Perth Scorchers are narrowly favored to win based on recent form and home advantage; market odds around matchday showed Perth ~1.95 and Hobart ~2.00–2.20 (markets tighten closer to start), reflecting Scorchers’ stronger batting depth and recent high-scoring performances this BBL season with key batters Finn Allen and Cooper Connolly in form, while Hobart rely on their all-round balance as defending champions; DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports.

The match starts on 26 December 2025 at 10:15:00 AM AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time), which is 23:15:00 UTC on 25 December 2025 for international viewers and converts to 10:15 AM local Perth time if shown as local Western Australia listings depending on venue confirmation.

The fixture is scheduled at Perth Stadium (also known commercially as Optus Stadium), Burswood, Western Australia — a fast, batting-friendly venue with a 61,000 capacity, large boundaries that still aided several huge totals in the 2025–26 BBL and known for true bounce that favors power-hitters like Allen and Connolly.

Prediction: Perth Scorchers to win with a cautious total market backing — moneyline ~1.95 and totals market leaning 170–190 overs line (expect a 170–200 match total); analysis favors Perth’s top-order firepower and home pitch stats, but backing a Hobart innings +6.5 run cushion in alternate markets offers value if weather or pitch flattens.

Head-to-head: In the last 10 BBL meetings between Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes the teams are closely matched with Perth holding a slight edge (Perth 5 wins, Hobart 4 wins, 1 no-result), recent meetings in this season show one high-scoring loss and one narrow win for Perth, average total across those encounters ~165–175 with Perth posting higher averages at Perth Stadium.