Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals: Prediction for the match on 01 May 2025

Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals: Prediction and Odds on the Match on May 01, 2025

The prediction for Major League is for 1st May 2025. This fixture will see the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Washington Nationals at the Citizens Bank Park. This is the finale of a three-game series. The Washington Nationals have gone behind in the first two series and now have to fight against suffering a sweeping defeat. How will these two teams respond in this fixture? Below, I preview this game and offer the best betting opportunities. 

Philadelphia Phillies: Form and Statistics

The Philadelphia Phillies will hope to get another positive result after a solid performance in the first games of this fixture. After enduring a tough, tough run that saw them lose to the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, this team has now won four consecutive matches. In the opener of this series, this team needed a two-run performance in the eighth and ninth innings. However, they pulled off a better performance, conceding only in the 3rd and 5th innings in a 7-2 contest. Ahead of this game, the Philadelphia Phillies have a 0.567 percentile with a 17-13 record, which leaves them 6th in the National League standings. 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup

The Philadelphia Phillies have decided to go with Taijuan Walker on the mound for this finale. This season, Taijun has not been too good but he has a 1-2 record, averaging 2.78 earned runs and 20 strikeouts this season. In his career matches against the Washington Nationals, Taijuan Walker has a 2-1 record with a 3.76 ERA and 35 strikeouts.

Bryson Stott (L) 2B, Trea Turner (R) SS, Bryce Harper (L) 1B, Kyle Schwarber (L) DH, Nick Castellanos (R) RF, J.T. Realmuto (R) C, Max Kepler (L) LF, Edmundo Sosa (R) 3B, Johan Rojas (R) C

Washington Nationals: Form and Statistics

Washington Nationals will hope to reply to their poor run in this game and will hope they can get something better here. In recent games, this team has struggled to win matches, losing four of their last five encounters. In fact, the Washington Nationals have conceded 32 runs in their last three matches.

In the meantime, the visiting team opened this series with a 7-6 defeat, but then, they struggled in the second game. Ahead of this game, the Washington Nationals have a 13-18 record, leaving them seated 12th in the standings, leaving them with a 0.419. 

Washington Nationals Lineup

On the mound for this finale, the Washington Nationals have decided to go with Brad Lord. This season, Brad Lord has been poor in this Washington Nationals team. He has a 0-3 record with a 4.67 average earned runs and 13 strikeouts this season.

CJ Abrams (L) SS, Amed Rosario (R) 2B, James Wood (L) LF, Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B, Josh Bell (S) DH, Dylan Crews (R) RF, Keibert Ruiz (S) C, José Tena (L) 3B, Jacob Young (R) CF

Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Betting Tips & Odds

• The Philadelphia Phillies have won four consecutive matches heading into this contest. This team has won the first two games of this series and come in as favourites here. This option is available on 1Xbet with odds at 1.56 from the bookmaker.
• Four of the last five meetings between the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals ended with more than seven runs. An over 7.5 runs is available on Betway with odds at 1.38.
• Ahead of this game, the Philadelphia Phillies have won 13 of their matches in which they came in as favourites this season out of 22.
• The Washington Nationals have been victorious in eleven matches or 44 cent of the times they have come in as underdogs in 25 contests.
• The bookmakers have the Philadelphia Phillies as favourites for this game. They have a 64.4% moneyline set for this matchup.

Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Match Prediction 01 May 2025

The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals both have all to play. While the Phillies will hope to continue their performance to book a playoff spot, the Washington Nationals continue to work hard to avoid a sweeping defeat as they hope to save their season. However, seeing the way the opener ended, I felt the Washington Nationals had a good chance before pulling off a disappointing display in game two. Yet, the Philadelphia Phillies have generally been impressive despite struggling at times, making it difficult not to see them win here. On the road, the Washington Nationals have a lot to give, and despite losing here, they have also been a tough opponent for many sides. 

I feel this will be a similar contest to what we witnessed in the opener and I will take the Washington Nationals to cover the spread. Yet, I feel betting on runs is another option to consider. 

Our match prediction: is over 9 runs with odds at 1.64 on the 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our second prediction: is handicap W2(+1.5) with odds at 1.76 on the Bet365 bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction: is the Washington Nationals over 3.5 runs with odds at 1.61 on the Betway bookmaker.