Match Info

Big Bash League

Date: 16 January 2026, Friday

Where to Watch on TV:


Africa	SuperSport Cricket
Australia	Fox Sports Cricket, Kayo Sports
India	Disney+ Hotstar
Nigeria	SuperSport Cricket
North-central-america	SportsMax App Caribbean, SportsMax Caribbean
South-africa	SuperSport Cricket
United-kingdom	Sky Go


	Sydney Sixers		Sydney Thunder

	1	2
	1.41	2.75	Watch
	1.42	2.8
	1.56	2.34	Watch
	1.44	2.8
	1.41	2.75
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.45 ↓ (1.61)	2.69 ↑ (2.29)

The most likely Over/Under: 328.50

The best margin for this event is 5.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Sydney Sixers
65%

Sydney Thunder
35%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

58.7%

41.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

58.3%

41.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Sydney Sixers has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6.3%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Sydney Sixers's performance.

Sydney Thunder has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-6.3%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Sydney Thunder might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Sydney Sixers than the current prediction. (-6.7%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Sydney Sixers that the model has picked up on.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Sydney Thunder than the current prediction. (+6.7%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Sydney Thunder could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
28.6%	0%	71.4%

Sydney Sixers - Sydney Thunder Predictions

Users Predictions: 7 users predict this event. Sixers will win (votes: 2 - 28.6%). Thunder will win (votes: 5 - 71.4%).

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Thunder (votes: 1 - 100%).

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Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sixers won 4.

Sixers is showing really good form (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Thunder is going through a series of losses (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Sixers may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Sixers is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

We predict that Sixers will win today's game, with odds of 1.43.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Sixers won 11 matches, drew 1 match, lost 8 matches, and goals 2691:2514. (average 134.6:125.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Sixers won 6 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 1427:1316. (average 142.7:131.6).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Sydney Sixers
Australian Big Bash T20
10.01.26	Sydney Sixers - Hobart Hurricanes	Abandoned ✺
08.01.26	Melbourne Stars - Sydney Sixers	128:129 ✺
05.01.26	Sydney Sixers - Brisbane Heat	118:114 ✺
01.01.26	Melbourne Renegades - Sydney Sixers	164:168 ✺
26.12.25	Sydney Sixers - Melbourne Stars	144:145 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.4 ?WWWL
- Sydney Thunder
Australian Big Bash T20
12.01.26	Sydney Thunder - Melbourne Renegades	140:170 ✺
10.01.26	Brisbane Heat - Sydney Thunder	183:180 ✺
06.01.26	Adelaide Strikers - Sydney Thunder	165:159 ✺
03.01.26	Sydney Thunder - Hobart Hurricanes	205:207 ✺
30.12.25	Sydney Thunder - Perth Scorchers	131:202 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 0 LLLLL

Latest Head to Head

Australian Big Bash T20
20.12.25	Sydney Thunder - Sydney Sixers	151:198
24.01.25	Sydney Sixers - Sydney Thunder	151:157
17.01.25	Sydney Sixers - Sydney Thunder	Abandoned
21.12.24	Sydney Sixers - Sydney Thunder	164:163
12.01.24	Sydney Sixers - Sydney Thunder	151:132
30.12.23	Sydney Thunder - Sydney Sixers	Abandoned
21.01.23	Sydney Sixers - Sydney Thunder	187:62

Sydney Sixers - Sydney Thunder: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide