Premiership 2025 Predictions

[FishersGate]

Right now the teams are sorted I can finally do my predictions

1. Ipswich - Best side, balance, experience, youth, quality. 

2. Sheffield - will be super strong at home again. 

3. Belle Vue - Solid side with a mixture of riders that can put points on there averages I reckon

4. Leicester - Was going to put Lynn here but Stewart Dickson always make us strong at home and competetive away, solid side as per usual.

5. Kings Lynn - Could be 4 or even 3rd spot! Good side lots of strength n depth. Just lacks a real number 1 but could be dark horses for the play offs if they sneak in

6. Birmingham- Bang average side but it's better than last years that's all I can say

7. Oxford - not good enough I'm afraid. If Janowski can get going then maybe they can sneak up the table but can't see that being enough. Disappointing team

[TTT]

1. IPS (Will walk it if everyone stays fit, Fantastic 1-7 that's power packed in every department)

2. BV (Unbeatable around the NSS unless it's one of those silly lunchtime meetings)

3. KL (Just rock solid throughout and it reminds me of P'borough 2021, Dark Horses)

4. SHE (Big name riders will bail them out in Ht's 13 & 15 to see them pip the Lions to 4th)

5. LEI (Solid 1-7 but Fricke goes missing too many times, No longer have Lawson to cover for him)

6. BIR (Is MJJ on a short term deal? Returnees may take a while to adapt to UK tracks again)

7. OX (Banking on Janowski returning to his Poole form just to put some wins on the board imo)

Edited 13 hours ago by TTT

[Pauldoveyspeedway]

12 minutes ago, TTT said:

1. IPS (Will walk it if everyone stays fit, Fantastic 1-7 that's power packed in every department)

2. BV (Unbeatable around the NSS unless it's one of those silly lunchtime meetings)

3. KL (Just rock solid throughout and it reminds me of P'borough 2021, Dark Horses)

4. SHE (Big name riders will bail them out in Ht's 13 & 15 to see them pip the Lions to 4th)

5. LEI (Solid 1-7 but Fricke goes missing too many times, No longer have Lawson to cover for him)

6. BIR (Is MJJ on a short term deal? Returnees may take a while to adapt to UK tracks again)

7. OX (Banking on Janowski returning to his Poole form just to put some wins on the board imo)

Yes Ipswich  do stand out if they can stay away from injuries...Fab team and well put together...

[SaddlebowRoad]

1 ippo

2 bv

3 sheff

4 lynn 

5 leic 

6 brum

7 ox

[AceBelle]

Play/offs Aces / Ipswich/ Sheffield/ Lynn 

Final Aces to beat Ipswich 

[4BenMoran]

Based on the full team announcements

1 Ipswich - great all round 1-7, can’t see them losing many home or away

2 Belle Vue - dominant at NSS, hopefully SGP doesn’t impact Kurtz form 

3 Leicester - solid, definitely room for improvement in engine room 

4 Kings Lynn - Harris at reserve in March and April trump card, can’t see other adding same points when he moves out, will improve on last season 

5 Sheffield - Bottom end weak and inconsistent, too reliant on Holder bros, Woffinden will need time to get back to speed

6 Birmingham - exciting team should get home wins on the board 

7 Oxford - can’t see the strategy of the line up, long season ahead 

[Steve Irving]

Only way Ippo ain’t winning it is if they get struck by injuries again. That’s the only hope the others have IMO. It’s the best side on paper and comfortably so.

[Aries]

All things being equal I’d fully expect us to win it because our team is better than everyone else’s but after what happened last year I’ll make no predictions!

[szkocjasid]

I think Ipswich were the strongest team last year (before injuries) the fact they're stronger this year means I can't see anyone else finishing top (unless they suffer injuries). They're not guaranteed to win the league because anything happen in the play-offs but they're definitely my top team.

Sheffield would be my second best team from last year I don't think the bottom end is as weak as people make out, obviously Rowe's not a great second string but the fact he's on a very low average means he could improve it. I think Flint is very good RS so it's really just Hume is that weak part of the team but they had to have a weak number 6 because it was such a powerful top four. I'm not worried about Woffinden as he's come back from injuries before & shown he's good enough to compete at top of the league. Not the same man he wasn't a GP's or in Poland but over here think he can keep his average. 

Leicester would be the third best team from last year, while they're definitely weaker than last year, Howarth certainly not as good as Lawson , I still think they're on the edge of the playoffs. Feel some are rating them lower because they're missing Lawson, but have still got a decent top 4.

Belle Vue, would be my fourth best team from last season (till the play-offs) so as they are weaker than last year (Zach not as good as Ben) does that mean they are at risk of missing out on a top 4 spot? I think that home form will still be good enough to get them in, and once they get there they're good enough to win over two legs against anyone, so could still be champions even though they don't look the best team.

King's Lynn definitely look better than last year they've got such a strong reserve in Chris Harris, then whoever drops down to will be a really good reserve. I think Cook will be ok at 1, although expect Lawson to have a spell there, which could harm his scoring. Probably relying on Kvech to step up and be a good heat leader, which could confirm their top 4 spot. 

Oxford, it's a tough to say, while they are under the points limit, is the team much weaker than last years (a play-off challenging side)? Kildemand for Harris, then Gusts for the Kerr/Kemp/Killeen position, doesn't seem much different. Poor team manager could cost them though.

Birmingham I think they'll be fighting Oxford to avoid the wooden spoon. Tough to rate, because a lot of their riders haven't ridden over here for years.

 

So Ipswich 1st, Sheffield 2nd.

Belle Vue, Leicester & King's Lynn, fighting for the last 2 play-off spots, slightly favouring the Aces.

Birmingham & Oxford fighting to avoid the wooden spoon, but the bottom team won't be as far adrift as last year.

Edited 4 hours ago by szkocjasid