LiontipsWellington Phoenix - Melbourne City: betting tip (cf 1.78) and bets on the Australian Championship match (January 30, 2026) from UPU
Command Analysis
Wellington Phoenix is still performing poorly this season. The team occupies only ninth place in the standings and is ahead only of Perth Glory, Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners. The hosts are two points behind today's opponent, with one match left. An away win over Sydney (2-0) was followed by a big loss to the Newcastle Jets (1-4).
Melbourne City occupies the eighth place in the standings and has five wins, losses and draws to its credit. The visitors are just one point behind the playoff zone. On January 16, the Melbourne team managed to win a home victory over the championship leader, Auckland (2:1). After that, however, City suffered a major defeat from MacArthur (2-6).
Trends
The exact score is 1:0
The guests have suffered two of their last three defeats with this score
11.00The Wellington Phoenixbetwon't score in the first half
This bet has been played in the last six matches between the rivals.
1.50Tip and bets
The hosts have been showing a good game lately, only in the last round the New Zealand club suffered a major defeat. Before that, the hosts had three matches without defeats. We think that the bloodless Melbourne City will have problems in the away match against their neighbor in the standings. Most likely, the hosts will score at least one point.
Our betting tip is that Wellington Phoenix will not lose in 1.78
