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Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City: Australian Championship Match Prediction
Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City will play in the ninth round of the Australian A-League. The clubs occupy third and fourth place in the standings, respectively. Victory is currently ahead of its neighbor by three points and has a chance to rise to second place in case of victory. Who will be able to win the Melbourne derby on December 21? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Melbourne Victory
AustraliaCurrent form
Melbourne Victory reached the A-League final last season, where they lost in extra time to Central Coast Mariners. Patrick Kisnorbo team began the new Australian championship with victories over Melbourne City (3:1), Macarthur (2:1) and Brisbane Roar (2:0), and managed to draw with the current champion, Central Coast Mariners (0:0). The club from Melbourne suffered its first defeat, losing in New Zealand to Wellington Phoenix (0:1). Then they managed to rehabilitate themselves thanks to victories over outsiders, Western United (3:1) and Perth Glory (2:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
Nishan Velupille appearance on the field is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has suffered only one defeat this season.
- The club have won their last three matches against City
Probable lineup: Duncan - Bosz, Roderick, Hamill, Geria - Teague, Valadon - Piscopo, Mashash, Velupille - Vergos
Melbourne City FC
AustraliaCurrent form
Melbourne City managed to start the new regular season with four away wins in a row - they managed to beat Newcastle Jets (1:0), Western United (1:0), Perth Glory (5:0) and the league main outsider, Brisbane Roar (4:1). At the same time, the club has already lost twice on its home field - first to today opponent, Melbourne Victory (1:3), and then to the much more modest Western Side Wanderers (0:2). In the league table, the club occupies fourth place and is three points behind its neighbors from Victory before another face-to-face match.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors will be without Alessandro Lopane, Andrew Nabbout, Jayden Nekovski, Marco Tilio and Matthew Leckie due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- City have failed to win a single game against Victory in their last five matches.
- The team has lost only one of its last five A-League games
Estimated lineup: Beach - Talbot, Trewin, Supraien, Atkinson - Ugarkovich, Schreiber - Cohen, Kuhn, Politidis - Memeti
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts have won two of their last three games by that score.
11.00Bet At least one team will not score
The bet has played in three of the hosts' last four matches
2.25Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in two of the visitors' last three matches
2.13Tip and bets
The hosts have looked much more stable than their neighbours this season, which is why they are higher up in the league table. Melbourne Victory have suffered only one defeat, losing in a tough fight to Wellington. The visitors have had many more failures - for example, a recent defeat to Western Sydney Wanderers from the bottom half of the table. The previous derby ended in Victory favour, and we believe that the same result awaits us now.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Melbourne Victory for 1.60
Bet on total
The hosts are trying to play carefully in defense and have never conceded more than one goal in a match this season. We think that City will follow the example of their opponents and also try to show reliable play at their goal. We suggest betting on the total under.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals for 2.13
Bet on the first half
We don't expect the opponents to go forward in force immediately after the starting whistle. It will obviously take time to get to know each other. In this scenario, a draw at the end of the first half is likely.
Our prediction is a draw in the first half at 2.25
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