LiontipsMelbourne Knights vs Dandenong Thunder. Prediction and bets on the Australian Championship match
Command Analysis
Melbourne Knights are aiming for a place in the top 6 and every point is worth its weight in gold now. The team has 32 points, an intermediate eighth position with a gap of two points from sixth-placed Dandenong City. In the last matches, the Knights alternated victories and defeats. Thus, after a successful home game with Altona Magic (2:1), there was a 1:3 defeat to Oakleigh Cannons on the road.
Dandenong Thunder are not currently solving any serious problems in the championship, being in tenth place in the standings. They have failed to score a single point in the last two rounds. It should be noted that the team is not performing well away from home – only nine points have been scored in 12 matches played. Moreover, Thunder have suffered defeats in four away matches in a row.
Trends
Melbourne Knights to score in second half
In the last two matches, the team scored goals in the second 45 minutes.
1.52Bet 1st half: total under 1.5
The bet was successful in three of the last four head-to-head matches
1.64Bet Exact score 2:0
Melbourne Knights have won their last three home games
7.80Tip and bets
The Melbourne Knights are extremely motivated as they are fighting for a place in the top 6. They are also playing on their home field, where they have won three matches in a row. The Dandenong Thunder regularly fail on the road, have lost four matches in a row on the road and are unlikely to take points from their opponents today.
Our prediction is Melbourne Knights with Asian handicap (-1) at odds of 1.92
Bet on total
In face-to-face encounters, the rivals rarely please with high scoring. Thus, in the four previous confrontations, they have never scored more than three goals between them. We do not expect this series to be broken today.
The second bet is total under 3.5 goals for 1.61
Bet on the first half
In their last two home wins, the Melbourne Knights have created a handicap for themselves at the end of the first half, which is what we expect to happen this time around.
Prediction - Melbourne Knights to win in the first half with odds of 2.05
