LSG vs MI Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s IPL 2025 Match?

Pre-match Win Probability

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)	Mumbai Indians (MI)
40%	60%

 

Mumbai to Win- (1.80)

• Gained confidence by crushing KKR in the last game.
• Boasts a strong bowling unit with Boult, Chahar, and newcomer Ashwini Kumar.
• Features middle-order specialists Tilak and Surya, who regained their form.

LSG vs MI Betting Odds

	Parimatch	1Win	BC.Game
LSG to Win	2.28	2.36	1.92
MI to Win	1.80	1.92	1.82
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Lucknow Super Giants faced a shock on their home turf after Punjab Kings defeated them by 8 wickets; this loss not only dents the team’s confidence but also forces a strategy shift against Mumbai, who reclaimed their momentum by beating Kolkata by 8 wickets, ending a streak of defeats in their first two major contests. Lucknow boasts an upper hand in head-to-head contests, but that past Lucknow team, led by a skillful captain with a lethal pace attack and top-class lower-order batting, differs from this year’s squad, which struggles in every department despite playing at home.

This LSG vs MI match prediction analyzes both teams’ playing XI combinations, provides a team preview, examines LSG vs MI head-to-head records, evaluates pitch and weather conditions, and offers LSG vs MI betting tips, enabling you to make smart betting decisions on IPL betting apps.

LSG vs MI Team Preview

Lucknow  Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants played three matches, losing two and winning only one, which drops them from 5th to 6th place in the points table. Losing a match on home conditions delivers a big mental blow and dents the team’s morale.

LSG’s opening pair still struggles to find momentum; in the past two matches, Mitchell Marsh scored back-to-back fifties, but in the last match, he fell for a duck. Makram’s form raises major concerns as he struggles in three consecutive matches.

Rishabh Pant plays amateur shots, as he’s known for, and returns to the pavilion early; other teams in this tournament thrive because their captains lead from the front with both captaincy skills and performances with bat and ball; like Iyer for Punjab, Patidar for RCB, Axar for Delhi, and Gill for Gujarat. LSG management must address this issue and fix it by either searching for talent among benched players, where they have gems like Shardul and Digvesh.

Only Nicholas Pooran consistently scores runs for the team, while Abdul Samad provides the perfect final touch, quickly stretching the score in the death overs; Ayush Badoni’s return to form brings good news for LSG, as both players prevented an early collapse.

Although playing on spin-friendly conditions, Ravi Bishnoi’s economy rate of 14.30 in the last match worries Lucknow; young Digvesh bowled better than him. Until Mayank Yadav returns, LSG must find a solution before it’s too late.

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians regain the form they’re known for; losing opening games but staging a comeback that lasts until the tournament’s end, a trend that began with their recent win against KKR.

Mumbai struggled in the first two games because their top and middle-order batting failed, they made a poor choice for an impact player (Rohit Sharma), and they hesitated to trust young players warming the bench. In all these departments, we now see a revolution except impact player; Tilak starts scoring runs in the middle order, and they discover a gem named Ashwini Kumar, who dismantled KKR’s entire middle and lower-order batting lineup, including Rahane, Manish, Rinku, and Russell, known for their explosive batting, by taking 4 wickets at an economy of 8.00.

Although lacking Bumrah, Mumbai manages the bowling department effectively, but they face one major issue: Rohit Sharma’s poor form. I strongly believe he should step down for a few matches and give a chance to a newcomer, just as he did with Ashwini Kumar, who performed commendably on his debut; when a team fails to start well in the T20 format, they can’t sustain long, so for the team’s sake, MI must make the tough decision to bench Rohit Sharma, even as an impact player.

LSG vs MI Match Details

Match: LSG vs MI, Match-16 Date and Time: April 04, 2025, 07:30 PM Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Live Streaming: Star Sports Network/Jiohotstar App

LSG vs MI Head-to-Head Records

Team	Matches Played	Won	Lost	No Result
LSG	06	05	01	00
MI	06	01	05	00

Pitch and Weather Conditions

Ekana’s pitch is known for being bowling-friendly, especially for spinners. However, in the last encounter, LSG vs. PBKS, we saw little support for spinners in the second inning. The boundaries are quite long here, which favours bowlers. For this LSG vs. MI match, we can see the typical Lucknow pitch, where low-scoring contests occur and spinners take charge.

Meanwhile, Lucknow’s weather forecast predicts cloudy skies for match day, with temperatures steady at 34°C. Humidity will remain at 16%, with 13 km/h wind speeds throughout the game. While there’s a 10% chance of rain, potential dew could affect gameplay.

LSG vs MI Probable Playing XIs

Lucknow  Super Giants- Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

Impact/Substitute- Manimaran Siddharth

Mumbai Indians- Ryan Rickelton (WK), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur

Impact/Substitute- Rohit Sharma/Karn Shama

Key Players to Bet On

• LSG- Nicholas Pooran, Digvesh Rathi and Abdul Samad
• MI- Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, and Ashwani Kumar

LSG vs MI Betting Tips

• Toss- LSG
• Match- MI

Betting Tips	Odds
Lucknow Super Giants total runs. Innings #1.Over #1 above 6.5	1.98
First Ball of the match 1 run	3.10
Dismissal #1 method (Not Caught ). Innings #1	3.30

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