BBL 2023-24 Prediction: Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers 12/13

Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers will be up against each other on Wednesday, 13 December 2023. The match is scheduled to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground at 7:15 PM local time.

Both teams are playing their second game of this season of the Big Bash League. Stars will have the home advantage and are looking to bounce back after the embarrassing defeat against the Heat in the opening game of BBL season 13.

This blog will discuss the previous head-to-head record of Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars, statistical analysis of both teams via their performance in recent matches, team preparation for the upcoming season, and our Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers Prediction regarding the winner of this match.

Head-to-Head Comparison of Stars vs Scorchers

Here is an overall past Head-to-head record of the Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers teams. Let us review the different stats that make the upcoming BBL game between these two teams interesting.

Melbourne Stars	Team	Perth Scorchers
22	Matches	22
8	Win	13
183	Highest score	229
10/1 (1.1)	Lowest Score	69
Adam Voges (264)	Most Runs	Ashton Turner (325)
Daniel Worral (10)	Most Wickets	Andrew Tye (27)

Now, we will go through the scorecards and statistics of the previous five encounters between these two teams.

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
Dec 29, 2022	Perth Scorchers 4/136 (17.3)	Melbourne Stars 135 (20)	Perth Stadium Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers
Dec 23, 2022	Melbourne Stars 8/168 (20)	Perth Scorchers 7/229 (20)	Junction Oval Melbourne, Australia	Perth Scorchers
Jan 11, 2022	Perth Scorchers 3/196 (20)	Melbourne Stars 9/149 (20)	Simonds Stadium Geelong, Australia	Perth Scorchers
Jan 2, 2022	Melbourne Stars 130 (18.5)	Perth Scorchers 8/180 (20)	Junction Oval Melbourne, Australia	Perth Scorchers
Jan 23, 2021	Melbourne Stars 6/171 (20)	Perth Scorchers 4/182 (20)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Perth Scorchers

From the head-to-head record between these two sides, it is clear that Scorchers have been a really dominant side winning the last 5 matches between them. Furthermore, the overall record of Scorchers against Stars determines Scorchers as the winner in our Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers prediction. The betting odds would definitely be in favor of the Scorchers team.

Previous Performances of Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars Teams:

Here are detailed statistics of both teams in their last 5 matches that relate to their recent performances.

Melbourne Stars's Last 5 Matches:

Now, we will discuss the performances of the Stars in the last five matches they played in BBL season 12.

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
7 Dec, 2023	Brisbane Heat 3/214 (20)	Melbourne Stars 111 (15.1)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Heat
25 Jan 2023	Melbourne Stars 7/119 (20)	Sydney Thunder 7/120 (18.5)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Sydney Thunder
22 Jan, 2023	Brisbane Heat 4/188 (20)	Melbourne Stars 3/184 (20)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Heat
16 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Stars 7/159 (20)	Brisbane Heat 7/160 (20)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Brisbane Heat
14 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Renegades 7/162 (20)	Melbourne Stars 7/156 (20)	Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Renegades

Perth Scorchers’ Last 5 Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
4 Feb, 2023	Perth Scorchers 5/178 (19.2)	Brisbane Heat 7/175 (20)	Optus Stadium Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers
28 Jan, 2023	Perth Scorchers 3/154 (18.3)	Sydney sixers 8/151 (20)	Optus Stadium Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers
22 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Renegades 5/202 (20)	Perth Scorchers 5/212 (20)	Optus Stadium Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers
20 Jan, 2023	Perth Scorchers 3/94 (11.1)	Adelaide Strikers 92 (17)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Perth Scorchers
18 Jan, 2023	Perth Scorchers 3/147 (17.3)	Hobart Hurricanes 9/146 (20)	Optus Stadium Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers

Teams Analysis Before the Match:

Let's quickly review the preparation of both teams before their much-awaited contest on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.

Perth Scorchers:

Scorchers played their first game of this year's BBL season against Renegades but there was no result of the match as it was suspended due to damp areas on the pitch. The pitch was behaving abnormally when Scorchers were batting against the Renegades.

However, Perth Scorchers is the most successful side in the KFC Big Bash League history, winning the league title five times. Last year's champions have surely prepared well to defend the title again this year.

The batting order of the side looks stacked with the likes of Mitchell Marsh, Zak Crawley, Ashton Turner, Josh Inglis, and Laurie Evans.

On the other side, the bowling unit of Scorchers is way more lethal than any team in this competition with the likes of Jhye Richardson, Jason Beherendorff, Andrew Tye, and Ashton Agar and each one of them has represented the Australian National Cricket team, and have a lot of experience of playing international T20 Leagues around the world. Therefore, our Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers prediction is in favor of Perth Scorchers winning the game quite comfortably.

Melbourne Stars:

Melbourne Stars on the other hand made a poor start to their BBL season 13 campaign where Brisbane Heat thrashed them in the opening game of the KFC Big Bash League season opener on December 7, 2023. They handed the Stars the largest defeat ever by the margins of runs in BBL history.

However, this team has some world-class cricketers who know how to come back. Haris Rauf is available for this match and he definitely would add strength to this squad. The bowling unit of Stars looks promising with many all-round options like Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Liam Dawson, and Nathan Coulter Nile.

These players can bat down the order and hit a few runs for the team. The batting lineup needs to show some courage and play with an attacking mindset from the start and that might be helpful for our stars to come back on a winning track

Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers Prediction of the Upcoming Match:

After analyzing the overall performances of both teams in their recent BBL matches and their overall head-to-head record, the betting odds of winning the match on December 13 for Scorchers are really high. Therefore, in our Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers prediction, the Scorchers have the edge over the Stars in this high-voltage clash.

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