Anda Zhang vs Lei Peifan Prediction: The battle of two Chinese

The UK Championship continues, and in this one, Anda Zhang will play Lei Peifan at the York Barbican, York. The two players have been playing well and will hope to qualify for the next round. Below is a proper match preview that provides possible betting options. 

Anda Zhang's last encounter was against Haotian Lyu in the China International Championship round 1/16, which ended 1-6. However, the Chinese have lost three recent matches, the first two against Martin O’Donnell and Si Jiahui. Yet, his encounters against Graham Dott, Mark Joyce, Hossein Vafaei, Ishpraet Chadha and David Grace ended in victories. Heading into this game as a favorite, Anda Zhang will hope to be at his best, show character and take advantage of this game as he hopes to progress to the next round. 

Lei Peifan will hope to continue his decent performance in this UK championship after a strong qualification play. Prior to the qualification stage of this tournament, Lei Peifan lost in just one of his recent matches against Elliot Slessor in the Northern Ireland Open. However, other encounters saw Lei Peifan pick up wins over Tom Ford, David Gilbert, Haydon Pinhey, and Dominic Dale. In the meantime, his most recent games ended in five consecutive games, defeating Ben Woollaston in his last qualification encounter. 

Lei Peifan is currently performing well, and the 21-year-old Chinese player will feel confident in winning. However, Anda Zhang is playing on a different level and looking at the players Lei Peifan defeated; they are way below Zhang. The two players will give it all, especially with this open encounter. Yet, Anda Zhang looks like the real deal for me, and I expect him to win.