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Western Sydney Wanderers vs Auckland: Australian Championship Match Prediction
Western Sydney Wanderers and Auckland will play in the 16th round of the Australian A-League. The hosts are trying to cling to the playoff zone, but so far they are only in eighth place, three points behind the top 6. The visitors are in second place and only one point behind Adelaide United. Which of the opponents will be able to get three points on January 26? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
AustraliaCurrent form
Western Sydney Wanderers finished last season in seventh place, one step away from the playoff zone. The hosts are two points behind the top 6. Now the team is only in eighth place and three points behind the sixth position, with a game in hand. In their last home matches, the Wanderers lost to Macarthur (2:3) and Central Coast Mariners (1:3), but on the road they managed to beat Adelaide United (3:2), Melbourne City (2:0) and Perth Glory (2:1), and also draw with Melbourne Victory (2:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Dylan Scicluna will miss the match due to injury, while Gabriel Clerc and Tae-wook Jeong are questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last four matches.
- The hosts have scored in each of their last ten matches
Probable lineup: Thomas - Clisby, Jeong, Bountig, Pantazopoulos - Milanovic, Priestmann, Pelecanos, Krayev - Sapsford, Borello
Auckland FC
New ZealandCurrent form
Auckland is playing its first season in the league, but has already made a name for itself, having become a leader 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 their lead in the standings and ended up in third place. However, after a confident victory over Melbourne City (3:0), they managed to rise to second place. In the last round, the club played a draw with their main competitor, Adelaide United (2:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Daniel Hull will not play due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last four matches.
- The club has suffered only one defeat in its last six away matches
Probable lineup: Poulsen - Sakai, Elliott, Pidjnaker, De Vries - Verstraete, Gallegos - Rogerson, Brimmer, Gillion - May
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:2
Two of Oakland last four road games have ended with this score.
13.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in the last seven matches of the hosts
1.58Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in four of the hosts' last five matches
2.10Tip and bets
The hosts are struggling to score points, and even home advantage rarely helps the club achieve success. The last two home matches ended in defeats for Western Sydney Wanderers. Auckland remains one of the best clubs in the league and clearly looks preferable to their opponents. Most likely, one of the main contenders for the title will be able to win against a team from the bottom half of the table.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Auckland for 1.85
Bet on total
Western Sydney Wanderers rarely win, but regularly score against their opponents, and today the hosts will surely be able to upset the opponents' goalkeeper. Auckland will definitely not remain on the sidelines. The New Zealand club knows how to counterattack. We believe that the teams will put on a real show for the fans, so it is worth betting on the total over.
Our prediction is total over 2.5 goals for 1.72
Bet on corners
Judging by the way the teams have been playing lately, they will be able to please fans with an abundance of over totals, including the number of corner kicks.
Our prediction is total over 10.5 corners for 1.85
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