Melbourne City - Sydney: betting tip for the Australian Championship match

Melbourne City and Sydney Fc will play in the last round of the Australian A-League. The hosts take the second place and are one point ahead of their nearest competitor. At the same time, the guests occupy only the seventh place and they need to score points to get into the playoffs. Will the outsider be able to avoid defeat on May third? The answer is in our betting tip for this match

Command Analysis

Melbourne City FC

Current form
Melbourne City is having another successful season and can go straight to the semi-finals of the A-League playoffs. To do this, you need to keep the second place in the standings. Currently, the hosts are one point ahead of Western United, so it is necessary to win in order not to depend on competitors. After three wins in a row, Aurelio Vidmar's team slowed down a little and achieved only draws in the matches with Western Sydney Wanderers (2:2) and Adelaide United (0:0). Nevertheless, the team is approaching the last round of the regular season in a good mood.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jaggo, Leckie, Nabbout, Nekowski, Nevenhuizen and Suprayen will miss the match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has never lost in the last five rounds.
- In two of the last three home matches, the hosts have played to zero.
Approximate composition: Beach - Behich, Trewin, Ferreira, Atkinson - Schreiber - Tilio, Kuhn, Lopane, Cohen - Caputo

Sydney FC

Current form
Sydney still hasn't solved the task of reaching the playoffs. The team occupies only seventh place and is one point behind Adelaide United, which closes the top 6. The competitor has already played his match of the last round, so now everything depends on whether the guests will be able to score points in a duel with Melbourne City. There was a chance to get into the playoff zone in the last round, but Ufuk Talai's team could not avoid defeat in the away game with Western United (0:1). Now the guests have no right to make mistakes.
Disqualifications and injuries
Alexander Grant and Aron Gurd will miss the match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- The team lost the last two away matches dry
- None of the last five away matches of the guests ended in a draw.
Approximate composition: Devenish-Mears -Lolli, Courtney-Perkins, King, Popovich, Grant- Segechic, Caceres, Kamiho, Kuharski - Douglas Costa
Trends
The bet is an accurate score of 1:1
The last two matches of the hosts ended in a draw.
9.00Bet Both will score
This bet was played in three of the last four face-to-face matches.
1.50The bid is the number 1 in the final bill
This pattern has worked in two of the last three away matches.
1.80Tip and bets
The guests have nowhere to retreat, they need to score at least one point in the confrontation with Melbourne City. Sydney Fc players must play their best football to avoid defeat in the fight against such an opponent, but success is quite possible, because the hosts have lost points in the last two matches. Let's believe in Sydney in this fight.
Our betting tip is that Sydney will not lose in 1.92
Bet on the total
The rivals are solving their problems - the hosts are trying to keep the second place, and the guests need to climb to the sixth line. The importance of this match cannot be overestimated, so both teams will try to avoid defensive mistakes as much as possible. We think that the match will be tough, but without a lot of goals scored.
Our betting tip is a total of less than 3.5 goals in 1.65
The first half bet
We do not expect that the opponents will move forward with great strength immediately after the kickoff. Obviously, it will take time to take a closer look at each other. In this scenario, a draw is likely based on the results of the first half.
Our betting tip is a draw in the first half at 2.50