Match Info

Championship League

Date: 3 January 2026, Saturday

Location: Mattioli Arena (Leicester)


	Chris Wakelin		Hossein Vafaei Ayouri

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Chris Wakelin
57.9%

Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
42.1%

(when we started the analysis)

54.8%

45.2%

53%

47%

Chris Wakelin has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.1%)

Hossein Vafaei Ayouri has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.1%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Chris Wakelin than the current prediction. (-4.9%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Hossein Vafaei Ayouri than the current prediction. (+4.9%)

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Wakelin is ranked World Ranking: 14. Vafaei Ayouri is ranked World Ranking: 32.

Recent performances by Wakelin have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Vafaei Ayouri has been struggling lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).

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

The chances of victory for both players are nearly identical in this match.

We predict that Wakelin will win today's game, with odds of 1.71.

In the last 1 head-to-head match, Wakelin won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:2.

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Chris Wakelin
Snooker
02.01.26	Chris Wakelin - Junxu Pang	3:2 ✺
02.01.26	Chris Wakelin - Joe O`Connor	3:2 ✺
02.01.26	Chris Wakelin - Tom Ford	1:3 ✺
02.01.26	Chris Wakelin - Elliot Slessor	0:3 ✺
21.12.25	Chris Wakelin - Chang Bingyu	9:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.8 WWLLW
- Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
Snooker
02.01.26	Elliot Slessor - Hossein Vafaei Ayouri	3:0 ✺
02.01.26	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Jackson Page	1:3 ✺
02.01.26	Joe O`Connor - Hossein Vafaei Ayouri	3:1 ✺
17.12.25	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Mark Selby	0:4 ✺
16.12.25	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - David Grace	4:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 1.3 LLLLW

Snooker
03.01.25	Chris Wakelin - Hossein Vafaei Ayouri	3:2

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