Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on January 04th, 2025

Melbourne Victory will be playing against Western Sydney Wanderers in a A-League Men football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 04th, 2025, at 08:35h (UTC), in Australia, check the Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers will occur

The game is set to be played 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 find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

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

The A-League Men has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.29 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 3.15 goals per match played.

Melbourne Victory last match

In the last match they played, Melbourne Victory collected a draw. The opposing team was Auckland, and the match - which ended with the result of 0-0 - was valid for A-League Men. Coach T. Popović's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.40.

Melbourne Victory average performance has certainly not been brilliant. One of the few who made a difference is Bruno Fornaroli: well positioned on the field, with a well-tuned foot, he was instrumental to the team in saving the result.

Western Sydney Wanderers 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, Western Sydney Wanderers, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Macarthur team with a final score of 2-3.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.88, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers h2h

When these teams last met at A-League Men, Melbourne Victory was 3rd place while Western Sydney Wanderers was in 7th place. Melbourne Victory deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Western Sydney Wanderers set up a 4-4-2 alignment.

The last time these teams met was for a A-League Men match, on 27-04-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 3-4 win for Western Sydney Wanderers.

The performance of the Western Sydney Wanderers team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Melbourne Victory team.

Melbourne Victory

A-League Men leaderboard now

The Melbourne Victory team with 18 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final Series Play-offs, with a campaign of 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

Adelaide United ranks just above, occupying 3rd place in the 12th round, with the same number of points.

Melbourne Victory analysis

After 11 matches, Melbourne Victory shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 13 goals and conceded 8.

It appears that Melbourne Victory is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

Playing at home shows more positive results for the team with 3 wins, 0 losses and, 1 draw compared to the 2 games they won as the visiting team.

The last game saw Melbourne Victory goalkeeper, Jack Duncan, who was brought on board this season, play a crucial role in the team's triumph. He made an impressive 3 saves during the match against Auckland, once again validating the team's decision to hire him and establishing his place as a regular starter.

Best goalscorer from Melbourne Victory

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Zinédine Machach. Melbourne Victory owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 2 goals in this season.

Western Sydney Wanderers

A-League Men leaderboard now

Western Sydney Wanderers arrives in this game with 14 points, and in 7th place in the A-League Men, having won 4 games in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 2 draws.

Western Sydney Wanderers analysis

We have reached matchday 11 in A-League Men and at the moment Western Sydney Wanderers has made 24 goals and conceded 20.

As we approach the Regular Season, Western Sydney Wanderers is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Chances of winning against Western Sydney Wanderers who playing away has a balance of 2 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw in the A-League Men, are very slim.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Dean Pelekanos played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Macarthur. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Western Sydney Wanderers to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Western Sydney Wanderers

Nicolas Milanovic has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 5 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Western Sydney Wanderers to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.25 corners.

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 2.36 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

Take advantage of the best betting markets and start winning!

Check other great betting tips here.