BBL 23-24 Prediction: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars 12/26

Sydney Sixers are set to face Melbourne Stars on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. This BBL live match is scheduled to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground at 6:15 PM local time as per the BBL 2024 Schedule.

Sydney Sixers have played some fantastic cricket winning all three matches in this year’s KFC Big Bash League 2024 and at the 2nd position in the BBL Points Table 2024 while Melbourne Stars has performed poorly, losing all 3 BBL matches and sitting at the bottom of BBL Points Table 2024.

This blog will analyze the recent performances of both the Sixers and Stars teams, their past head-to-head matches, the Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars prediction, and the favorite team to win the BBL match between them.

KFC Big Bash League 2024 Stars vs Sixers Comparison

Here is an overall past Head-to-head record of the Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers teams. These head-to-head records will give an insight into how the game will pan out.

Melbourne Stars	Team	Sydney Sixers
20	Matches	20
7	Win	13
219	Highest score	213
61	Lowest Score	74
Glenn Maxwell (676)	Most Runs	Moises Henriques (478)
Adam Zampa (13)	Most Wickets	Ben Dwarshius (22)

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

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
Jan 6, 2023	Melbourne Stars 5/173 (20)	Sydney Sixers 4/176 (19.5)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Sydney Sixers
Dec 26, 2022	Sydney Sixers 3/151 (19.1)	Melbourne Stars 5/150 (20)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Sydney Sixers
Dec 15, 2021	Melbourne Stars 5/177 (20)	Sydney Sixers 3/182 (19.4)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Sydney Sixers
Dec 5, 2021	Sydney Sixers 4/213 (20)	Melbourne Stars 61 (11.1)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Sydney Sixers
Jan 26, 2021	Melbourne Stars 6/177 (20)	Sydney Sixers 5/180 (19.5)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Sydney Sixers

Sydney Sixers are away ahead in the head-to-head record against Melbourne Stars. Considering the recent performances of both teams, the Sixers are unbeaten in this year's KFC Big Bash League 2024 while the Stars have lost all their 3 matches.

So, the Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars prediction would definitely pick the Sixers as the favorite to win the match on Boxing Day as per the BBL 2024 schedule.

Previous Performances of Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers Teams:

Let us get an insight into the recent performance of both teams in their last 5 respective BBL matches in the KFC Big Bash League.

Sydney Sixers's Last 5 BBL Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
22 Dec, 2023	Sydney Sixers 7/155 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 6/154 (20)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Sydney Sixers
11 Dec, 2023	Hobart Hurricanes 8/135 (20)	Sydney Sixers 4/139 (19.2)	University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston, Australia	Sydney Sixers
8 Dec, 2023	Sydney Sixers 6/175 (20)	Melbourne Renegades 7/167 (20)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Sydney Sixers
2 Feb, 2023	Sydney Sixers 9/116 (20)	Brisbane Heat 6/117 (18.2)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Brisbane Heat
28 Jan, 2023	Perth Scorchers 3/154 (18.3)	Sydney Sixers 8/151 (20)	Perth Stadium Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers

Melbourne Stars's Last 5 BBL Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
22 Dec, 2023	Melbourne Stars 10/172 (20)	Sydney Thunder 5/176 (18.2)	Lavington Sports Ground, Australia	Sydney Thunder
13 Dec, 2023	Melbourne Stars 10/101 (19.1)	Perth Scorchers 3/103 (13.5)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Perth Scorchers
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

Teams Analysis Before the Match:

Sydney Sixers:

Sydney Sixers is currently in 2nd position in the BBL points table 2024 ongoing KFC Big Bash League with 6 points in 3 BBL Matches. In their last match against Strikers, they won by 1 run to keep their momentum going. Jordan Silk and Captain Moises Henriques proved their worth to the team.

The team combination is well settled as batting and bowling clicks at the right time for them on the field and the team prepares well for each BBL match. So, they would be eyeing to win their next match against the Stars as per the BBL 2024 schedule. Our Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars prediction is on the side of the Sixers to claim the victory.

Melbourne Stars:

Melbourne Stars has been going through the worst phase of their KFC Big Bash League 2024 as they haven't won any single game out of the three they played this year as per the BBL 2024 schedule.

Despite having some of the world-class batsmen, bowlers, and all-rounders, they are still struggling to find some rhythm and get off the mark in the BBL Points Table 2024.

Currently, the team is at the bottom of the BBL Points Table 2024 with no points. They are set to lock horns with Sydney Sixers, who have been in tremendous form and unbeaten.

Therefore, Stars management and coaching staff would definitely devise plans to execute on the game day and open their account with a win over the Sixers.

Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars prediction of the Upcoming BBL Match:

Analyzing the current performances in the ongoing KFC Big Bash League 2024 and the overall head-to-head record of both the Stars and Sixers, our Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars prediction strongly favors the Sixers to be the winner in the upcoming BBL match against the Stars on December 26, 2023, according to the BBL 2024 schedule.

In case you are wondering, where to watch BBL Live Match today, each BBL Live match is telecasted on Fox Cricket, 7Cricket, and Kayo Sports channels in Australia.

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