Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 19 Apr 2025

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 -138 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.

Head-to-Head Statistics

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	26	15	8	3	49	27	22	49:27	53
5	Melb Victory	26	12	7	7	44	36	8	44:36	43

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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.

Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Prediction & Betting Tips

A generous price of -138 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.

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.

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.

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.

Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Victory 2 - 1 Auckland

Victory are available at +700 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 Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nishan Velupillay to Score +290

Nishan Velupillay (Victory) has scored at least one goal in four consecutive A-League matches. It’s worth a gamble on the +290 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

Latest Nishan Velupillay Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+230

First

+540

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Corners Prediction

Victory Over 5.5 Corners -138

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 -138.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Victory

Total

10.20 6.20 4.00

Home

10.70 5.90 4.80

Away

11.30 6.40 4.90

Auckland

Total

8.70 4.10 4.60

Home

10.90 5.90 5.00

Away

9.70 3.80 5.90

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-125

Under 10.5

-110

Victory Corners

Over 5.5

-138

Under 5.5

-100

Auckland Corners

Over 4.5

-125

Under 4.5

-110

Most Corners

1

-135

X

+600

2

+130

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Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Odds

The bookies betting odds have Melbourne Victory as +125 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 +200 about this outsider.

Over 2.5 Goals is the market leader and that means three or more goals are predicted.

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.

Full-Time Result

1

+125

X

+260

2

+200

Half-Time Result

1

+187.5

X

+130

2

+240

Double Chance

1X

-275

12

-350

X2

-175

Draw No Bet

1

-150

2

+110

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.25

+103

2 Hcp +0.25

-115

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+120

Over 2.5

-150

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-175

No

+125

Bruno Fornaroli Favourite to Find the Net First

Those interested in favourite Bruno Fornaroli to find the net first are able to get +440. If the Anytime Goalscorer angle makes more appeal, then this is +180.

Bruno Fornaroli (Victory)

First

+180

Anytime

+440

Nikos Vergos (Victory)

First

+180

Anytime

+480

Guillermo May (Auckland)

First

+215

Anytime

+540

Logan Rogerson (Auckland)

First

+215

Anytime

+540

Jonty Bidois (Auckland)

First

+215

Anytime

+575

Nishan Velupillay (Victory)

First

+230

Anytime

+540

Neyder Moreno (Auckland)

First

+240

Anytime

+575

Jing Reec (Victory)

First

+265

Anytime

+650

Daniel Arzani (Victory)

First

+295

Anytime

+750

Liam Gillion (Auckland)

First

+310

Anytime

+700

Max Mata (Auckland)

First

+310

Anytime

+700

Zinedine Machach (Victory)

First

+310

Anytime

+700

Reno Piscopo (Victory)

First

+310

Anytime

+750

Jesse Randall (Auckland)

First

+330

Anytime

+750

Alexander Badolato (Victory)

First

+335

Anytime

+750

Jake Brimmer (Auckland)

First

+390

Anytime

+950

Luka Kolic (Victory)

First

+440

Anytime

+1050

Luis Felipe Gallegos (Auckland)

First

+480

Anytime

+1150

Oliver Middleton (Auckland)

First

+525

Anytime

+1200

Fabian Monge (Victory)

First

+540

Anytime

+1200

Finn McKenlay (Auckland)

First

+540

Anytime

+1200

Luis Toomey (Auckland)

First

+540

Anytime

+1300

Cameron Howieson (Auckland)

First

+575

Anytime

+1300

Louis Verstraete (Auckland)

First

+575

Anytime

+1400

Alexander Menelaou (Victory)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Ryan Teague (Victory)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

Jordi Valadon (Victory)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Joshua Rawlins (Victory)

First

+750

Anytime

+1800

Nando Pijnaker (Auckland)

First

+750

Anytime

+1800

Roderick Miranda (Victory)

First

+800

Anytime

+1900

Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Lineups & Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Victory vs Auckland team news.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest A-League squads.

Melbourne Victory Team Page Auckland Team Page