Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Prediction, Lineups & Odds

We’re Expecting Three or More Goals to Be Scored

The Total Goals market provides a nice betting angle on the basis that odds of 1.73 can be snapped up when it comes to Over 2.5. We anticipate a nice return when Melbourne Victory take to the field against Auckland.

Goalless Draw in in Previous H2H Clash

Melbourne Victory have triumphed in back-to-back games. The latest was away from home where Wellington Phoenix were beaten 3-2 at Sky Stadium. Arthur Diles' men enjoyed 55% possession and had ten shots on target, with Nishan Velupillay, Zinedine Machach and Nikolaos Vergos among the goals.

Auckland drew on the road in their previous game. A 2-2 scoreline was played out against Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium. The New Zealand team had 47% of possession and seven shots on goal, with Logan Rogerson and Francis De Vries both on target.

Go Media Stadium played host to the most recent head-to-head when home side Auckland drew 0-0 with Melbourne.

A-League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	Auckland	25	15	8	2	47	23	24	47:23	53
5	Melb Victory	25	12	6	7	43	35	8	43:35	42

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6 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, averaging 2.1 goals from 6.9 shots on goal and 12.2 attempts. Victory have had 55.1% possession and 6.1 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 1.5 goals from 3.8 shots on goal and 7.9 attempts, while being awarded 4.3 corners.

Top goalscorers are Nishan Velupillay and Nikolaos Vergos on 5 goals, while Zinedine Machach has bagged 3. Nishan Velupillay is the top assists maker on 3.

Auckland have 5 victories and 5 draws, with an average of 5.4 shots on goal, 12.1 attempts and 2.3 goals. Steve Corica's side average 46.5% possession, 3.8 corners awarded and 5.7 corners against, while 1.2 goals have been conceded from 9.5 attempts and 4.9 shots on goal.

Neyder Moreno is top scorer on 5, with Logan Rogerson and Guillermo May next on 4. Francis De Vries has been the top assist maker with 3 in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Melbourne Victory confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Mitchell Langerak (GK), Joshua Rawlins, Roderick Miranda, Lachlan Jackson, Kasey Bos, Jordi Valadon, Zinedine Machach, Daniel Arzani, Alexander Badolato, Nishan Velupillay, Nikolaos Vergos.

Auckland confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Alex Paulsen (GK), Hiroki Sakai, Daniel Hall, Nando Pijnaker, Callan Elliot, Louis Verstraete, Luis Gallegos, Francis De Vries, Jake Brimmer, Guillermo May, Logan Rogerson.

Expert A-League Analysis

Football recommendations are only made once we have established the latest team news. It’s also important to study the form and investigate the most relevant stats to get the full picture.

Key Melbourne Victory vs Auckland league stats:

• The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Victory games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Victory games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 4 Victory games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 11 of the last 20 Auckland games.

Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Prediction

A generous price of 1.73 is on offer when it comes to Over 2.5 Goals to be notched and that looks like a great betting opportunity. Back at least three goals to be scored when it comes to this A-League encounter.

If you’re looking for bigger odds for your Total Goals pick, then why not consider Over 3.5. It’s a great alternative wager where you need four or more to be scored in order for the bet to land.

Over 2.5 Probability

The latest betting odds imply that our pick has a 57.9% prospect of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 60-65%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

Our Pick

Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.73 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Victory 2 - 1 Auckland

Victory are available at 8.00 when it comes to them winning 2-1. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

Player Props

Top Pick: Nishan Velupillay to Score 3.90

Nishan Velupillay (Victory) has scored at least one goal in four consecutive A-League matches. It’s worth a gamble on the 3.90 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

Latest Nishan Velupillay Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

3.30

First

6.40

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Corners Prediction

Victory Over 5.5 Corners 1.73

There’s been an average 6.80 Melbourne Victory corners in their past 5 games, while Auckland have conceded more than 5.5 corners in four consecutive away matches. We’re going to select the Overs for Melbourne Team Corners, with this line making appeal and you can secure odds of 1.73.

Corner Stats

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Victory

Total

10.40 6.10 4.30

Home

11.20 6.40 4.80

Away

11.30 6.40 4.90

Auckland

Total

9.50 3.80 5.70

Home

10.10 5.30 4.80

Away

10.60 3.90 6.70

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

1.80

Under 10.5

1.91

Victory Corners

Over 5.5

1.73

Under 5.5

2.00

Auckland Corners

Over 4.5

1.80

Under 4.5

1.91

Most Corners

1

1.74

X

7.00

2

2.30

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Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Odds

The bookies betting odds have Melbourne Victory as 2.25 favourites for this A-League clash, implying that they are 44% likely to win the match. For those wanting to back Auckland, you will find 3.00 about this outsider.

Over 2.5 Goals is the market leader and that means three or more goals are predicted. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at 1.57.

Many customers enjoy placing a A-League Bet Builder where you can combine different betting selections with the football betting sites. The more picks means that the odds get bigger.

Nikos Vergos Favourite to Find the Net First

Those interested in favourite Nikos Vergos to find the net first are able to get 5.80. If the Anytime Goalscorer angle makes more appeal, then this is 2.80.

Player Goals

Nikos Vergos (Victory)

First

5.80

Anytime

2.80

Bruno Fornaroli (Victory)

First

5.40

Anytime

2.80

Logan Rogerson (Auckland)

First

6.40

Anytime

3.15

Guillermo May (Auckland)

First

6.40

Anytime

3.15

Jonty Bidois (Auckland)

First

6.75

Anytime

3.15

Nishan Velupillay (Victory)

First

6.40

Anytime

3.30

Neyder Moreno (Auckland)

First

6.75

Anytime

3.40

Jing Reec (Victory)

First

7.50

Anytime

3.65

Daniel Arzani (Victory)

First

8.50

Anytime

3.95

Reno Piscopo (Victory)

First

8.50

Anytime

4.10

Liam Gillion (Auckland)

First

8.00

Anytime

4.10

Max Mata (Auckland)

First

8.00

Anytime

4.10

Zinedine Machach (Victory)

First

8.00

Anytime

4.10

Jesse Randall (Auckland)

First

8.50

Anytime

4.30

Alexander Badolato (Victory)

First

8.50

Anytime

4.35

Jake Brimmer (Auckland)

First

10.50

Anytime

4.90

Luka Kolic (Victory)

First

11.50

Anytime

5.40

Luis Felipe Gallegos (Auckland)

First

12.50

Anytime

5.80

Oliver Middleton (Auckland)

First

13.00

Anytime

6.25

Fabian Monge (Victory)

First

13.00

Anytime

6.40

Finn McKenlay (Auckland)

First

13.00

Anytime

6.40

Luis Toomey (Auckland)

First

14.00

Anytime

6.40

Cameron Howieson (Auckland)

First

14.00

Anytime

6.75

Louis Verstraete (Auckland)

First

15.00

Anytime

6.75

Alexander Menelaou (Victory)

First

15.00

Anytime

7.00

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Team Stats

Team News

We’re ready to bring you Victory vs Auckland team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.

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