Melbourne City FC v Western Sydney Wanderers tips

MCY

Melbourne City FC

WSW

Western Sydney Wanderers

The model callMelbourne City FCMatch result2.30★★★★1 star

Melbourne City play at home against Western Sydney Wanderers at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Saturday. Prices offer Melbourne City at two point thirty to win this fixture.

Stake1 unit

That is$10

Returns$23

Profit$13

Why it might land

Melbourne City are playing this match at home on their own turf at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium which could give them an edge.
The bookmakers have priced Melbourne City at two point thirty to win which makes them slight favourites in the market.
Western Sydney Wanderers are priced slightly higher at two point eight zero which suggests the market expects a tough away trip.

Why it might not

There are no results on record yet for Melbourne City which leaves their current form completely unknown coming into this fixture.
Western Sydney Wanderers also have no recent results on record to show how they are shaping up for this new season.

Other picks on this gameOpinions alongside the call above, not part of the staked record

Both teams to scoreYesPrice varies by book

Without past matches to look at it is hard to back goals with any real faith.

Total goalsOver 2.5 goalsPrice varies by book

We lack any scoring data for both teams to judge goals properly.

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This is an opinion, not advice. A model wrote it from the form and the prices on this page. It has no team news and it is not a promise of any result. The call settles itself when the game ends, win or lose. Never stake money you cannot afford to lose. How our calls work

Built from: Form from settled results on this site. Prices from the odds feed.

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In depth

The matchup

The market makes Melbourne City FC the side to beat here at 40%, but only just, so this reads as a close call rather than a mismatch. Our model lands on Melbourne City FC, and it backs that with a 1 unit stake. Melbourne City play at home against Western Sydney Wanderers at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Saturday. Prices offer Melbourne City at two point thirty to win this fixture.

Form and momentum

Melbourne City FC land here with no settled games on our record yet, so treat their form as an open question.

Western Sydney Wanderers land here with no settled games on our record yet, so treat their form as an open question.

The price and the value

The prices turn into 40% for MCY, 26% for the draw and 33% for WSW once the bookmaker margin is stripped out. There is little between the two in the market, so the edge, if there is one, sits in the detail rather than the headline price. Our call sits at 2.30, and we only stake it because the reasons for it outweigh the reasons against.

Where it could go wrong

There are no results on record yet for Melbourne City which leaves their current form completely unknown coming into this fixture.
Western Sydney Wanderers also have no recent results on record to show how they are shaping up for this new season.

The bottom line

We back Melbourne City FC for 1 unit. It settles itself when the game ends, win or lose, and it goes on the record either way. This is an opinion read off the form and the prices on this page, not advice, and never a promise of a result.

Prices

Every price we track

SourceDraftKingsMBC +130

MCY2.30draw3.55WSW2.80

Prices come from the public feed and move all the time. Always check the price on the bookmaker site before you stake.

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