Middlesex vs Hampshire prediction and bets Vitality Blast July 9 2025

At Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Middlesex will play Hampshire in game 90 of the Vitality Blast for 2025. The two teams head into this game following a league defeat and will be eager to turn the tables. How will they approach this game? Let’s delve into the full game previews and offer the best betting possibilities. 

Middlesex vs Hampshire: Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 9th of July 2025. The kickoff time will be 19:00pm. 

• Match: Middlesex vs Hampshire
• Date: Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 19:00pm (AEST)
• Stadium: Merchant Taylors' School Ground

Weather and Pitch Report

We should experience a cloudy day in Northwood for today’s game. A precipitation level of 30 percent and rain showers in the afternoon and evening have been predicted. While the humidity level is predicted to be around 66 percent, the temperature is expected to hover around 25 degree celsius. The wind speed at the venue will be close to 10 km/h.

Middlesex vs Hampshire Analysis

Middlesex are coming off a disappointing performance against Gloucestershire as they suffered a defeat. In that encounter, this team scored 195 runs but conceded 204 which was good enough for their opponent to win by nine runs. In the meantime, recent performances have shown this team are unable to keep their momentum, having already lost three of their last four league games. In fact, the surprising thing is their lone win in that run was against league-leading Leicestershire, ending 205&202-534 in the County Championship Two. However, they lost to Northamptonshire by 4 wickets and Surrey by 75 runs. Ahead of this game, Middlesex have 12 points in their first nine league games and sit 8th in the standings. 

Hampshire will hope to return to winning ways following a defeat to Somerset the previous time out. In that encounter, this team scored 178 runs but then conceded 179, ending up losing by 4 wickets. However, prior encounters to that defeat saw Hampshire go unbeaten in three matches, defeating Sussex but then settling with draws with Worcestershire and Essex. Meanwhile, this team has not been too far from making playoffs, as they sit 5th in the standings with four points behind 4th-placed Sussex. 

Middlesex: Form

Tom Helm has been incredible for theMiddlesex side this season and it will not be surprising to see him pull off some decent play in this game. The bowler has 16 wickets in nine games, averaging 19.25 per wicket and striking once every 12.5 balls so far in the current campaign. Captain Stephen Eskinazi has been leading this side well too with his 250 runs coming from seven innings whileaveraging 35.7. 

Middlesex Expected Lineup

Stevie Eskinazi (c), Kane Williamson, Max Holden, Ben Geddes, Leus du Plooy, Ryan Higgins, Joe Cracknell (wk), Luke Hollman, Zafar Gohar, Tom Helm, Josh Little

Hampshire: Form

James Vince will be the deadly player to watch out for in this game for the visiting team. This season already, he has the most runs for the Hawks, scoring 309 runs at 34.33 with his striking rate at 146.44 and three fifties to his name. Meanwhile, all-rounder Benny Howell has 11 wickets to his name in 27 overs at an average of 17.18, while taking a wicket once every 14.7 balls and has scored 94 runs, striking at 145 this season. 

Hampshire Expected Lineup

AliOrr, JamesVince (c), TobyAlbert (wk), JoeWeatherley, HiltonCartwright, BennyHowell, JamesFuller, LiamDawson, ChrisWood, ScottCurrie, SonnyBaker

Who will win in Match - Middlesex vs Hampshire?

In recent meetings, Hampshire have dominated their encounters against Middlesex. In fact, Middlesex's last win in this fixture was in 2022 in the Vitality Blast, which ended by ten runs. However, following that result, Hampshire have gone on to win six times while picking a draw. 

Middlesex vs Hampshire Prediction

Middlesex face a tough test here, as this is another match against a slightly better team than them. However, Hampshire inconsistency might deny them a lot, given the fact they have won only one of their last games, which shows how poor they are right now. Yet, the visiting team has come into this game being the favourites, which makes me wonder if Middlesex will be able to handle the pressure despite playing at home. Meanwhile, I do like Middlesex looking at the gap between them and Hampshire. Moreover, with their past meetings, I feel Hampshire will go on to win this game despite the fact it should be a very close one. 

Our match prediction is a win for Hampshire with odds at 1.62 on the 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is first ball of the game (dot ball) with odds at 1.66 on Bc.Game bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is Hampshire to win the toss with odds at 1.95 on the Crickex bookmaker.