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Auckland vs Melbourne City: Australian Championship Match Prediction
Auckland and Melbourne City will meet in the 15th round of the Australian A-League. The hosts have slowed down a bit after an impressive start and now occupy only the third line in the standings. Meanwhile, the visitors are at the top and are now one point ahead of the New Zealanders. Will the home team be able to regain the lead on January 18? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Auckland FC
New ZealandCurrent form
Auckland is playing its first season in the league, but has already made a name for itself, having taken the lead from the very beginning of the championship. However, 2025 has not started as well for the club as 2024. On January 1, the New Zealand club achieved only a goalless draw in the confrontation with Melbourne Victory (0:0), and then lost away to one of the main outsiders of the league, Perth Glory (0:1). Due to these failures, the hosts lost the lead in the standings and ended up in third place. However, they are only one point away from the first line, so the whole fight is still ahead.
Disqualifications and injuries
Daniel Hull is out with injury and Adama Coulibaly is suspended.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not scored a single goal in the last two matches.
- The hosts have won only one of their last five matches.
Probable lineup: Poulsen - Sakai, Elliott, Pidjnaker, De Vries - Verstraete, Gallegos - Rogerson, Brimmer, Gillion - May
Melbourne City FC
AustraliaCurrent form
Melbourne City remains one of the most stable clubs in the Australian Championship and has not missed out on a playoff spot since 2014. This time, the team is also unlikely to end up outside the top six. The team started the regular A-League championship with a bang, beating Newcastle Jets (1:0), Western United (1:0), Perth Glory (5:0) and Brisbane Roar (4:1) on the road. At the same time, the club has already lost twice on its home field - first to its neighbors from Melbourne Victory (1:3), and then to the much more modest Western Syday Wanderers (0:2). It seems that in the new year, City wanted to leave home defeats in the past - in January, they have already managed to win three home games. Aurelio Vidmar charges beat Wellington Phoenix (2:0), Western United (2:0) and Brisbane Roar (1:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors will miss a number of players. Max Caputo, Jonathan Cohen, Andreas Kuhn, Alessandro Lopane, Andrew Nabbout, Jayden Nekovski and Marco Tilio remain in the infirmary. James Jeggo and Matthew Leckie are questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost in seven matches in a row.
- The visitors haven't conceded a single goal in their last three matches.
Tentative lineup: Beach - Talbot, Trevin, Suprien, Behich - Ugarkovic, Schreiber - Atkinson, Wong, Politidis - Memeti
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:1
Two of the last five matches of the visitors ended with this score
7.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet played in the only face-to-face meeting
1.80Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in three of the visitors' last five matches
1.62Tip and bets
At the beginning of the season, the hosts easily dealt with any opponent, but now these times are gone. The team is struggling to gain points and has already lost the lead in the championship. But the visitors, on the contrary, are now on the rise and have already won three dry victories in a row, while the unbeaten streak has already reached seven matches. Most likely, the club from Melbourne will not give in this time either.
Our prediction is Melbourne City not to lose at 1.77
Bet on total
The teams are fighting for the first place and are competitors to each other. The opponents will probably take this match seriously and will not allow any lapses in defense. Most likely, we will see an equal game without many scoring opportunities.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals for 1.82
Bet on corners
Most likely, the opponents will play defensively, which means that many corner flag passes are not expected. We suggest betting on the total under this indicator.
Our prediction is total under 10.5 corners for 1.90
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