Melbourne Victory FC

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Melbourne City FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Strong Case for Backing Under 2.5 Goals

We’re more than happy with the odds of 2.00 when it comes to betting Under 2.5 Goals, with the Total Goals market affording us this price. Victory and City might not net too many between them.

1-1 Draw in Most Recent H2H

Melbourne Victory have enjoyed successive home wins at AAMI Park. Last time out, Wellington Phoenix were beaten 1-0. Arthur Diles' team boasted 56% possession and recorded five shots on target, with Nikolaos Vergos netting in the 57th minute.

Melbourne City have suffered three straight losses on the road. Their most recent appearance was a 1-0 home victory over Perth Glory at AAMI Park. The Cranbourne East club had seven shots on goal and recorded 60% possession, with Lawrence Wong on target in the 37th minute.

Victory have gone unbeaten in their past six matches against City, with the last clash ending in a 1-1 draw at AAMI Park. The previous 10 H2H games have ended in four Victory wins, four draws and two City triumphs.

A-League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 Melb City logo Melb City 25 13 6 6 36 24 12 36:24 45
5 Melb Victory logo Melb Victory 25 12 6 7 43 35 8 43:35 42
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Melbourne Victory – Last 10 League Games

Victory have 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 5.2 shots on goal and 11.2 attempts. The Boys in Blue have averaged 52.4% possession and 6.1 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.6 goals from 4.2 shots on goal, 8.5 attempts and 5.7 corners.

Top scorer Clarismario Rodrigus has found the net 3 times, with Nikolaos Vergos, Bruno Fornaroli, Ryan Teague and Ryan Teague getting 2 goals each. Daniel Arzani and Zinedine Machach are the leading assists makers with 2.

Melbourne City – Last 10 League Games

City have won 4, lost 3 and drawn 3, with an average of 9.6 attempts, 4.4 shots on goal and 1.0 goals. Aurelio Vidmar's side average 54.7% possession, 4.3 corners in their favour and 3.8 corners against, while 0.9 goals have been conceded from 4.2 shots on goal and 7.3 attempts.

Benjamin Mazzeo and Harry Politidis have scored 2 goals, followed by Lawrence Wong with 1. Andreas Kuen has managed 2 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Melbourne Victory confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Mitchell Langerak (GK), Joshua Rawlins, Brendan Hamill, Roderick Miranda, Kasey Bos, Ryan Teague, Jordi Valadon, Clarismario Rodrigus, Zinedine Machach, Reno Piscopo, Nikolaos Vergos.

Melbourne City confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Patrick Beach (GK), German Ferreyra, Kai Trewin, Samuel Souprayen, Aziz Behich, Matthew Leckie, Nathaniel Atkinson, Kavian Rahmani, Andreas Kuen, Marco Tilio, Max Caputo.

Expert A-League Analysis

Football recommendations are only made once we have established the latest team news. It’s also important to study the form and investigate the most relevant stats to get the full picture.

Key Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Victory games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 11 of the last 18 Victory games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Victory games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 City games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 City games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 City games.

Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Prediction

We don’t expect the teams to serve up too much excitement, with Under 2.5 Goals on the cards for this A-League game. This selection provides attractive betting odds of 2.00.

Bettors looking for an alternative at bigger odds might want to take a look at the Under 1.5 Goals option which will pay out providing we see no more than one goal being scored during the ninety minutes.

Under 2.5 Probability

According to the odds, there’s a 50% likelihood of our pick winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

Our Pick

Under 2.5 Goals @ 2.00 Bet Now bet365 logo
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Correct Score Prediction

Victory Victory logo 1 - 0 City logo City

We’re betting on Victory to secure a 1-0 winning scoreline. Odds of 8.00 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Corners Prediction

City Over 4.5 Corners 1.67 bet365 logo

There’s been an average 5.90 Melbourne City corners in their past 10 away matches, with Melbourne Victory conceding a corner average of 5.70 in the previous 10 games. We recommend backing the 1.67 that Melbourne City are able to cover the line, with this Team Corners bet landing a handsome potential return.

