Tasmania vs Victoria Prediction and Betting Tips

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Tasmania is set to take odds with Victoria in match no. 19 of the Sheffield Shield from February 08-11 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. With just one victory in six matches, Tasmania ranks at the bottom of the table while Victoria with three wins in six games stands in 2nd place. Tasmania featuring players like Beau Webster, Jake Doran, Riley Meredith, and Jordan Silk lost their last match to South Australia by 2 runs. Victoria also lost their last match to Queensland by 23 runs. The team features names like Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Fegus O’Neil, and Todd Murphy. Check out the Tasmania vs Victoria prediction and betting tips.

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Tasmania vs Victoria prediction: Victoria to win

Key Stats

  • Tasmania won 1 out of their last 5 matches.
  • Victoria won 3 out of their last 5 games.
  • Tasmania won 2 out of their last 5 encounters against Victoria while 3 matches were drawn.

Match Prediction: The match will be a close contest with Victoria coming on top with a well-balanced squad and current form. P Handscomb and M Haris are in the top 10 run-getter of the season while F O’Neil is the second-highest ticker in Sheffield Shield 2024/25. The team features other in-form names like S Elliot, T Murphy, and C Kellaway.

Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report

Winner Won by  Date 
Match drawn 08 Oct 2024
Tasmania 57 runs 01 Mar 2024
Match drawn 05 Nov 2023
Tasmania 4 wickets 24 Nov 2022
Match drawn 29 Oct 2022

Pitch Report 

The 19th match of the Sheffield Shield 2024/25, Tasmania vs Victoria is set to be played at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. The pitch here often provides bowlers with early movement but becomes a batting surface as the match goes on. In a total of 14 Test matches played at this venue, the batting first team won 9 while the chasing team emerged victorious 3 times.

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Results of the last two T20 matches played at Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Australia vs England (Jan 14 – 16, 2022) – Australia won by 146 runs

Australia  303 & 155
England 188 & 124

Australia vs South Africa (Nov 12 – 15, 2016) – South Africa won by an innings and 80 runs

Australia 85 & 161
South Africa  326

Tasmania preview

Tasmania led by Jordan Silk currently sitting at the bottom of the table with just one victory in six matches. The team is eager to bounce back in this match. J Weatherald, T Ward, R Doran, M Kuhnemann, and R Meredith did a decent job they need to be more consistent as Tasmania eyeing for a comeback.

Predicted XI: Nivethan Radhakrishnan, Jake Weatherald, Tim Ward, Jordan Silk, Jake Doran, Gabe Bell, Bradley Hope, Mitchell Owen, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Matthew Kuhnemann, Riley Meredith

Victoria preview

Victoria led by Peter Handscomb currently stands at 2nd place with three wins in six games. After winning back-to-back two matches against West Australia and Queensland the team faced defeat in the last game. However, the team is in great form, they have performing names like P Handscomb, M Haris, and F O’Neil.

Predicted XI: Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Harris, Jonathan Merlo, Peter Handscomb, Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper, Mitchell Perry, Sam Elliott, Fergus O’Neil, Xavier A Crone, Todd Murphy

Player to watch: Fergus O’Neil

Fergus O’Neil is a key player for Victoria. The 24-year-old is currently the second-highest wicket-taker in the Sheffield Shield 2024/25 with 22 wickets in 9 innings. His accuracy and ability to take wickets consistently make him the layer to watch in this match.

Published - February 6, 2025 12:33:04
Updated - February 6, 2025 12:39:39

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