Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks prediction and bets Vitality Blast July 10 2025

Leicestershire Foxes and Northamptonshire Steelbacks will battle it out in the Vitality Blast game 94 of the season at Grace Road. Ahead of this game, the two teams have struggled so much, losing consecutive games, which they will hope to end. Which team ends their poor run here? Let’s get into the full game preview and offer the best betting opportunities. 

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks: Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 10th of July 2025. The kickoff time will be 20:30pm. 

• Match: Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks
• Date: Thursday, July 10th, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 20:30pm (AEST)
• Stadium: Grace Road

Weather and Pitch Report

The weather is expected to be very clear in Leicester today with a very low possibility of rain disrupting the action. Meanwhile, the maximum temperature is expected to be 25°C during the game and the minimum temperature is expected to be 14°C.

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Match Analysis

The Leicestershire Foxes have now gone winless in four consecutive matches and this will be a huge concern for improvement for the home team. While they were held to a draw with Glamorgan in the County Championship Two, they went on to lose three consecutive matches. In that run, this team played Middlesex and Warwickshire/Birminghamshire before a 1-wicket defeat to Nottinghamshire last time out. Ahead of this game, the Leicestershire Foxes last win was against Nottinghamshire in the Vitality Blast in mid-June, which ended by 4 wickets. Ahead of this game, the Leicestershire Foxes sit 5th in the Vitality Blast, and a win here could take them to a playoff spot.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks have a chance to redeem themselves after a number of poor performances that saw them go winless in three straight matches. Back in June, this team ended it with a draw with Kent in the County Championship Two. However, they have performed below par since the beginning of this month, losing twice already, with the first against Lancashire before a 6-wicket defeat against Worcestershire in the Vitality Blast. Ahead of this encounter, the Northamptonshire Steelbacks sit in 4th place in the North League of the Vitality Blast. 

Leicestershire Foxes Form

Solomon Budinger will be leading this team once again, having already impressed with an average of 29 runs this season, striking at 161. Also, Logan van Beek has 147 runs in seven innings to his name in just ten matches with the bat, with his wickets being 17 at 19.88. 

Leicestershire Foxes Predicted Playing XI:

Rishi Patel, Soloman Budinger, Shan Masood, Rehan Ahmed, Louis Kimber (c), Ben Cox (wk), Liam Trevaskis, Logan van Beek, Tom Scriven, Sam Wood, Josh Hull

Northamptonshire Steelbacks Form

Ben Sanderson has been consistent this season for the Steelbacks and he is the player with most wickets this season, pulling off 24 wickets in ten games at 11.79, taking 2.4 wickets per game and striking once every 9.9 balls. Also, George Scrimshaw has been amazing and fast this season, with the bowler already having 15 wickets in 36 so far this season.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks Predicted Playing XI:

Ricardo Vasconcelos, Tim Robinson, Justin Broad, David Willey (c), Saif Zaib, Lewis McManus (wk), George Bartlett, Ben Sanderson, Lloyd Pope, George Scrimshaw, Liam Guthrie

Who will win in Match - Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks?

The recent meetings between Leicestershire Foxes and Northamptonshire Steelbacks have ended with tight contests. In their last five encounters, both teams shared two wins, while one ended in a draw. Meanwhile, the Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the last meeting by 5 wickets in a 123-122 contest. 

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Prediction

This will be a very tough game with a lot of competitiveness and this game could go either way. While Leicestershire Foxes have displayed a lot of top play, Northamptonshire Steelbacks have also been very good this season and are in a good position on the league’s log. This is actually an open game, looking at how their recent meetings have ended and it surely can go either way. However, I feel Leicestershire Foxes at their home stadium will have a huge advantage despite not being in good form right now, while Northamptonshire Steelbacks also won the last meeting. Still, I believe this will end with a very tight outcome, with the total runs expected to be high. 

Our match prediction is a win for the Leicestershire Foxes with odds at 2.11 on 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip is over 331.5 total runs with odds at 1.94 on Bc.Game bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is Leicestershire Foxes over 160.5 total runs with odds at 1.87 on Crickex bookmaker.