Corner Stats

League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Victory Logo Victory
Total
11.80 6.10 5.70
Home
12.40 6.70 5.70
Away
10.80 5.40 5.40
City Logo City
Total
8.10 4.30 3.80
Home
8.40 5.00 3.40
Away
10.20 5.90 4.30

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Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Odds

The bookies betting odds have Melbourne Victory as 2.40 favourites for this A-League clash, implying that they are 42% likely to win the match. Melbourne City are regarded as the least likely winner at 2.80.

You can get a similar price whether you’re backing Over or Under 2.5 Goals. BTTS betting is popular and you can back Yes at 1.62 on the Both Teams to Score market.

The football betting sites offer a Draw No Bet market for all A-League matches and you can back Melbourne Victory at 1.73 and Melbourne City at 2.00.

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Corners

Corners

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

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Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Lineups

Melbourne Victory Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Melbourne City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Melbourne Victory Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Mitchell Langerak
22 Joshua Rawlins 5 Brendan Hamill 21 Roderick Miranda 28 Kasey Bos
6 Ryan Teague 14 Jordi Valadon
11 Clarismario Rodrigus 8 Zinedine Machach 27 Reno Piscopo
9 Nikolaos Vergos
33 Patrick Beach
22 German Ferreyra 27 Kai Trewin 26 Samuel Souprayen 16 Aziz Behich
7 Matthew Leckie 13 Nathaniel Atkinson
47 Kavian Rahmani 30 Andreas Kuen 23 Marco Tilio
17 Max Caputo

Melbourne City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Melbourne Victory Substitutes

  • 3Adama Traore
  • 4Lachlan Jackson
  • 7Daniel Arzani
  • 10Bruno Fornaroli
  • 17Nishan Velupillay
  • 18Fabian Monge
  • 30Daniel Graskoski

Melbourne City Substitutes

  • 2Callum Talbot
  • 19Zane Schreiber
  • 38Harry Politidis
  • 39Emin Durakovic
  • 40James Nieuwenhuizen
  • 41Lawrence Wong
  • 50Michael Ghossaini

Previous Melbourne Victory Lineups

14 Feb A-League
Melb Victory 1-0 Wellington
08 Feb A-League
Newcastle Jets 3-0 Melb Victory
01 Feb A-League
Perth Glory 0-2 Melb Victory
24 Jan A-League
Melb Victory 2-0 Sydney FC
18 Jan A-League
Adelaide United 3-2 Melb Victory
10 Jan A-League
Melb Victory 3-4 Western United

Previous Melbourne City Lineups

15 Feb A-League
Melb City 1-0 Perth Glory
07 Feb A-League
Adelaide United 1-0 Melb City
25 Jan A-League
Macarthur 1-0 Melb City
18 Jan A-League
Auckland 3-0 Melb City
11 Jan A-League
Melb City 1-0 Brisbane Roar
07 Jan A-League
Melb City 2-0 Western United

Australia FlagA-League Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Auckland 25 15 8 2 47:23 53
2 Melb City 25 13 6 6 36:24 45
3 Western United 25 13 5 7 51:35 44
4 Western Sydney 25 12 7 6 55:39 43
5 Melb Victory 25 12 6 7 43:35 42
6 Adelaide United 26 10 8 8 53:55 38
7 Sydney FC 25 10 7 8 52:41 37
8 Macarthur 25 9 6 10 49:42 33
9 Newcastle Jets 25 8 5 12 42:43 29
10 Central Coast 25 5 11 9 28:49 26
11 Wellington 25 6 6 13 27:41 24
12 Brisbane Roar 25 4 6 15 30:50 18
13 Perth Glory 25 3 5 17 20:56 14
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Auckland 13 8 4 1 26:14 28
2 Melb Victory 12 7 3 2 25:15 24
3 Melb City 12 7 2 3 15:10 23
4 Sydney FC 13 6 3 4 36:25 21
5 Western United 12 6 3 3 19:12 21
6 Western Sydney 13 6 2 5 31:23 20
7 Adelaide United 13 4 5 4 27:27 17
8 Newcastle Jets 13 3 3 7 22:22 12
9 Wellington 12 2 5 5 11:15 11
10 Central Coast 12 2 5 5 12:25 11
11 Macarthur 12 2 4 6 21:22 10
12 Brisbane Roar 13 2 2 9 12:26 8
13 Perth Glory 13 2 2 9 11:29 8