Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will square off against Delhi Capitals (DC) match will be the 40th IPL 2025 match. The game will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. In the forthcoming match, LSG and DC will be aiming for a vital victory as they are both in the running to make the playoffs this season. Advertisment In the last game against Rajasthan Royals good bowling attack in the death overs helped the team to win the match by two runs, which was a nail-biting game in Jaipur. They reached a competitive total thanks to the heroics of Aiden Markram, who scored 66 off 45 to boost the batting effort. Aiden Markram has got his form and now sits in third spot in the Orange Cap list. In eight games, he scored 274 runs at a 150 strike. With eight games played, LSG has won five and is ranked fifth in the standings. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals is showing consistency as IPL gets underway. With ten points in the bag, DC is placed in second position. Their recent 7-wicket loss to the Gujarat Titans will not affect their momentum as the team wants to march into the playoffs. IPL 2025: LSG vs DC - Today"s match prediction – Match 40 Most runs in LSG vs DC Nicholas Pooran is one of the most consistent strikers of the cricket ball as a left-handed wicketkeeper batter. He looks dangerous batter's, when he comes to bat. With 368 runs in eight games, Nicholas Pooran is the highest run scorer in the IPL so far. In lsat game, he failed to mark his presence as he got out on 11 runs. In the upcoming game, he will bounce back and try to get more runs. Most wickets Kuldeep Yadav can be a threat for LSG with the ball. With variations of spin bowling, batters find it difficult to hit him. Currently, with 12 wickets in seven games, Kuldeep is in second spot in the list of highest wicket takers. He will key the bowler in the team as wicket in Lucknow, and sometimes help bowlers. Player of the match (POTM) prediction Adien Markram has found the touch he had lost in starting games for LSG. Along with opening the batting order with Mitchell Marsh, he slowly starts to attack the bowlers with fun. In the last game, he scored 66 runs off 45 balls. His batting helped the team score 180 runs and defend the total. Markram will look to keep the momentum going against DC. LSG vs DC match prediction- Who will win this match? If LSG bat first, they will likely defend the total. Even though DC can score large totals, they may find it difficult to defend them if they bat first. After failing to defend 203 runs in the last game, they can find themselves in trouble once more. LSG will be the favorite to win the match against DC.