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Melbourne Victory vs Macarthur: Australian Championship Match Prediction
Melbourne Victory and Macarthur will play in the third round of the Australian Championship on November 3. The hosts reached the final last season, where they lost the title to Central Coast Mariners. The visitors were eliminated in the quarterfinals, losing by a large margin to Sydney. Macarthur started the new season with a victory in the Australian Cup. Will they be able to beat last season finalist away? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Melbourne Victory
AustraliaCurrent form
Melbourne Victory finished the last regular season only in third place, more than 10 points behind the leaders. However, this did not prevent the team from reaching the playoff final. In the semi-finals, they managed to beat the second team of the season, New Zealand Wellington Phoenix (0:0, 2:1). In the final, the hosts did not have enough strength to beat Central Coast Mariners (1:3). Before the start of the A-League season, the Melbourne team fought for the Australian Cup. In this tournament, they easily beat NBC Spirit (4:0), Moreton City Excelsior (4:0) and Adelaide United (1:0), but in the final confrontation, Victory lost to today opponent, Macarthur (0:1).
Patrick Kisnorbo men started the A-League season with a goalless draw against the current champions. In the second round, they managed to beat their neighbors, Melbourne City (3:1). After two rounds, the team is third in the table.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the home team players are ready for the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has suffered only one defeat in its last eight matches.
- The hosts have failed to score in two of their last three matches
Probable lineup : Duncan - Geria, Rawlins, Hammill, Bos - Teague, Valadon - Velupille, Mashash, Piscopo - Vergos
Macarthur FC
AustraliaCurrent form
Last season, Macarthur managed to sneak into the A-League playoffs, taking fifth place in the regular season. However, the team was eliminated from the tournament in the quarterfinals, losing to Sydney with a crushing score of 0:4. But in the new season, the Sydney club has already managed to win a trophy. The visitors won the Australian Cup, beating today opponent, Melbourne Victory (1:0) in the final. The Bulls will also try to achieve success in the championship. In the first round, the team showed a powerful performance, leaving Perth Glory no chance (6:1). However, they failed to build on their success - in the second round, the club suffered a home defeat to Newcastle Jets (1:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors were without Christian Popovic, Christopher Ikonomidis and Bernardo Oliveira due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has suffered only one defeat in its last seven matches.
- In the last seven matches, the visitors have not left the field without scoring a goal
Probable lineup : Kurto - Uskok, Jurman, Vujica - Adamson, Brattan, Rose, Skorr - Hallman, Drew, Jakolis
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:0
The hosts have won one of their last two victories over today opponents with this score
9.50Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in 6 of the last 7 matches of the hosts
2.20Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in three of Melbourne Victory last four matches
1.80Tip and bets
The hosts have had a great start to the season and are looking to extend their unbeaten run in the A-League. Melbourne Victory are clearly looking to take revenge on Macarthur for their cup defeat and have every chance of winning at home. The Melbourne club has not beaten Macarthur in their last three meetings, but we believe that the hosts will still get three points this time.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1) on Melbourne Victory at 2.05
Bet on total
In the last matches, the opponents scored little, but acted excellently in defense. We believe that the teams will choose the same style of play in the face-to-face match, so we should expect a tough fight without many scoring chances.
The second bet is total under three goals for 1.90
Bet on the first half
Melbourne Victory have secured an advantage in the first half in most of their recent wins, and we expect that to happen today. We'll bet on the home team to win in the first half.
Prediction - Melbourne Victory win in the first half with odds of 2.08
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