Melbourne Victory vs Sydney betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on January 24th, 2025

Melbourne Victory and Sydney will meet each other on January 24th, 2025, Friday at 08:35h (UTC), in a match counting for the A-League Men in Australia, check the Melbourne Victory vs Sydney betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Melbourne Victory vs Sydney will occur

The game takes place in the small AAMI Park stadium, in the city of Melbourne, with a capacity for 8000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Melbourne Victory vs Sydney betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the A-League Men has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3.21 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.29 goals per game of the last championship.

Melbourne Victory last match

In the last match played, Melbourne Victory met Adelaide United, in a match valid for the A-League Men. The match ended in a loss by 3-2. The coach T. Popović's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.00, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Roderick Miranda. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Sydney last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for A-League Men, Sydney, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Brisbane Roar team with a final score of 3-4.

They were defeated despite having all the favoritism before the match. A lost match that was not in anyone's plans, a result that counted with odds of 6.00.

Melbourne Victory vs Sydney h2h

When these teams last played against each other in A-League Men, Melbourne Victory ranked 3rd place while Sydney was in 9th place. Melbourne Victory initiated hostilities with a 4-2-2-2 formation while Sydney played using a 4-3-2-1 tactic.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 28-12-2024. In a A-League Men 2024/2025 match, Sydney came out on top and beat their rivals by 3-0.

The Sydney team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Melbourne Victory its counterpart.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

Melbourne Victory

A-League Men leaderboard now

Considering the home team Melbourne Victory, standing in 7th place with 19 points in the A-League Men competition in Australia. Their performance statistics have been such as 5 wins, 4 losses and, 4 draws.

This means that Western Sydney Wanderers team, in 8th place, is close behind in the 16th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Melbourne Victory analysis

At the end of round 15 of A-League Men, Melbourne Victory collected 20 goals scored and 17 goals conceded.

Melbourne Victory team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the A-League Men that has been affecting the team's morale.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won twice away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 3 wins against 1 loss, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Melbourne Victory

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Ryan Teague. The Midfielder scored 3 goals in the current season, helping Melbourne Victory to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Sydney

A-League Men leaderboard now

The Sydney team with 21 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final Series Play-offs, with a campaign of 6 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses.

This means that in the 16th round the team has no advantage in relation to the Macarthur team that is in the 6th place.

Sydney analysis

Sydney after 15 days has put up 32 goals scored, and taken 24, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

As we approach the Regular Season, Sydney is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.71 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the A-League Men that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Sydney team usually guns for an average ball possession of 58.71% to control the game.

Sydney is a more offensive team than Melbourne Victory, having 1614 attacks vs. 1365 from Melbourne Victory, having scored 32 times, in comparison, Melbourne Victory converted into goal 20 times.

Juggling a tight schedule with several games in a short timeframe, Sydney could find it challenging to perform at their best against Melbourne Victory. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely fought contest, the team's busy schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the final result.

Best goalscorer from Sydney

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Joe Lolley. With 8 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Sydney team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Sydney, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Melbourne Victory that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of unfavorable results.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 2.5.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Melbourne Victory is Ryan Teague, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sydney is Joe Lolley, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.46 corners per game.

Melbourne Victory is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Melbourne Victory in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.87 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Sydney side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Melbourne Victory who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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