Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Melbourne Victory begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting tucked inside the top-half of the 13-team A League table as they now take on the faltering league leaders Auckland this weekend.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 19th April, 2025: UK – 8:00am / US ET – 3:00am / US PT – 12:00am
How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+
Melbourne Victory Team News: Nothing fresh
Melbourne Victory head into the clash with the league leaders with no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues. The home team will remain without fringe winger Clarismario, though, due to injury.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Langerak; Rawlins, Roderick, Jackson, Bos; Teague, Valadon; Arzani, Machach, Velupillay; Vergos
Unavailable: Clarismario (Injured)
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Auckland Team News: Fully fit
As has been the case for the vast majority of this season, Auckland head to Victoria with a fully fit and available squad with no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues so they will be able to name an unchanged eleven for this one.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Paulsen; Sakai, Hall, Pijnaker, De Vries; Rogerson, Verstraete, Gallegos, Francois; May, Howieson
Unavailable:
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Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Prediction
The Melbourne Victory come into this one on the back of a thrilling 3-2 defeat of the Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand in their most recent outing last weekend. That means they have now enjoyed three victories in their last four matches in the A League. They now take on an Auckland side that remain at the top-of-the-table but their 2-2 draw with Sydney was their fifth sharing of the spoils in their last six matches, albeit they remain unbeaten in their last 13 games. They may be crawling their way to finishing at the top-of-the-table in the regular season but they remain difficult to beat.
Melbourne Victory vs Auckland Tip: Double chance – Auckland to win or draw
