for a well paid return.

Hamish Rutherford To Score Over 22.5 Runs

The captain, Hamish Rutherford, is a hard hitting left-hander who has been doing much of the heavy lifting for the team considering the poor form of the Volts are in the ongoing campaign. He has been serving for the Otago Volts for quite some time now in the domestic tournament. Rutherford is the highest run getter when it comes to head-to-head encounters having scored 424 runs in 18 matches at an average of 26.50. He is also the highest run scorer for his franchise in the current tournament with a total of 182 runs from seven matches at 30.33 average which is laced with two half centuries. Rutherford has played 106 matches for the Volts in his career to amass 2430 runs at 24.55. So far he has played 151 T20 matches in his career and has notched up 3680 runs at a decent average of 26.10. This is one assured market to make some handsome cash from. Pari Match hasofferred lucrative odds of 1.87 in favour of Rutherford in the WEL vs OTA match prediction.

Anaru Kitchen To Maintain His Consistency With The Bat

Anaru Kitchen is the fourth highest run scorer when it comes to head-to-head encounters as he has racked up 564 runs in 21 matches at an astounding average of 37.60. In this calendar year (2021), Kitchen has featured in 15 T20 games and has added 346 runs against his name at an average of 26.62. Apart from Hamish Rutherford, Anaru Kitchen is the next batsman the Volts squad is heavily dependent upon. From the seven matches that Kitchen has played this season he has made 125 runs averaging 20.83. He has played a total of 66 matches for Otago Volts in his career and hammered 1209 runs from them. He has a decently good average of 36.17 while playing at the Basin Oval with 217 runs. Anaru Kitchen has also managed to scalp 6 valuable wickets for his side in the current tournament. In the 15th match that Otago Volts played against Wellington Firebirds, Kitchen had struck 54 off 34 balls batting in the lower order. Meanwhile, stay hooked as Parimatch offers odds in favour of Anaru Kitchen in the WEL vs OTA head-to-head match.

Finn Allen To Score Over 24.5 Runs

Lastly we have the Wellington opening batsman, Finn Allen who has graduated from being a domestic superstar to a player that is recognized on the international stages as one of the most exciting talents around. In the 2020-21 season of Super Smash, Finn Allen finished the tournament as the highest run scorer of the season. He had notched 512 runs from 11 innings at an extraordinary average of 56.89. He played a crucial role in securing two wins against Otago Volts in the last edition of Super Smash. In one of these matches, Allen closed his innings with 92 off just 43 balls played. While playing against the Volts this season, the opener had struck 32 from 13 balls played. He has a total of 109 runs from the five innings he has batted so far. He has the second highest strike rate of 216.95 while playing against the Otago Volts in the Super Smash format. Pari Match has offerred profitable odds of 1.87 in favour of Finn Allen in the WEL vs OTA match prediction.

My Picks:

Hamish Rutherford To Score Over 22.5 Runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)
Anaru Kitchen To Maintain His Consistency With The Bat
Fin Allen To Score Over 24.5 Runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)