The Australian Basketball League is going to host Perth Wildcats in the upcoming match that is planned to be held on Friday. The team PW will be competing against Cairns Taipans in this next coming match at the venue of RAC Arena (Perth). The PW vs CTP match is going to begin at 04:00 PM IST on 19 March 2021. The team PW is joining this contest after getting a win in their previous match while CTP faced defeat in their previous match.
Perth Wildcats Vs Cairns Taipans Preview
The team Perth Wildcats is currently positioned at the second spot in the league table while Cairns Taipans is at the ninth spot. The team PW has so far played 13 games in total, out of which they have won nine games and lost four. Meanwhile, the team CTP has only gained four wins out of their 16 played matches. If we look at their past five encounters against each other, Perth Wildcats has the lead with three wins and Cairns Taipans has only one win and one was a draw match. The team PW has won their previous match against South East Melbourne by 93-92 scores. Meanwhile, the team CTP has lost against Brisbane Bullets in their last game by 115-95 scores.
PW vs CTP Team Squads
Cairns Taipans Squads
Jordan Hunt, Nathan Jawai, Jarrod Kenny, Scott Machado, Jordan Ngatai, George Blagojevic, Mojave King, Kouat Noi, Majok Deng, Mirko Djeric, Cameron Oliver, Fabijan Krslovic
Perth Wildcats Squads
Jarred Bairstow, Bryce Cotton, Andrew Ferguson, John Mooney, Jesse Wagstaff, Majok Majok, Mitchell Norton, Michael Riley, Corey Shervill, Clint Steindl, Wani Swaka Lo Buluk, Kevin White, Todd Blanchfield, Taylor Britt, Luke Travers, Tom Jervis
CTP vs PW Probable Lineups
Team CTP: Scott Machado, Nathan Jawai, Mirko Djeric, Kouat Noi, Cameron Oliver
Team PW: Bryce Cotton, Andrew Ferguson, Mitchell Norton, Taylor Britt, Corey Shervill
Key Players & Winner Prediction
As far as the skilled players of each team are considered, the team Cairns Taipans (CTP) consist of Scott Machado, Mirko Djeric, and Kouat Noi as their ranking players. On the other hand, the team Perth Wildcats (PW) scoring players are Bryce Cotton, Mitchell Norton, and Taylor Britt. The current form of PW is far better than the CTP and Perth Wildcats is also ahead in terms of the team standings as well. PW has won four games out of their last played five games (WWWLW), while, CTP has won only one game in their recent matches (LLLWL). Based on their current stats, the team PW is more likely to get a win in this upcoming match.
