Firebirds vs Central Stags match prediction

Wellington Firebirds will host the defending champions Central Stags in match number six of the Super Smash 2019-2020 season at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Wednesday.

Central Stags are coming into this fixture after a thumping 120-run victory in the opening game of the season over Northern Knights and their team morale will be nearly touching the sky at this moment. Wellington Firebirds, too, registered a six-wicket win over Canterbury Kings in their first match and they will also look to build on the momentum that they have gained.

As you are waiting for the cracker of an encounter to unveil, on Wednesday, let me take you through a few of the bets that is going to make you feel amazing about your bank balance.

Central Stags to add to their winning form

Central Stags to win @ 1.61

The risk factor with this Bet 365 market is safe and it is going to ensure you to win 1.6 times your investment. Let me tell how Central Stags are going to make it happen for you when they take the field against Wellington Firebirds at Basin Reserve on Wednesday.

These two sides have met 24 times in the past and Firebirds have the edge over Stags with 13 wins. Taking that into account you might feel, then why should you put your money on Stags and why not on Firebirds. Here’s why! In the last eight meetings, Stags have overwhelmed the Firebirds six times compared to the latters’ two occasions.

Firebirds and Stags have clashed 10 times at Basin Reserve, Wellington, in the past and Stags have won come out on top six times compared to Firebirds’ three wins (one match was abandoned). Therefore, it is obvious that even if it is Firebirds’ home ground, they are not safe when it comes to facing Stags. The kind of firepower Stags have in their lineup with Kieran Noema-Barnett, George Worker, Josh Clarkson and their skipper Tom Bruce, there are high chances of them going past the 200-run mark again like they did in their first game (if they bat first that is).

Jeetan Patel to be Firebirds’ top man

Patel top bowler for Wellington@ 3.75

There is a reason why I am in favour of Jeetan Patel and that is because he has been on top of his form everytime he has faced Stags in the past. Patel has 20 scalps to his name and twice he has taken a four fors against Stags, and both of those performances are definitely worthy of mentioning – 11/4 and 27/4.

In the last five encounters against Stags, Patel has picked up seven wickets, which is at least a wicket per game. He was the top bowler for Wellington Firebirds when they thrashed Northern Knights in the first game, as the off spinner picked up 16/3 in his four overs. At Basin Reserve, Patel has eight wickets in seven games against Stags and one of his aforementioned best figures came at this very ground.

If he continues with his form with the ball, it is highly likely that Patel will end up at the top of the bowling charts yet again on Wednesday. With Bet 365 offering odds of 3.75 for Patel to be the top bowler for Wellington Firebirds, you have a brilliant chance of multiplying your investment by 3.75.

Stags to hit the ball out of the park more than Firebirds

Central Stags to hit most sixes @ 1.86

Bet 365 is being generous in offering odds of 1.86 for Stags to hit more sixes than Firebirds and this is it; this is where you seize the opportunity and almost double up your investments.

In the first game, Stags hit a staggering 17 sixes against Northern Knights and made a point that every bowler in the tournament will be wary of right now. On the other hand, Firebirds could only hit two sixes against Canterbury Kings in their first fixture of the Super Smash 2019-20 season.

At this venue, we are already aware that Stags and Firebirds have locked horn 10 times and in these many matches the former has hit 41 sixes compared to the latters’ 27. We also know that they have collided 27 times in total and Stags have hit 118 sixes compared to Firebirds’ 126. As you can see that there is not much of a difference between the two sides when we see the total number of sixes but based on the current form it is rather fair to believe that Stags will have the upper hand over Firebird in this particular market.