Jack Lisowski vs Luca Brecel
2nd June 2000hrs
Snooker – England – Championship League
Pick Lisowski
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 6/4 odds taken 18:26 GMT, Monday 1st June
The Championship League snooker continues on Tuesday from Milton Keynes. This is action from Group 9 of the competition, which is played in a round-robin format. Each of the 16 group winners will progress to a second stage. This match is likely to be the group decide between England’s Lisowski and Belgium’s Brecel.
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Can Lisowski improve head to head against Brecel
England’s Jack Lisowski holds a 3-1 head to head lead over Luca Brecel. Three of those matches were held in previous editions of the Championship League with Lisowski 2-1 up from those meetings.
The last action that Lisowski had before the lockdown was at the Gibraltar Open where he bowed out at last 32. Lisowski is one of the players who have a tremendous amount of talent, but his focus isn’t always on point.
So that makes him vulnerable. That has been seen in his track record in ranking events this season. Even though the Championship League isn’t a ranking event, the top tier tournaments are where to look for form.
The best effort in a ranking event from Liswoski this season was runner up at the Scottish Open. In none of his other ranking tournaments has he made it past the third round. He did finish as runner up in the 2019 Championship League, however.
Can Brecel take his chance?
Brecel’s only pro win over Lisowski happened in the 2019/20 Champions League (there was a 2019 edition, then a 2019/20 edition and now a 2020 edition).
So the Belgian will be hoping to tap into some fond memories there and upset Lisowski again. There hasn’t been any notable form from Brecel in the top tier tournaments this season.
He hasn’t been past the third round of any ranking event in the 2019/20 snooker season. His best overall effort came in the non-ranking Paul Hunter Classic where he was a losing semi-finalist.
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Brecel bowed out of the 2019 Championship League in the round-robin stage. But the thing about him that will appeal to punters is the price in taking down a sometimes focus-challenged opponent.
Jack Lisowski vs Luca Brecel Betting Advice
We feel that this is not going to be a one-sided contest. Lisowski should be the stronger of the two but he could get pushed here. It’s been a long time since competitive action and he looks like one of those players who doesn’t always get dialled in quickly.
Key Facts – Jack Lisowski vs Luca Brecel Betting Tip
- Jack Lisowski leads the head to head 3-1
- Jack Lisowski was the 2019 Champions League runner up
- Luca Brecel won the last meeting, in the last edition of the Championship League
The two look fairly evenly matched and so we can’t support a whitewash in favour of Lisowski. Lisowski has only dropped two frames in total across his three wins over Brecel. But in this best of four, the 3-1 Correct Score for Lisowski at 3/1 has the most appeal* (betting odds taken from Unibet at 18:27 GMT on Monday, June 1st 2020)
The best betting odds for Jack Lisowski vs Luca Brecel
Jack Lisowski to win: 6/4 at Unibet
Draw: 6/4 at Unibet
Luca Brecel: 12/5 at Unibet
