David Lilley vs Liam James Davies Prediction: Lilley to qualify for next round

David Lilley vs Liam James Davies will square it off in the UK Championship qualifying stage at Mattioli Arena in Leicester. The odds favour Lilley here, while Davies comes in as the underdog. How will this game end full-time?

David Lilley's last encounter was against Haris Tahir, and he secured a 4-1 win in the Scottish Open qualification. However, David Lilley has not had the best results in recent matches, having just two wins in nine matches, one against Allan Taylor. However, other games ended in defeats against Chris Wakelin, Amir Sarkhosh, Jiang Jun, Ross Muir, Mark Allen and Si Jiahui. While coming in as the favourite in this game, the Englishman will approach it with his best strategy as he hopes to make it to the main tournament. 

Liam James Davies started this qualifier on the right track, securing a 6-3 win over Ahmed Elsayed. However, the 18-year-old Welsh professional had lost consecutive matches prior to that win. In that run, he lost to Jordan Brown, Daniel Womersley, Kyren Wilson, and Wang Yuchen. Heading into this game, Liam James Davies will hope to get things right as he comes in as the favourite. Ahead of this game, Liam James Davies heads into this game as number 103 in the snooker rankings. 

Liam James Davies will have his chances in this game, but I do not see him move to the next round. While David Lilley has not pulled off consistent performances, his level of play is still miles ahead of that of his opponent, and he has good experience playing at the top level. Given the two players ' weaknesses, I will take this game to end with high frames, as it should be a tight one. Yet, a win for David Lilley is the best option here.