LiontipsWellington Phoenix vs Auckland. Prediction and bets on the match of the Australian Championship
Command Analysis
Current form
Wellington Phoenix finished second in the A-League regular championship last season, just two points behind the regular season winner, Central Coast Mariners. This result allowed the New Zealand club to go straight to the playoff semi-finals, but they failed to achieve a successful result there. At this stage, the Wellington club lost to Melbourne Victory (0:0, 1:2). The current championship began for the hosts with two matches against the main outsiders of last season. Phoenix drew with Western United (1:1), and then beat Perth Glory away (2:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts will miss the match due to injury, while Gabriel Sloan-Rodriguez is in doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last five matches.
- At home, the club has won six of its last eight matches
Prospective lineup : Oluwayemi - Payne, Sheridan, Wooton, Sutton - Roofer, Hughes - Conchie, Nagasavi - Barbarouses, Ishige
Current form
Auckland is probably one of the youngest professional clubs in the world, as it was founded only in March of this year. The franchise was created specifically to participate in the A-League and became the second New Zealand team in the Australian championship. The first such team is today opponent, Wellington Phoenix. The start in professional football was more than successful. The team from Auckland managed to achieve dry victories over Brisbane Roar (2:0) and Sydney (1:0). After two victories in a row, Steve Chorica charges occupy first place in the standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their squad ahead of the match with Wellington Phoenix.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has only won official matches so far
- The team has not conceded a single goal in the A-League
Probable lineup : Poulsen - De Vries, Pidjnaker, Hull, Sakai - Gillion, Verstraete, Gallegos, Rogerson - Hovinson - May
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:0
The hosts have won two of their last four games by that score.
11.00Bet At least one team will not score
This pattern worked in two away games
2.30Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in three of the hosts' last four matches
1.67Tip and bets
Wellington Phoenix is considered one of the strongest clubs in the A-League and clearly plans to fight for the championship this season. Auckland had a great start to the season, but have not played away yet. It is not a fact that they will be able to win in Wellington, because the local club plays very well on its home field. We believe that the support of the fans will help the hosts to finish the match in their favor.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Wellington Phoenix for 1.85
Bet on total
The visitors have been successful in defense at the start of the season and will probably not concede many goals from another New Zealand team. In the last matches involving today opponents, no more than two goals were scored. Most likely, this match will not be very productive either.
Second bet - total under 2.5 goals for 2.00
Bet on the first half
Wellington Phoenix have managed to gain an advantage in the first two rounds already at the end of the first half. Auckland have not been so successful in the first half, so we believe that the hosts will go into the break leading in the score.
Prediction: Wellington Phoenix win in the first half with odds of 3.00
