Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction: Bengaluru eye top spot as Super Giants continue to struggle

Prediction for the Indian Premier League encounter for the 9th of May 2025. This fixture will see Lucknow Super Giants take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground. This will be the game 59 of the season. The two teams are coming off contrasting results, with the Lucknow Super Giants losing, while the Royal Challengers Bengaluru are off a winning run. How will this encounter unfold? Below, I preview this game and offer betting predictions. 

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Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 9th of May 2025. The kickoff time will be 5:00pm. 

• Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
• Date: Thursday, May 9th, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 5:00pm (AEST)
• Stadium: Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground

Weather and Pitch Report

The weather condition is expected to be very good in Lucknow is expected to very clear, warm and dry tomorrow. The temperature during the time of the match is expected to be around 28-32 degrees Celsius. Also, the humidity will be at a moderate level of around 35-49 percent with less chance of rain or dew. 

The surface of the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground is a mix of red and black soil but is balanced, which favours the spinners more. The pitch offers bounce and carry for pacers early, while black soil aids spin in middle overs. However, the batters thrive in the powerplay (avg. run rate 8.94), while the spinners dominate later.

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Match Analysis

Lucknow Super Giants have not been able to show what they can offer this season and will have to do better going forward as playoff possibilities are crumbling. In recent encounters, this team has gone from bad to worse, winning only one in five consecutive matches. In that run, the Lucknow Super Giants lost to the Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, and Punjab Kings. In fact, their lone victory against the Rajasthan Royals was a close one, ending by 2 runs in a 178-180 contest. Ahead of this game, Lucknow Super Giants have ten points coming from a possible 22 as they sit 7th in the IPL 2025 standings with a -0.469 net run rate.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have now accumulated more points, two, than they had in the IPL 2024 and the visiting team will feel confident going into this contest. Seated in the second spot with the same points as first-placed Gujarat Titans, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru will hope to get the best result here, as they are a top-place finish heading into the playoffs. 

Heading into this contest, the visiting team has been playing brilliantly, winning their last four encounters. In that run, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. 

Lucknow Super Giants Form

Nicholas Pooran has had some struggling performances lately but it is tough to write off the level he has shown this season. He scored four fifties in the first six games of the season, but his highest in the last four games has been 27. In the meantime, Mayank Yadav has just returned to the camp but he has not had so much impact. 

Lucknow Super Giants Expected Lineup

Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (captain & wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav 

Impact Player: Mitchell Marsh 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Form

Virat Kohli has been amazing this season, and the batter is ranked fourth in the list of the highest run-getters in the ongoing IPL 2025 season. In eleven matches this season, Virat Kohli had 505 runs, including seven fifties. Also, Josh Hazlewood is one of the names on the standout list for the Royal Challengers this season. The bowler has picked up 18 wickets from 10 matches so far, and with that, he is currently third in the IPL Purple Cap race.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expected Lineup

Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazelwood, Yash Dayal 

Impact Player: Mayank Agarwal

Who will win in Match - Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have met five times in their clubs’ histories. The first meeting was in 2022, which the Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 18 runs in a 163-181 contest. However, four others ended in two wins apiece for these sides. 

In their most recent meeting, the Lucknow Super Giants won by an impressive 28 runs in a 153-181 contest. 

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been playing much better this season and they have shown quality in every encounter. However, while the Lucknow Super Giants are finding it difficult to get things right, they have won twice in the last three encounters of this fixture. While looking at what the two teams have given this season, it is clear the Lucknow Super Giants are not totally behind, and they could take something here, especially on home turf. Yet, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru are just too good and competing at a top level, which does not make me think they will lose here. Also, this fixture has generally ended with many runs and we should expect a similar result. 

Prediction: First 2 Overs - Over 13.5