Wolverhampton v Eastbourne

For the second time this season, Sky Sports take another trip to Monmore Green for what looks to be a very exciting fixture against the top of the table Eastbourne Eagles.

On paper Wolverhampton have a strong top 5 but so far their season looks like this: lost away to Eastbourne, lost away to Lakeside and lost home & away to Poole. Luckily they bounced back last week to win by 4 points at home to Swindon and this week they'll be hoping to do the same if not better as this is not the start the 2009 champions would of hoped for. You can always rely on Freddie Lindgren, Peter Karlsson and Tai Woffinden to produce the goods, however maybe Ty Proctor and Ludvig Lindgren need to up their game a little but you can't fault their efforts. Tai will be full of confidence after becoming British Under 21 champion again on Friday after a 6 ride maximum. For Wolves to grab all 3 points from this meeting they need their reserves get on the scoreboard a bit more and help with heat advantages. Last time Sky were at Wolves, they lost to titles favourites Poole but with Eastbourne unbeaten so far this year, will this prove to be a harder test for the monmore men?

Eastbourne have had possibly the best start to the season they could ask for after winning all 5 of their matches, 4 at home and 1 away. This away meeting will be the toughest of their season so far as Wolverhampton are known for having such a good home record (until a couple of weeks ago of course). Eastbourne benefited from Poole needing to drop a rider due to averages as the eagles now have a great number 1 in Bjarne Pedersen. They've also welcomed back Lewis Bridger to East Sussex, who is a brilliant reserve, and won't be there for much longer! The way Eastbourne have built there team means they will always have a strong reserve. Joonas Kylmakorpi, Cameron Woodward, Lukas Dryml and Simon Gustafsson make their team strong throughout, especially with young Simon Gustafsson gaining his first British maximum last week. Eastbourne have just signed Timo Lahti at reserve as a replacement for departing Pole Dawid Lampart. On Saturday the Eagles ended Poole's unbeaten record so the team will head to the Midlands full of confidence, will they leave with the a 6th straight win?

Line Ups:

Wolverhampton:

1) Freddie Lindgren

2) Ty Proctor

3) Ludvig Lindgren

4) Tai Woffinden

5) Peter Karlsson

6) Tyson Burmeister

7) Ricky Wells

One to watch: Tai Woffinden

Eastbourne:

1) Bjarne Pedersen

2) Lukas Dryml

3) Simon Gustafsson

4) Cameron Woodward

5) Joonas Kylmakorpi

6) Lewis Bridger

7) Taylor Poole

One to watch: Lewis Bridger

Prediction: 46-44; I was going to opt for an away win but I think Wolverhampton might just take it, either way a very close match.