Macarthur vs Melbourne City. Prediction (odds 2.10) and bets on the Australian Championship match

Current form

Macarthur finished last season in fifth place in the A-League and got into the quarter-finals of the playoffs. The Bulls were not destined to pass this stage - the team suffered a crushing defeat from Sydney (0:4). This season, the hosts are also going to play in knockout matches and so far the club has managed to stay in the top half of the table. The Bulls occupy sixth place and are ahead of Sydney only on additional indicators. In the last home matches, Macarthur failed, losing first to Adelaide United (1:2), and then to Wellington (1:2).

Disqualifications and injuries

Kevin Popovich will not play due to a knee injury.

Interesting trends for betting

• The team has not won at home for six matches in a row
• The hosts have not left the field without scoring a goal in their last seven matches

Tentative line-up: Courtauld - Wuzica, Jones, Jurman, Adamson - Brattan, Hollman, Rose - Oliveira, Germain, Drew

Current form

Melbourne City have been playing great football this season and are looking to make the playoffs. The club sits third in the league table, three points behind Auckland in second place. In the final round, it was the New Zealand club that beat City 3-0, moving up the table. The visitors ended a three-game winning streak that included beating Wellington Phoenix (2-0), Western United (2-0) and Brisbane Roar (1-0).

Disqualifications and injuries

The visitors 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 visitors have lost only one of their last eight matches.
• The team has won three of its last four matches.

Tentative lineup: Beach - Talbot, Trevin, Suprien, Behich - Ugarkovic, Schreiber - Atkinson, Wong, Politidis - Memeti