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Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney: Australian Championship match betting tip
Wellington Phoenix and Sydney will meet in the 14th round of the Australian A-League. The hosts have frankly failed the first half of the season and are currently only in tenth place in the standings. The visitors are currently in the top six, but clearly intend to improve their result. Which of the opponents will be able to score important tournament points on January 15? The answer is in our betting tip for this match
Command Analysis
Wellington Phoenix
New ZealandCurrent form
Wellington Phoenix finished the previous regular season in second place, only two points behind the first line. The team went straight to the playoff semi-finals, where they lost to Melbourne Victory (0:0, 1:2). Unfortunately, the team failed at the start of the current season and is only in tenth place. The hosts are already seven points behind today opponent, with one match in hand. In the last six rounds, they managed to win only one victory - Newcastle Jets (2:1) from the neighboring 11th line were beaten. The New Zealanders lost the remaining five matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Stefan Kolakowski and Marco Rojas will miss the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- None of the hosts' last ten matches have ended in a draw
- The team has lost five of its last six matches in the A-League
Proposed line-up: Oluwayemi - Sutton, Huh, Wootton, Sheridan, Payne - Ishige, Nagasawa, Retre, Brooke-Smith - Barbarouses
Sydney FC
AustraliaCurrent form
Sydney reached the semi-finals of the A-League playoffs last season, where they lost to eventual champions Central Coast Mariners. Now the team is fighting for a place in the playoffs again and currently occupies sixth place, one point ahead of Melbourne Victory. They managed to return to the top 6 thanks to two confident victories at home - over Perth Glory (3:0) and Central Coast Mariners (4:1). The Sydney club unbeaten streak has reached five matches. In addition to the already mentioned successes, there was also a crushing home victory over Melbourne Victory, as well as high-scoring draws with Adelaide United (3:3) and Newcastle Jets (2:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Douglas Costa is out for the hosts through injury, while Joseph Lacey is a doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- In none of the last six matches have the visitors scored less than two goals
- Sydney have failed to win their last three away games
Probable line-up: Redmayne - Grant, Matthews, Popovic, Courtney-Peppen - Caceres, Leo Sena - Lolley, Hollman, Ouahim - Klimala.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
Four of the hosts' last six matches have ended with this score
12.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in five of the hosts' last six matches
1.55Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in five of the hosts' last six matches
2.12Tip and bets
The visitors have been showing excellent results lately, but the team has been scoring most of its points at home, while Sydney hasn't been doing so well away from home. The hosts urgently need to improve their situation, so the New Zealanders' motivation will be off the charts. We believe that Wellington Phoenix will be able to score at least one point.
Our prediction is Wellington Phoenix not to lose at 1.90
Bet on total
The hosts haven't had much success lately, but they score regularly at home. The visitors are doing even better in attack - Sydney is the most productive team in the A-League. The teams will probably have a spectacular match this time too.
Our prediction is total over 2.5 goals for 1.60
Bet on corners
Judging by the way the teams have been playing lately, they will be able to please fans with an abundance of over totals, including the number of corner kicks.
Our prediction is total over 10.5 corners for 1.82
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