In my opinion Lucknow is far ahead in statistics. This season saw a match between Hyderabad and Lucknow, where Lucknow won by 5 wickets, although the match was at Hyderabad's home ground. But today's match will be at Lucknow's home ground, any team will get a bit more advantage at home, so Lucknow is ahead based on the performance of these two teams. So I think Lucknow can win today's match. And today the match is very important for Lucknow, because to survive in the playoff race, you have to win this match. The three-team playoffs are confirmed. Now one team between Mumbai, Delhi and Lucknow will qualify, Mumbai is far ahead among these three teams.
Both the Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad have been massive disappointments in this season. LSG a little bit less than SRH perhaps. Ishan Kishan is likely to open the batting for SRH along with Abhishek Sharma, as Travis Head is unavailable for this match. On the other hand, LSG will be having a near full strength squad.