Ben Woollaston vs Oliver Lines Prediction: Woollaston expected to win this encounter

The Wuhan Open Qualification competition continues, and on day 2, Ben Woollaston will play Oliver Lines at the Leicester Arena in Leicester. Their only meeting ended in a 0-4 win for Lines in 2021. How will this encounter end?

Ben Woollaston is coming off a defeat against Julien Leclercq in the Grand Prix, a game that ended 4-5. However, in his prior games to that defeat, Ben Woollaston went six matches without a defeat. In those encounters, Ben Woollaston played to draws with Stan Moody, Si Jiahui and Mark Williams. However, his encounters against Stuart Carrington, Dominic Dale and Dylan Emery ended in victories. While he heads into this game, Ben Woollaston is slightly favored by the bookies, and he will hope he gets his first win against Oliver Lines. 

Oliver Lines will hope to end his poor performances in this fixture as he looks to secure a winning result. Oliver Lines has not lost to David Gilbert, Louis Heathcote, Aaron Hill, and Joe O’Connor in his last matches while playing to a draw with Harvey Chandler. In fact, his only win in recent encounters was against Michael White, coming in the Welsh Open qualification round which ended 3-4. While he comes into this game as underdog, Oliver Lines will eye his second win in 11 matches.

Oliver Lines has struggled so much lately, and his chances here are few. Ben Woollaston should be able to do well here as he has improved his play over the years compared to Oliver Lines. I do not trust Lines here as he has not shown himself, and a win for Ben Woollaston is the best outcome.