LiontipsDandenong City vs Port Melbourne. Prediction and bets on the Australian Championship match
Command Analysis
Dandenong City occupies the coveted sixth place in the league table, but is only one and two points ahead of its closest pursuers. Moreover, its closest competitor is today's opponent, who has one point less. Over the last three rounds, the "citizens" suffered two defeats. Characteristically, both failures occurred in home matches. In general, Dandenong is one of the worst teams in the league in terms of playing on its home field - only 11 points scored in 12 matches played.
Port Melbourne are aiming to get into the top 6 and if they win today they could overtake their upcoming opponent who is in the top 6. However, it will be hard to win as the team is clearly on the decline – only one win in the last five rounds. In the previous game of the championship, Port Melbourne suffered a crushing 0:4 defeat away from the leader South Melbourne.
Trends
Dandenong City to score in the first half
In four of the last five matches, the Citizens scored goals in the opening 45 minutes
1.77Bet 1st half: total under 1.5
The bet was successful in the last two head-to-head matches
1.71Bet Exact score 2:1
The hosts have won their last two games with a one-goal advantage
7.70Tip and bets
The upcoming match is of great importance for the teams in terms of the fight for a place in the top six. Overall, Dandenong City is currently showing more successful results than its opponent, who has four defeats in the previous five rounds. And the Citizens' home losing streak has clearly dragged on.
Our prediction is Dandenong City with Asian handicap (0) at odds of 1.72
Bet on total
When choosing a bet on the total, we start from the last face-to-face confrontations. Only once in four previous meetings between themselves did the opponents score more than three goals. It is unlikely that today in such an important battle they will take an unjustified risk.
The second bet is total under 3.5 goals for 1.68
Bet on the first half
In three of their last five matches, Port Melbourne have drawn with their opponents in the opening 45 minutes, and we expect that to be the case today.
Forecast - draw in the first half with odds of 2.60
