Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City prediction and betting tips on April 6, 2024
One of the fixtures of the 23rd round of the Australian A-League will be played at the "AAMI Park" on the upcoming Saturday, where the local Melbourne Victory will host Melbourne City. The team of experts from Dailysports has prepared a prediction for this match.
Melbourne Victory
Tony Popovic's team encountered serious issues at the beginning of the year. In six consecutive matches, "The Big V" failed to secure a win, although they suffered defeat only once. This was followed by two losses against Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar. However, in the last three rounds, the club from Melbourne has garnered seven points. Particularly, in the last round, Tony Popovic's team defeated Perth Glory at home with a score of 2-1. Currently, the Victory occupies the third position in the Australian A-League table, trailing five points behind the second place and eight points behind the leader.
Melbourne City
Under Aurelio Vidmar's guidance, the team is striving to climb into the top six of the Australian A-League. Not long ago, "City" held the fourth position, but setbacks in several confrontations led the club to descend to the seventh place. At the moment, the Melbourne-based club has accumulated 30 points in 23 matches played. The gap from Sydney Wanderers, who are in sixth place, is already four points. In the previous round, Aurelio Vidmar's charges played away against Central Coast Mariners and lost 1-2. In the last five rounds, "City" secured victory twice, with an equal number of defeats.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- In the first round, the teams played a goalless draw (0-0) at Melbourne City's home ground, marking the second consecutive draw between these teams with the same scoreline.
- In the last five matches at Melbourne Victory's home ground, both teams have recorded two wins each.
- Only in two out of the last five matches at Melbourne Victory's home ground did both teams score.
Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Prediction
Melbourne Victory rightfully holds the favoritism in this match and should overcome their opponent. Melbourne City has been unable to secure a victory away from home in the last six matches, suffering defeats in five of them. Our bet is "Melbourne Victory to win with a (0) handicap" with odds of 1.68.