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Macarthur vs. Auckland: Australian Championship Match Prediction
Macarthur and Auckland will play in the fifth round of the Australian A-League. The hosts managed to win the Australian Cup before the start of the regular season, but so far they have only managed to close out the top six in the championship. The visitors are spending their first season in the league, but are already storming the top of the table, having won three of their three matches. Will the team from Auckland be able to continue their winning streak on November 24? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Macarthur FC
AustraliaCurrent form
Macarthur finished last season in fifth place in the A-League and got into the quarter-finals of the playoffs. The "bulls" were not destined to pass this stage - the team suffered a crushing defeat from Sydney (0:4). The hosts were not sad for long, because this summer they managed to win the Australian Cup - in the final, Macarthur managed to defeat the silver medalist of the A-League, Melbourne Victory (1:0). The regular championship also started well - with a crushing victory over Perth Glory (6:1). However, in the next two rounds, the hosts did not score a single point, losing to Newcastle Jets (1:2) and Melbourne Victory (1:2). Only in the fourth round did they manage to win again: Sydney was defeated on the road (2:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Christian Popovic is out with a knee injury, while Christopher Ikonomidis and Bernardo Oliveira are questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The hosts have not left the field without scoring a goal for nine matches in a row
- None of the team last 18 matches have ended in a draw.
Probable lineup: Kurto - Uskok, Jurman, Vujica - Adamson, Brattan, Rose, Skorr - Hallman, Drew, Jakolis
Auckland FC
New ZealandCurrent form
The Auckland Football Club has only existed since March of this year and one could only dream of such a start to the first season. Steve Chorica men began the regular season of the A-League with three wins in a row and did not even concede a single goal. The New Zealand team managed to beat Brisbane Roar (2:0), Sydney (1:0) and Wellington Phoenix (2:0). The visitors are clearly not going to stop there, and their squad is quite decent by the standards of the Australian league.
Disqualifications and injuries
Max Andrew Mata will miss the match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won three games in a row without scoring
- The visitors managed to score in each of their four matches
Probable lineup: Poulsen - Sakai, Hull, Pidjnaker, De Vries - Verstraete, Gallegos - Rogerson, Howieson, Gillion
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:2
Two of the last three matches of the visitors ended with this score
13.00Bet At least one team will not score
The bet has played in Oakland last three games
2.45Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in the hosts' last three matches
2.07Tip and bets
The visitors have started the season brilliantly, outplaying each of their opponents. There are no signs of a decline yet, so Auckland may well continue their winning streak. Macarthur has only managed to beat the hopeless underdog Perth Glory, and also snatched a victory from Sydney, who played the entire half short-handed. We don’t think the Bulls will be able to stop the daring newcomer.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Auckland for 1.73
Bet on total
Auckland have played flawlessly in defense in the first three rounds and remain the only team not to have conceded a single goal in the championship. We believe that the New Zealand team will now show a model of play at their goal, so do not expect a goal extravaganza here.
Our prediction is under 2.5 goals for 2.30
Bet on corners
In this match, we expect Oakland to have superiority not only in terms of the score, but also in various other parameters, including the number of corners taken.
Our prediction is that Oakland will take more corners with a coefficient of 1.75
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