Seoul — Melbourne City Prediction, H2H and Probable Lineups — 10 December 2025
On December 10, 2025, in the 6th round of the AFC Champions League group stage, Seoul will host Melbourne City. The match is scheduled to kick off at 11:00 Central European Time. Let’s take a closer look at the potential outcome of this clash.
Seoul
FC Seoul come into this match in rather uncertain form. Over their last six games, the team has recorded only one win, two draws, and three losses. Their only victory during this period was in the AFC Champions League, where they defeated Shanghai Port 3–1 away.
The South Korean domestic season has concluded, and Seoul finished in 6th place, significantly behind the champions by 30 points and 12 points outside the international competition zone.
Seoul’s home form has been inconsistent in recent matches, with one win, one draw, and two losses in their last four home games. In the AFC Champions League, Seoul currently have 8 points from 5 games — 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss — occupying 3rd place in the standings. At home, they remain unbeaten this season in the Champions League, scoring 3 goals and conceding none.
This will be the first-ever meeting between Seoul and Melbourne City.
Melbourne City
Melbourne City come into this match in good form, unbeaten in their last three games across all competitions. In the A-League, they secured an away win against Newcastle Jets 1–0 and currently occupy 3rd place in the league table, trailing the leaders by 3 points.
In the AFC Champions League, Melbourne City won their last home match against Johor DT 2–0, and previously secured an away victory against Machida 2–1. After 5 games in the competition, they have accumulated 9 points, occupying 2nd place in the standings, with a goal difference of 6 scored and 5 conceded.
Melbourne City’s recent away matches have generally been low-scoring: 4 of their last 5 games finished with under 2.5 goals.
Probable Lineups
- Seoul: Kang, Park, Al Arab, Jeong Tae-Wook, Choi, Lucas Silva, Hwang, Lee, Jeong Seung-Won, Lingard, Dugandzic
- Melbourne City: Beach, Shillington, Ferreyra, Bonetig, Benich, Schreiber, Trewin, Kanamori, Kuen, Rahmani, Caputo
Key Facts and Head-to-Head
- Seoul have failed to win 5 of their last 6 matches.
- 5 of Seoul’s last 7 matches have seen over 2.5 goals.
- 5 of Seoul’s last 7 matches, both teams scored.
- Melbourne City have won or drawn 9 of their last 10 matches.
- 6 of Melbourne City’s last 8 away matches have seen under 2.5 goals.
Seoul — Melbourne City Prediction
The teams come into this match in different forms. Seoul finished 6th in the K League and is currently not in the most convincing form. However, in the AFC Champions League, the team looks solid and can fully focus on this tournament. Melbourne City, on the other hand, is among the top three in the A-League and also performs well in the Champions League. Seoul remain unbeaten at home in this season’s Champions League, while Melbourne City tends to be less convincing on the road, with one win and one loss in recent away matches. Considering these factors and the tournament standings, we expect a fairly even, low-scoring match. My bet for this match: Total Under 3 goals at odds of 1.57.
