United Kingdom County Championship Two: Middlesex vs Lancashire Match Preview Odds & Predictions
Middlesex will lock horns with Lancashire in the United Kingdom County Championship Two on Wednesday. Middlesex have won three times in their last five games while Lancashire have lost three times in theirs. Moreover, Middlesex have been unbeaten in the last five head-to-head games against Lancashire. The home team will win here. Below are previews, betting tips, and odds.
Middlesex Preview
Middlesex drew against Derbyshire in their last game, meaning they haven't won in their last two matches. This team hasn’t been in bad form, although they find it hard to win in their last two matches. They have won three of their last five games, including by 87 runs over Derbyshire, 92 runs over Sussex, and two wickets over Durham, before facing a setback in their last two matches, losing to Kent by 46 runs and drawing against Derbyshire. They currently sit 5th with 113 points from 10 matches.
Middlesex XI
Sam Robson, Luke Hollman, Max Holden, Leus du Plooy (c), Ben Geddes, Ryan Higgins, Joe Cracknell (wk), Zafar Gohar, Toby Roland-Jones, Tom Helm, Naavya Sharma.
Lancashire Preview
Surrey were drawn against Worcestershire in their last game, making them unable to win in their last three games. The team has been in terrible form, losing three of their last five games to Warwickshire by two wickets, Durham by 162 runs, and Northamptonshire by 316 runs. At the same time, they won once, by 174 runs over Somerset, and the only draw was in their last game against Worcestershire. They currently sit 7th in the standings with 94 points from 10 matches played.
Lancashire XI
Keaton Jennings, Matthew Hurst (wk), Josh Bohannon (c), Marcus Harris, Rocky Flintoff, Arav Shetty, George Balderson, Tom Bailey, Noman Ali, Ben Walkden, Thomas Aspinwall.
Middlesex vs Lancashire Prediction
Middlesex will win here because they have won three of their last matches, whereas Lancashire have lost three of theirs. Not only that, Middlesex have been unbeaten in their last five head-to-head games against Lancashire, winning three times and drawing twice. My prediction is that Middlesex will win, with 1xBet offering odds of 1.73.