United Kingdom The Hundred: Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire Match Preview Odds & Predictions
Birmingham Phoenix
Welsh Fire
Birmingham Phoenix will lock horns against Welsh Fire in the United Kingdom The Hundred on Saturday. Birmingham Phoenix lost three of their last four games, while Welsh Fire have won two of their last four games. Can the away team win here? Below are previews, betting tips, and odds.
Birmingham Phoenix Preview
Birmingham Phoenix suffered a 12-run defeat in their last game against Southern Brave, putting them on a two-game losing streak. This has been in poor form, as they have lost three and won twice in their last five games, winning over Manchester Super Giants by seven wickets and over Trent Rockets by ten runs, while the losses were against Trent Rockets by three wickets, Manchester Super Giants by 87 runs, and, in their last game, against Southern Brave by 12 runs. They currently sit in 8th place in the standings with 2 points from 3 matches played.
Birmingham Phoenix XI
Donovan Ferreira (c), Joe Clarke (wk), Will Smeed, Rehan Ahmed, Laurie Evans, Mitchell Owen, Sean Dickson, Ben Dwarshuis, Scott Currie, Saqib Mohamood, Usman Tariq.
Welsh Fire Preview
Welsh Fire suffered a nine-wicket loss in their last game against Trent Rockets. This team has not been in good form, as they have lost three times and won twice in their last five games, starting with a loss against Trent Rockets by three wickets, Southern Brave by four runs, and in their last game against Trent Rockets by nine wickets, while the two victories were over Southern Brave by six wickets and over MI London by 15 runs. They currently sit in 2nd place in the South, with 4 points from 3 matches.
Welsh Fire XI
Phil Salt, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Root, Rachin Ravindra, Jordan Cox, Matthew Short, Chris Woakes, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Sam Cook, Dillon Pennington.
Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire Prediction
Birmingham Phoenix have the upper hand here to beat Welsh Fire, as they have won three times in their last five head-to-head games. With this, I think the home team will win here because both teams have the same number of victories in their last five games (2). My prediction is that Birmingham Phoenix will win, with 1xBet offering odds of 2.07.
