Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Prediction, Free Betting Tips & Odds

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Date: 18th February 2023
Kick-Off: 08:45 UK, 09:45 CET
Venue: AAMI Park
TV: BT Sport 3

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Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City: Top Free Betting Tips

Fighting at the bottom of the table, Melbourne Victory take on Melbourne City at home in the upcoming fixture in A-League on Saturday, 18 February. The Dark Blues have got the back of a defeat while City has won the recent successive games.

Match Result Prediction: Melbourne City to Win

Melbourne Victory has been struggling lately, managing just one win in their previous eight matches, losing six of them. Meanwhile, their opponents Melbourne City have been on an impressive run, having not lost a single game in their last eight outings, winning five of them. Melbourne City has also emerged victorious in two of their previous four away games in the league. Looking at their head-to-head encounters, Melbourne City has only suffered one loss in their last five visits to Melbourne Victory, winning two of them. Given their current form, we are confident that Melbourne City has what it takes to come out on top in this game.

Total Goals Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals

Regardless of a winless sequence, the Dark Blues have scored in consecutive games and added a total of seven goals in the last five duels. On the other hand, Melbourne City has been impressive in recent outings as they rattled the net 13 times in just the previous three attempts. Melbourne Victory has also allowed nine goals in the last five league games. Two of the last four H2Hs of these teams have ended with high-scoring totals and we believe to witness the same in this game.

Correct Score Prediction: 1-2 to Melbourne City

Melbourne Victory has scored more than once in only one of the last five duels and City have conceded goals with an average of one goal per game in the recent four visits. But the visitors have been at their best on the scoring end and hit the target at least three times in each of the last three duels. City also scored twice in the previous attempt of this season against Melbourne Victory. Hence, we expect a 1-2 lead for City Boys at the end of this game.

Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City: Form, Recent Games, and News

Melbourne Victory Preview

The Boys in Blue couldn’t continue their winning play for too long and witnessed a 1-2 defeat against Newcastle Jets in the last game. The team has a total of only four wins and two draws in 15 games and is sent to the last position in the standings. Rai Marchan and Nani will miss out on this game due to injury issues.

Melbourne City Preview

City visited Perth Glory in the previous duel and recorded a 2-4 victory. Melbourne City has lost only one of the 15 attempts this season and stands at the top of the table with a lead of eight points and a game in hand. There is no fitness or suspension issue in the team ahead of this game.

Top Betting Odds and Stats for Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City

Here are the top stats for the game along with a tool to help you pick the best odds.

Odds Format : Fractional Decimal American

Highest odds accross 6 bookmakers

Melbourne Victory

5/2

Draw

13/5

Melbourne City

5/2

Bookmakers comparison

Bookmaker	Melbourne Victory Melbourne	Draw	Melbourne City Melbourne
	1/1	5/2	5/2
	9/4	5/2	9/10
	23/10	9/4	19/20
	5/2	5/2	21/20
	33/14	27/11	1/1
	27/11	13/5	27/25

Head to Head

17/12/22

Australia A-League Australia

Melbourne City

Melbourne Victory

0

0

22/10/22

Australia A-League Australia

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne City

0

2

09/04/22

Australia A-League Australia

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne City

3

0

19/03/22

Australia A-League Australia

Melbourne City

Melbourne Victory

1

1

18/12/21

Australia A-League Australia

Melbourne City

Melbourne Victory

2

2

Last Five - Melbourne Victory

03/02/23

Australia A-League Australia

Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne Victory

1

3

W

26/01/23

Australia A-League Australia

Sydney FC

Melbourne Victory

2

1

L

21/01/23

Australia A-League Australia

Perth Glory

Melbourne Victory

3

1

L

14/01/23

Australia A-League Australia

Adelaide United

Melbourne Victory

1

1

D

06/01/23

Australia A-League Australia

Brisbane Roar

Melbourne Victory

1

0

L

Last Five - Melbourne City

11/02/23

Australia A-League Australia

Perth Glory

Melbourne City

2

4

W

04/02/23

Australia A-League Australia

Macarthur FC

Melbourne City

1

6

W

29/01/23

Australia A-League Australia

Adelaide United

Melbourne City

3

3

D

21/01/23

Australia A-League Australia

Brisbane Roar

Melbourne City

0

0

D

15/01/23

Australia A-League Australia

Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne City

1

1

D

FAQs regarding Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City

Where is the game being televised? Arena Sport, BT Sport, Paramount+, Sport TV (Por), Veikkaus TV .
Who is the player to watch? Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
Who won the last Head to Head fixture? 0-2 to Melbourne City.