LiontipsWellington Phoenix - Melbourne City betting tip and bets on the Australian Championship match
Command Analysis
Current form
Wellington Phoenix is usually one of the successful clubs in the Australian A-League, but this season is turning out to be a disaster for the hosts. The New Zealand team ranks only 11th out of 13, and with each round the chances of getting into the playoff zone are getting smaller. The team is already nine points behind the playoff zone, which is closed by today's opponent. Since the beginning of January, Giancarlo Italiano's team has scored only one victory - they managed to overcome MacArthur (2-1) on the road with great difficulty. After that, the hosts drew with the Central Coast Mariners (0-0) and Brisbane Roar (1-1), and then suffered defeats from Melbourne Victory (0:1) and Auckland (1-6).
Disqualifications and injuries
Stefan Kolakowski will miss the match due to injury. The appearance of Gabriel Sloane-Rodriguez on the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has won only one of the last eight matches.
- The last three home matches of the New Zealand team ended in a draw.
Approximate line-up: Kelly-Heald - Kelly, Wootton, Hughes, Payne-Piper, Conchy, Sheridan, Ishige - Geraldes, Barbarouses
Current form
Melbourne City is in sixth place in the Australian A-League standings, but they can't feel at ease yet. The club is only three points ahead of the eighth MacArthur, so the whole fight for a place in the playoffs is still ahead. The visitors have not won in away matches for a long time, and recently they suffered three defeats in a row - Aurelio Vidmar's team lost to Auckland (0:3), MacArthur (0:1) and Adelaide United (0:1). Nevertheless, in the last February matches, the Melbourne team still managed to score points. City defeated Perth Glory (1-0) and drew with Melbourne Victory (2-2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Jonathan Cohen, Andrew Nabbut, Jayden Nekowski and Steven Ugarkovich are missing due to injuries. Medin Memeti remains at the location of the national team. James Jeggo's entry into the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has won only one of the last five matches.
- The visitors have won five of the last six face-to-face matches.
Approximate composition: Beach - Talbot, Trewin, Suprayen, Behich - Kuhn, Schreiber-Atkinson, Wong, Politidis - Caputo
Trends
The exact score is 0:0
Two of Wellington's last three home matches have ended with this score.
9.00Bet At least one team won't score
This bet has played in seven of the last eight away matches.
1.95The Wellingtonbetwon't score in the first half
This bet has played in the last four matches of the hosts
1.47Tip and bets
Wellington Phoenix performed extremely poorly in recent matches, but in the upcoming match the New Zealand team will try to rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans, besides Melbourne City has not won on the road for a long time. We think that the hosts will still be able to score at least one point in this match, besides the last home match against Melbourne City ended with a victory for Wellington.
Our betting tip is that Wellington Phoenix will not lose in 2.00
Bet on the total
In the last round, the hosts suffered a major defeat against Auckland, and for sure the main priority in the upcoming match will be playing defense. We think that the players will be able to play more accurately at their own goal this time. We have not scored more than two goals in any of the last three face-to-face matches, and we expect the same result now.
Our betting tip is a total of less than 2.5 goals in 1.90
Betting on corners
Most likely, the opponents will play defensively, which means that a lot of serves from the corner flag are not expected. We suggest betting on a total of less in this indicator.
Our betting tip is a total of less than 10.5 corners in 1.80
