Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 22 Feb 2025

Strong Case for Backing Under 2.5 Goals

We’re more than happy with the odds of -100 when it comes to betting Under 2.5 Goals, with the Total Goals market affording us this price. Victory and City might not net too many between them.

1-1 Draw in Most Recent H2H

Melbourne Victory have enjoyed successive home wins at AAMI Park. Last time out, Wellington Phoenix were beaten 1-0. Arthur Diles' team boasted 56% possession and recorded five shots on target, with Nikolaos Vergos netting in the 57th minute.

Melbourne City have suffered three straight losses on the road. Their most recent appearance was a 1-0 home victory over Perth Glory at AAMI Park. The Cranbourne East club had seven shots on goal and recorded 60% possession, with Lawrence Wong on target in the 37th minute.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Victory have gone unbeaten in their past six matches against City, with the last clash ending in a 1-1 draw at AAMI Park. The previous 10 H2H games have ended in four Victory wins, four draws and two City triumphs.

A-League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Melb City	26	14	6	6	41	25	16	41:25	48
5	Melb Victory	26	12	7	7	44	36	8	44:36	43

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Victory have 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 5.2 shots on goal and 11.2 attempts. The Boys in Blue have averaged 52.4% possession and 6.1 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.6 goals from 4.2 shots on goal, 8.5 attempts and 5.7 corners.

Top scorer Clarismario Rodrigus has found the net 3 times, with Nikolaos Vergos, Bruno Fornaroli, Ryan Teague and Ryan Teague getting 2 goals each. Daniel Arzani and Zinedine Machach are the leading assists makers with 2.

City have won 4, lost 3 and drawn 3, with an average of 9.6 attempts, 4.4 shots on goal and 1.0 goals. Aurelio Vidmar's side average 54.7% possession, 4.3 corners in their favour and 3.8 corners against, while 0.9 goals have been conceded from 4.2 shots on goal and 7.3 attempts.

Benjamin Mazzeo and Harry Politidis have scored 2 goals, followed by Lawrence Wong with 1. Andreas Kuen has managed 2 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Melbourne Victory confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Mitchell Langerak (GK), Joshua Rawlins, Brendan Hamill, Roderick Miranda, Kasey Bos, Ryan Teague, Jordi Valadon, Clarismario Rodrigus, Zinedine Machach, Reno Piscopo, Nikolaos Vergos.

Melbourne City confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Patrick Beach (GK), German Ferreyra, Kai Trewin, Samuel Souprayen, Aziz Behich, Matthew Leckie, Nathaniel Atkinson, Kavian Rahmani, Andreas Kuen, Marco Tilio, Max Caputo.

Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Prediction & Betting Tips

We don’t expect the teams to serve up too much excitement, with Under 2.5 Goals on the cards for this A-League game. This selection provides attractive betting odds of -100.

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 Melbourne City league stats:

• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Victory games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 11 of the last 18 Victory games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Victory games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 City games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 City games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 City games.

Under 2.5 Probability

According to the odds, there’s a 50% likelihood of our pick winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

Bettors looking for an alternative at bigger odds might want to take a look at the Under 1.5 Goals option which will pay out providing we see no more than one goal being scored during the ninety minutes.

Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Victory 1 - 0 City

We’re betting on Victory to secure a 1-0 winning scoreline. Odds of +700 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Corners Prediction

City Over 4.5 Corners -150

There’s been an average 5.90 Melbourne City corners in their past 10 away matches, with Melbourne Victory conceding a corner average of 5.70 in the previous 10 games. We recommend backing the -150 that Melbourne City are able to cover the line, with this Team Corners bet landing a handsome potential return.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Victory

Total

11.80 6.10 5.70

Home

12.40 6.70 5.70

Away

10.80 5.40 5.40

City

Total

8.10 4.30 3.80

Home

8.40 5.00 3.40

Away

10.20 5.90 4.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-120

Under 10.5

-120

Victory Corners

Over 5.5

-110

Under 5.5

-125

City Corners

Over 4.5

-138

Under 4.5

-100

Most Corners

1

-147

X

+575

2

+140

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Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Odds

The bookies betting odds have Melbourne Victory as +140 favourites for this A-League clash, implying that they are 42% likely to win the match. Melbourne City are regarded as the least likely winner at +180.

You can get a similar price whether you’re backing Over or Under 2.5 Goals.

The football betting sites offer a Draw No Bet market for all A-League matches and you can back Melbourne Victory at -138 and Melbourne City at -100.

Full-Time Result

1

+140

X

+250

2

+180

Half-Time Result

1

+200

X

+125

2

+240

Double Chance

1X

-250

12

-350

X2

-188

Draw No Bet

1

-138

2

-100

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp 0.0

-123

2 Hcp 0.0

+109

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-100

Over 2.5

-125

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-163

No

+120

Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Lineups & Team News

You’ve found the right place for Victory vs City team news, with all the latest information available including lineups and injuries so you’re fully informed.

If you’re looking for the latest player information, check out the A-League squads.

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