NOR vs SOM Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Aug 08, 2021

NOR vs SOM Match Prediction - Aug 08, 2021

We are just a few matches away from the knockouts in the Royal London One Day Cup and competition is brewing strong with every passing match. The next match in the tournament is to be played between Northamptonshire and Somerset on 8th August 2021 at County Ground, Northampton. Even though the two sides are placed equidistant from the mid-point of the points table, this match could be a cracking encounter, given the stakes involved.

NOR vs SOM Team Previews

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire had a poor run in the Vitality T20 Blast and the County Championship and they seem to be going on a similar trajectory in the Royal London Cup as well. Up until now, they have won only one match and lost two. They have four points to their name with a poor net run rate of -1.490.

On paper, Northamptonshire do have a decent set of talented players available, but none of those has fired consistently up until now. The likes of Ricardo Vasconcelos, Emilio Gay, Rob Keogh, and Ben Curran have looked good in patches, but someone will really need to carry the team in this upcoming encounter. With the ball, however, Billy Sanderson has done a decent job and will be looking to have yet another fruitful outing.

All in all, Northamptonshire do not have a lot going for them and might not be high on confidence. However, they do have the players capable of defeating even the best in the business. They would need to play out of their skins against a high-flying Somerset unit and if they can do that, beating Northamptonshire is going to be remarkably difficult.

Northamptonshire Playing 11

Ricardo Vasconcelos, Emilio Gay, Ben Curran, Luke Procter, Saif Zaib, Rob Keogh, Tom Taylor, Simon Kerrigan, Jack White, Ben Sanderson, James Sales.


Somerset

Ever since Devon Conway joined Somerset, their performance stocks have risen dramatically. Even though Conway is not part of the team playing the Royal One Day Cup, Somerset have done tremendously well and are oozing confidence at the moment. They are currently placed at the second spot on the Group 1 points table and will be looking to take the top spot by scoring a win in this upcoming encounter.

With three wins and no loss in five matches, Somerset are looking in rampaging form at the moment. They have eight points to their name coupled with a terrific net run-rate of 0.190, which they will be looking to improve even further.

Somerset are missing their key players in Devon Conway and Tom Banton, but the rest of their players have done exceedingly well. Lewis Goldsworthy has been brilliant and has scored 215 runs so far. James Hildreth has done an equally good job, scoring 203 runs at an even faster rate. With the ball, they have Ben Green who has picked up the most number of wickets for them.

Overall, Somerset are certainly impacted by their players leaving to play the Hundred, but the rest of the players have taken the responsibility brilliantly. With the form and the set of players Somerset have, beating them is going to be a difficult job for Northamptonshire.

Somerset Playing 11

Steven Davies, Sam Young, EJ Byrom, James Hildreth, Lewis Goldsworthy, GA Bartlett, Josh Davey, Kasey Aldridge, Ned Leonard, Marchant de Lange, Sonny Baker.

NOR vs SOM Betting Tips

The two sides have had contrasting runs thus far not only in this tournament but also in the season. Somerset have looked a complete side with not many chinks in their armor even though they do not have the services of two of their main players. Northamptonshire, on the other hand, have performed way worse than what they are capable of. Considering that and the other aforementioned factors, betting on a Somerset win should be the way to go here.

Today Match Prediction

Somerset To Win the Match, 1.58

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Who will win NOR vs SOM

Northamptonshire 46.0% (23)
Somerset 54.0% (27)
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