LiontipsMelbourne City vs Brisbane Roar. Prediction and bets on the match of the Australian Championship
Command Analysis
Current form
Melbourne City remains one of the most stable clubs in the Australian Championship and has not missed out on a playoff spot since 2014. This time, the team is unlikely to end up outside the top six. The team started the regular A-League championship with a bang, beating Newcastle Jets (1:0), Western United (1:0), Perth Glory (5:0) and today's opponent, Brisbane Roar (4:1) on the road. At the same time, the club has already lost twice at home - first to its neighbors Melbourne Victory (1:3), and then to the much more modest Western Seaday Wanderers (0:2). It seems that in the new year, City has decided to leave home defeats in the past - in January, they have already managed to win two home games. Aurelio Vidmar's men beat Wellington Phoenix (2:0) and Western United (2:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts will miss a number of players. Max Caputo, Jonathan Cohen, Andreas Kuhn, Alessandro Lopane, Andrew Nabbout, Jayden Nekovski and Marco Tilio remain in the infirmary. James Jeggo and Matthew Leckie are questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The hosts have not lost in six matches in a row
- Melbourne City have scored twice in each of their last three home games
Tentative line-up: Beach - Talbot, Trevin, Suprien, Behich - Ugarkovic, Schreiber - Atkinson, Wong, Politidis - Memeti
Current form
Brisbane Roar still can't find their game. The Orange had a terrible autumn part of the regular championship and became the main disappointment. By the 13th round, the visitors have only two points. The club from Brisbane is the only participant in the A-League that has not won a single victory this season. They managed to earn points only in matches with Macarthur (2:2) and Western Sydney Wanderers (4:4). The team occupies the last place in the standings and is three points behind Perth Glory. On January 7, Ruben Zadkovic's charges lost to Newcastle Jets (0:1) on their home field and extended their losing streak to four matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors are missing only the injured Ben Worland.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has lost its last four matches in the A-League
- Over the last four rounds, the visitors have scored only one goal
Probable line-up: Freke - Burke-Gilroy, Bility, Herrington, Van Der Saag - Schuur - Jelacic, O'Shea, Berenguer, Halloran - Weddingham
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts' last two matches ended with this score
8.50Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in three of the last four away matches
2.15Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in three of the visitors' last four matches
2.32Tip and bets
The hosts are far superior to the visitors in terms of game level. The Melbourne club started the year with two wins in a row and plans to continue this series. It is unlikely that Brisbane will be able to take points from the favorites, after all, the team is currently in terrible shape and cannot beat even opponents of similar class. We believe that there will be no sensation here.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1) on Melbourne City for 1.75
Bet on total
The hosts prefer to play pragmatically, so Melbourne City's matches are not often productive. The visitors have no other options but to play defensively, because Brisbane Roar's attack is very weak. Most likely, we will not see more than three goals scored in this match.
Our prediction is total under three goals for 1.93
Bet on corners
Most likely, the opponents will play defensively, which means that many corner flag passes are not expected. We suggest betting on the total under this indicator.
Our prediction is total under 10.5 corners for 1.90
