Melbourne City vs Auckland: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Melbourne City vs Auckland: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

The Australian A-league sees top of the league Auckland travel to Melbourne to face Melbourne City on Friday morning in the UK, as the A-league season begins to heat up.

Auckland, league champions from last season, are repeating their success this time out so far. Top of the league with 24 points and seven wins from the first 12 matches.

Melbourne City meanwhile, who finished five points behind Auckland as runners up last season, have struggled so far this season. Sitting in sixth place with just four wins, with just one win in their last five.

Melbourne City Predicted XI

Goalkeeper: Beach

Defenders: Behich, Souprayen, Ferreyra, Atkinson

Midfielders: Trewin, Schreiber, Durakovic

Forwards: Kuen, Nabbout, Memeti

Auckland Predicted XI

Goalkeeper: Woud

Defenders: De Vries, Pijnaker, Hall, Sakai

Midfielders: Howieson, Verstraete

Forwards: Randall, Brook, Rogerson, Cosgrove

Melbourne City Last Five Results:

Melbourne City 0-1 Newcastle Jets

Melbourne City 1-0 Brisbane Roar

Melbourne City 0-0 Sydney FC

Melbourne City 1-1 Macarthur

Melbourne City 0-1 Melbourne Victory

Five home games in a row for Melbourne City, however they have only won one of those and have struggled for goals, scoring just three times over the five matches.

Auckland Last Five Results

Brisbane Roar 0-2 Auckland

Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Auckland

Auckland 2-1 Adelaide United

Auckland 1-0 Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne Victory 0-0 Auckland

Four wins in a row for Auckland following a 0-0 draw with fellow Melbourne side Melbourne Victory, as they cement their place as league leaders.

Key Players to Watch:

Melbourne City: Max Caputo

Max Caputo has been in polific form so far this season for Melbourne City, putting home four goals in seven games. His team will need him to keep firing as they look to get back to winning ways.

Auckland: Sam Cosgrove

Former Aberdeen striker Sam Cosgrove has five goals and three assists in 12 games for Auckland, securing his place as one of the sides most important assets.

Best Melbourne City vs Auckland Betting Tips

Key betting tip: Both teams to score at 1.70 represents strong value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters

Match Facts

Friday 16th January

Australian A-League

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne City)

Kick-Off: 8:35am GMT