Washington Nationals vs New York Mets: Prediction for the match on 26 April 2025

Washington Nationals vs New York Mets: Prediction and Odds on the Match on April 26, 2025

Prediction for the Major League Baseball encounter for the 26th of April, 2026. In this heated fixture, the Washington Nationals will play the New York Mets at Nationals Park. Ahead of this game, the two teams have been shown quality and displayed competitiveness. This is the second game of a three-game series. How will this contest unfold? Below, I will preview this game and offer the best betting opportunities. 

Washington Nationals: Form and Statistics

The Washington Nationals will be confident they can pull off another decent performance after a solid display in the opener yesterday in this series. However, their opening game performance was a fruit of how brilliant this team has been in recent times. In their last two series, the Washington Nationals defeated the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles, losing only one of their last seven matches. 

In the opener of this series, the Washington Nationals needed two runs scored in the final inning to secure a win. However, the Washington Nationals have also had some luck in this series lately, losing only twice in six matches. With a 12-14 record, the Washington Nationals head into this game seated 11th in the National League. 

Washington Nationals Lineup

The Washington Nationals will send Brad Lord on the mound for this game two. This season, Brad Lord has a 0-2 record with a 4.73 ERA, starting three of those encounters. 

New York Mets: Form and Statistics

The New York Mets saw a winning run of seven matches come to an end last night in the opener of this series. In the meantime, the good thing is that the visiting team comes into this contest as the favourites. In recent encounters, the New York Mets lost only one series, coming against the Minnesota Twins. In that series, the New York Mets started with a 1-5 win in the opener and then lost 6-3 and 4-3 in the final two matches. However, other encounters saw the New York Mets secure a sweeping win over the St Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies. In that run, the New York Mets scored 36 runs while conceding 17. 

In the meantime, the New York Mets started this series with a poor performance. In that series, this team struggled in the opener, but despite scoring four runs in the 8th inning, it was not enough to see them avoid a defeat. Ahead of this game, the New York Mets have an 18-8 record. In those matches, the New York Mets have pulled off a 0.692 PCT, which leaves them top of the National League and East Division standings.

New York Mets Lineup

The New York Mets will send Clay Holmes to the mound for this second game. This season, Holmes has a 2-1 record with a 3.16 ERA and 34 Ks in five starts over 25.2 innings. 

Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Betting Tips & Odds

• The Washington Nationals have lost only one of the last five meetings against the New York Mets heading into this encounter. A win for the home team is available on Bet365 with odds at 2.50 on Bet365.
• Only one of the last five meetings between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets has not ended with over 8.5 runs. An over 7.5 runs is available on Betway with odds at 1.44.
• The New York Mets have won the most matches this season in the National League. A win in this fixture is available on 1Xbet with odds at 1.60.
• The New York Mets have come into nineteen matches this season as favourites, and they won fourteen times, being 73 of those matches.
• In ten consecutive matches played by the New York Mets, this team has combined over in four games.

Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Match Prediction 26 April 2025

The Washington Nationals were brilliant in the opener but I do not see them having an easy task heading into this game. At the moment, the New York Mets have been the best side in the National League, and they have shown they have what it takes to win matches like this. While the Washington Nationals have surprisingly been playing so well lately, a win in the opener of this series is expected to be a confidence boost for them. Yet, this series seems to look like the one where we will witness a lot of runs, especially considering how well the two teams demonstrated offensive possession in the opener. 

However, I do not see the New York Mets losing again after a solid performance, which was not enough to see them win this opener. On the other hand, I am confident the Washington Nationals will not back down easily after only losing once in the last meetings against the New York Mets. Therefore, I am backing this game to end with many runs. 

Our match prediction: is a win for the New York Mets with odds at 1.61 on the 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip: is over 9.5 runs with odds at 1.95 on the Bet365 bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction: is over 3.5 runs for the Washington Nationals with odds at 1.80 on Betway bookmaker.