Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 Australian A-League
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After the Sydney derby between the Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC last weekend, we now have the Melbourne derby as Melbourne City, of the City Football Group, take on arch-rivals Melbourne Victory this weekend.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Saturday 26th October, 2024: UK – 9:35am / US ET – 4:35am / US PT – 1:35am
HOW TO WATCH/STREAM: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+
MELBOURNE CITY TEAM NEWS: SEVERAL ABSENTEES
Melbourne City endured a difficult campaign last year and they have several injury issues for this one with Australia international Mathew Leckie sidelined alongside the likes of Alessandro Lopane, Max Caputo, Emin Durakovic, Jayden Necovski and Harrison Shillington.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Beach; Talbot, Trewin, Souprayen, Behich; Kuen, Atkinson; Cohen, Ugarkovic, Tilio; Nabbout
UNAVAILABLE: Necovski (Injured), Shillington (Injured), Jeggo (Suspended), Lopane (Injured), Durakovic (Injured), Leckie (Injured), Caputo (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Mazzeo (Fitness)
MELBOURNE VICTORY TEAM NEWS: RODERICK SUSPENDED
Melbourne Victory have a fully fit squad for this weekend’s Melbourne derby against City. They will be forced into one change, though, as centre-back Roderick is suspended following his red card last weekend.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Duncan; Geria, Hamill, Kuzevski, Bos; Valadon, Teague; Velupillay, Machach, Piscopo; Fornaroli
UNAVAILABLE: Roderick (Suspended)
QUESTIONABLE:
MELBOURNE CITY VS MELBOURNE VICTORY PREDICTION
This should be quite an entertaining and potentially unexpectedly hostile encounter between the two Melbourne clubs. Melbourne City are trying to rediscover their form from a couple of years ago as they take on a Melbourne Victory side that began with a backs-to-the-wall goalless draw against last season’s regular season champions Central Coast Mariners, despite being down to ten men for much of that game. It could be quite a fun game for the neutral.
MELBOURNE CITY VS MELBOURNE VICTORY TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
