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Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City: Australian Championship Match Prediction
The 11th round of the Australian A-League will feature the Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City. The hosts have had a terrible start to the season and remain in tenth place in the league table. The visitors are doing better - they are closing the playoff zone, occupying sixth place. The club from Melbourne also has two matches in reserve. Which of the opponents will get the tournament points on December 31? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Central Coast Mariners
AustraliaCurrent form
The Central Coast Mariners won the championship last season, beating Melbourne Victory in extra time in the final. However, it will be difficult to repeat the achievement, because the team started the season extremely poorly. Until November 22, the hosts had not won in the Australian championship - the team played three times to a draw and lost once. However, in the next two rounds they still managed to beat Newcastle Jets (2:1) and Sydney FC (2:1). The last three matches of the Australian championship ended sadly for the club from Gosford. The hosts lost heavily to Adelaide United (0:4) and Auckland (1:4), and also played a draw with Macarthur (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Di Pizio and Tapp will miss the match due to injuries. Torres is suspended. Duarte and Edmondson are in doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last six matches.
- The club has conceded four goals in its last three lost matches
Estimated line-up: Cullen - Mauraguis, Paul, Kaltak, Kuzewski - McCalmont, Theocharus, Steele - Mikael Doka - Kuol, Brandtman.
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 Melbourne Victory (1:3), and then to the much more modest Western Side Wanderers (0:2). In the last home match, the Melbourne team tied with Auckland (2:2), and then shared points away from home with Melbourne Victory (1:1). City is in sixth place in the league table and is only one point behind Macarthur and Western United.
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
- The team has not suffered a single away defeat this season.
- The visitors have suffered only one defeat in their last six matches.
Estimated lineup: Beach - Talbot, Trewin, Supraien, Atkinson - Ugarkovich, Schreiber - Cohen, Kuhn, Politidis - Memeti
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:2
The last two matches of the visitors ended in a draw
14.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in the last three away matches
1.60Bet Number 2 in the final score
The pattern worked in the last two head-to-head matches
2.13Tip and bets
The visitors have been playing well away from home this season, with four wins and one draw. Now they have a match against the stalled Central Coast, who have been struggling to find their game this season. Melbourne City looks much more preferable. The Melbourne club has already lost to the Mariners twice this calendar year, and now is the time to get revenge.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Melbourne City for 1.60
Bet on total
In the last four matches between the opponents, there have never been fewer than three goals scored. In the current season of the A-League, the teams continue to play effectively, so we will probably see a goal extravaganza this time too. We expect effective football from the opponents.
Our prediction is total over 2.5 goals for 1.75
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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