Riders vs Sheffield Sharks Prediction
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Leicester Riders and Sheffield Sharks will show us their offensive options as they clash on 21 April at 18:30 in the "SLB" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Leicester Riders team, and the victory of each side is rated as follows: against . We will analyze how accurate the bookmakers' ratings are in our prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Leicester Riders and Sheffield Sharks:
- played 67 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 48 for today's home team and 19 for the guests;
- the home team averages 80.79 points per match, the guests - 74.73;
- average total match points - 155.52.
The last confrontation took place on 19 April 2026 at the venue of Leicester Riders and ended with a score of 65:93.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Leicester Riders Team Overview
🏆This season, Leicester Riders has stepped onto the court for 18 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 9 victories, 9 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Leicester Riders boasts a success rate of 50%, while their defeats account for 50% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 167.89 points, with an average of 82.22 points per match and conceding 85.67 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 85.2 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 86.1 points per game.
Match Results: Leicester Riders

Sheffield Sharks Team Overview
🏆This season, Sheffield Sharks has stepped onto the court for 21 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 11 victories, 10 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Sheffield Sharks boasts a success rate of 52.38%, while their defeats account for 47.62% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 166.29 points, with an average of 83.57 points per match and conceding 82.71 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 84 points per game, misses on average 83 points per meeting.
Match Results: Sheffield Sharks
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 67;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 21; for the visitors on the road - 10;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 40.04;
- Today's home team averages 21.01, while the visitors average 19.03.
First Quarter Stats: Leicester Riders (home) vs Sheffield Sharks (away)
- Tournament matches played: 10 vs 11;
- Number of wins: 5 (50%) vs 4 (36.36%);
- Number of losses: 4 (40%) vs 6 (54.55%);
- Number of draws: 1 (10%) vs 1 (9.09%).
- Average points scored: 23.2 vs 21.64;
- Average points conceded: 21.7 vs 22.09.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 4 vs 2;
- Number of losses: 6 vs 7;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 1;
- Average first quarter total: 44.5 (scored - 22.5, conceded - 22) vs 44.8 (scored - 21.1, conceded - 23.7).
- Over 40.5 points in the 1st quarter in 15 of last 16 Leicester Riders home games.
- Over 40.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 9 Leicester Riders home games (SLB).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 67;
- number of wins for the home team - 48, for the away team - 19.
Statistics: Leicester Riders vs Sheffield Sharks
- number of tournament matches played: 18 vs 21;
- number of wins: 9 (50%) vs 11 (52.38%);
- number of losses: 9 (50%) vs 10 (47.62%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 6;
- number of away wins for the away team: 5.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 5 vs 4;
- number of losses: 5 vs 6;
- number of home wins for the home team: 4;
- number of away wins for the away team: 2.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 80.79, for the away team - 74.73;
- average total points in H2H matches - 155.52.
Statistics: Leicester Riders vs Sheffield Sharks
- average total in the tournament: 167.89 vs 166.29;
- average total points scored: 82.22 vs 83.57;
- average total points conceded: 85.67 vs 82.71;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 43.28 vs 41.19;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 38.94 vs 42.38;
- Leicester Riders: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 85.2;
- Sheffield Sharks: average total points scored away in the tournament - 84;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 89.6 (home - 92.71) vs 87.6 (away - 85.5).
- Under 167.5 points scored in 6 of last 7 Sheffield Sharks away games (SLB).
