🇦🇺 BBL
BH Brisbane Heat
59%
VS
SS Sydney Sixers
41%
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Big Bash League
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Match Prediction
Last updated: 3 January 2026
Close Call Model tips Brisbane Heat at 59% (fair odds 1.69)
Prediction: Brisbane Heat (59%)
Brisbane Heat are predicted to win at a confidence level of 66%, making this match a closely contested affair with one side holding a slight edge. The toss will be crucial at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, where teams batting first have only won 36% of matches, suggesting fielding first could provide an advantage.
In the powerplay phase, Brisbane's bowlers have a better economy rate (9.74) compared to Sydney Sixers (8.33), but the Sixers have taken more wickets during this period. As the match progresses, Brisbane's batsmen have slightly outscored their opponents with an 8.63 RPO in the middle overs compared to Sydney's 7.86. However, fine margins like these often decide close matches, so fans can expect a tightly fought encounter at the Gabba.
In the powerplay phase, Brisbane's bowlers have a better economy rate (9.74) compared to Sydney Sixers (8.33), but the Sixers have taken more wickets during this period. As the match progresses, Brisbane's batsmen have slightly outscored their opponents with an 8.63 RPO in the middle overs compared to Sydney's 7.86. However, fine margins like these often decide close matches, so fans can expect a tightly fought encounter at the Gabba.
