Essendon Football Club vs Carlton Football Club Prediction: Carlton Looking to Break into Top 5 Standings

Essendon Football Club and Carlton Football Club meet at MCG to gear up and take leaps in the points table. Much will be on the line for Essendon as they won’t be expecting themselves to be in the lower half of the league. On the other hand, Carlton FC are in a spot from where they can enter the top 5 standings. Two weeks back, Essendon lost a close game against Port Adelaide (66-50), which pushed them to the 16th position in the league. Carlton is also coming from a very clinical defeat against Collingwood (79-75).

Essendon Football Club will be feeling the heat as they lost three of their last four games against Carlton. Moreover, in their last five games, they have been only successful once, which highlights their pretty inconsistent form and gameplay. Essendon usually loses control towards the end of the game, as they have allowed their opponents to retain about 55.7% in kicks in the forward 50. Moreover, they stand last at a pressure factor of 174. Essendon has played 785 for points and 1068 against points in the league so far. For the upcoming matchup, Mason Redman, Matt Guelfi, and Jack Stringer get places in the side.

Carlton’s winning streak was interrupted by Collingwood in the last game. With 112.9 % and 1007 points scored and 892 conceded, Carlton are doing quite well in the competition. Going in the game, Carlton has won 38% of its offensive one-on-one contests, which is quite remarkable. Carlton has made a few changes to their squad for the upcoming game as Harry McKay, Jack Martin, Jordan Boyd, Matthew Kennedya, and Caleb Marchbank make their way through the side.

We can expect the visitors to win by at least 10 points for the upcoming fixture as they have been doing in their last three games against Essendon. Moreover, the game total is expected to be under 130, as Essendon struggle to score points in the third and fourth quarter.

• Total Under 165.5 for 1.89
• Handiсap Essendon (-34.5) for 13
• Carlton Blues Total Goals 13.5 Over for 2