IPL 2025 Final Match Prediction: Why History Suggests That RCB Are Likely To Win Vs PBKS
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Why RCB Are Favourites To Win IPL 2025 According To History?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) finished second in the IPL 2025 points table. The team that has finished second in previous IPL editions have won the tournament a total number of eight times, the most in history. This give RCB an advantage.
On the other hand, teams that have won Qualifier 1 have won 11 out of the 14 IPL finals. In fact, all the previous seven IPL winners from 2018 to 2024 had won Qualifier 1. RCB won the IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 against Punjab Kings on May 29 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur, that too quite comprehensively by 6 wickets.
This means that historically, RCB has a pretty big advantage as they aim to win their first IPL trophy.
RCB and PBKS have played 36 matches in IPL history, and both sides have equal footing on each other. Bith have won 18 games each. However, this season, RCB has had the upper hand. Out of the three games that the two sides have played in IPL 2025, RCB have won two of these.
