Wellington Saints vs Southland Sharks Prediction 25 July 2026
📡How will the use of zone defense affect the outcome? Players from the teams Wellington Saints and Southland Sharks will answer this question when they play on 25 July at 04:00 in the "New Zealand National Basketball League" tournament. Bookmakers offer the following odds for the teams: and , respectively. As we can see, there is no clear favorite in the game, however, by studying our forecast, you will be able to better understand who is more deserving of victory in the upcoming match.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Wellington Saints and Southland Sharks:
- played 13 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 10 for today's home team and 3 for the guests;
- the home team averages 97.77 points per match, the guests - 88.46;
- average total match points - 186.23.
The last confrontation took place on 21 May 2026 at the venue of Southland Sharks and ended with a score of 104:90.
Head-to-head statistics Wellington Saints - Southland Sharks

Wellington Saints Team Overview
🏆This season, Wellington Saints has stepped onto the court for 19 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 14 victories, 5 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Wellington Saints boasts a success rate of 73.68%, while their defeats account for 26.32% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 189.32 points, with an average of 99.42 points per match and conceding 89.89 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 105.89 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 90.11 points per game.
Match Results: Wellington Saints

Southland Sharks Team Overview
🏆This season, Southland Sharks has stepped onto the court for 19 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 16 victories, 3 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Southland Sharks boasts a success rate of 84.21%, while their defeats account for 15.79% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 183.26 points, with an average of 96.47 points per match and conceding 86.79 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 96.33 points per game, misses on average 87.44 points per meeting.
Match Results: Southland Sharks
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 13;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 2; for the visitors on the road - 3;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 45.92;
- Today's home team averages 22.92, while the visitors average 23.
First Quarter Stats: Wellington Saints (home) vs Southland Sharks (away)
- Tournament matches played: 9 vs 9;
- Number of wins: 5 (55.56%) vs 4 (44.44%);
- Number of losses: 4 (44.44%) vs 5 (55.56%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 23 vs 21.67;
- Average points conceded: 22.22 vs 21.33.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 4 vs 6;
- Number of losses: 6 vs 4;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 48.3 (scored - 24.1, conceded - 24.2) vs 44.6 (scored - 22.7, conceded - 21.9).
- Wellington Saints scored under 26.5 points in the 1st quarter in 6 of last 7 home games against Southland Sharks.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 13;
- number of wins for the home team - 10, for the away team - 3.
Statistics: Wellington Saints vs Southland Sharks
- number of tournament matches played: 19 vs 19;
- number of wins: 14 (73.68%) vs 16 (84.21%);
- number of losses: 5 (26.32%) vs 3 (15.79%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 8;
- number of away wins for the away team: 8.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 8 vs 9;
- number of losses: 2 vs 1;
- number of home wins for the home team: 3;
- number of away wins for the away team: 4.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 97.77, for the away team - 88.46;
- average total points in H2H matches - 186.23.
Statistics: Wellington Saints vs Southland Sharks
- average total in the tournament: 189.32 vs 183.26;
- average total points scored: 99.42 vs 96.47;
- average total points conceded: 89.89 vs 86.79;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 49.79 vs 46.16;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 48.74 vs 49.21;
- Wellington Saints: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 105.89;
- Southland Sharks: average total points scored away in the tournament - 96.33;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 98.3 (home - 100.5) vs 97.6 (away - 103.25).