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Macarthur vs Melbourne City: Australian Championship Match Prediction
Macarthur and Melbourne City will play in the 16th round of the Australian A-League. Both teams are in the playoff zone and are trying to stay in the top six. The hosts are in sixth position and are only ahead of Sydney by additional indicators. The visitors are in third place. Only three points separate the rivals in the standings. Will the hosts be able to catch up with their competitor on January 25? The answer is in our betting tip
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). This season, the hosts are also going to play in knockout matches and so far the club has managed to stay in the top half of the table. The Bulls occupy sixth place and are ahead of Sydney only on additional indicators. In the last home matches, Macarthur failed, losing first to Adelaide United (1:2), and then to Wellington (1:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Kevin Popovich will not play due to a knee injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not won at home for six matches in a row
- The hosts have not left the field without scoring a goal in their last seven matches
Tentative line-up: Courtauld - Wuzica, Jones, Jurman, Adamson - Brattan, Hollman, Rose - Oliveira, Germain, Drew
Melbourne City FC
AustraliaCurrent form
Melbourne City have been playing great football this season and are looking to make the playoffs. The club sits third in the league table, three points behind Auckland in second place. In the final round, it was the New Zealand club that beat City 3-0, moving up the table. The visitors ended a three-game winning streak that included beating 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 visitors have lost only one of their last eight matches.
- The team has won three of its last four matches.
Tentative lineup: Beach - Talbot, Trevin, Suprien, Behich - Ugarkovic, Schreiber - Atkinson, Wong, Politidis - Memeti
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:1
Two of Melbourne City last three away games have ended with this scoreline
7.50Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in the last four matches of the hosts
1.60Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in the hosts' last three matches
1.65Tip and bets
The visitors stumbled in the last match, but before that they were doing quite well. Macarthur has been making quite a few mistakes lately, especially in home games. The hosts haven't won at Campbelltown Stadium for quite some time, and today they will host one of the strongest teams in the league, so it hard to count on the Bulls' success.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Melbourne City for 1.83
Bet on total
The opponents are competitors for a place in the playoff zone, so they will probably take this match seriously. We don’t think that anyone will allow any lapses in defense, so you shouldn’t count on a goal extravaganza. We suggest betting on the total under.
Our prediction is under 2.5 goals for 2.10
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 under 10.5 corners for 2.03
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