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Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · December 19 2024, 13:04
Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Preview: Team News & Prediction
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We have the Melbourne derby taking place in the Australian A League this weekend with the two sides, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City, sitting tucked inside the top four of the table.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 21st December, 2024: UK – 8:35am / US ET – 3:35am  / US PT – 12:35am

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Melbourne Victory Team News: Fully fit

Melbourne Victory have a fully fit and available squad for this weekend’s visit of City with no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues. That means the home team will be able to name an unchanged eleven for this one.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Duncan; Geria, Hamill, Roderick, Traore; Teague, Valadon; Sloane Rodrigues, Machach, Arzani; Vergos

Unavailable: 

Questionable: 

Melbourne City Team News: Several injuries

Melbourne City have several injury issues ahead of their short trip across the city this weekend. Experienced Australia international attacking duo Mathew Leckie and Andrew Nabbout remain sidelined alongside the likes of Alessandro Lopane and Max Caputo.

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Beach; Atkinson, Trewin, Souprayen, Behich; Cohen, Ugarkovic, Jeggo, Politidis; Memeti, Kuen

Unavailable: Necovski (Injured), Leckie (Injured), Lopane (Injured), Tilio (Injured), Caputo (Injured), Nabbout (Injured)

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Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Prediction

Both Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Coty have started the season very well in their opening seven matches of the campaign. The home team most recently comfortably defeated Perth Glory by two goals to nil in their most recent outing a couple of weeks ago. They now face a Melbourne City side that were denied a defeat of Auckland last weekend with a 95th minute equaliser in that game. These are two strong and upwardly mobile sides so this one could be quite entertaining in which both teams scoring would appear a good bet for the derby.

Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Tip: Both teams to score

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