Melbourne Victory vs Auckland FC Prediction: I expect both teams to dominate in front of the net

Melbourne Victory vs Auckland FC Prediction and Odds on 18 October 2025

The upcoming opening matchup in the Australia A-League Round 1 will see Melbourne Victory and Auckland play against one another at AAMI Park Stadium. Melbourne Victory will aim to secure a win on their home soil, having gained 43 points in 26, positioned them in 5th place in the league standings. Meanwhile, Auckland FC will aim to prevent a defeat on the road in their opening matchup this season, having gained 53 points in 26 games, positioned in 1st place in the league standing last season. Let’s analyse previous results, overall performance, recent forms, and my betting opinion on how to place your bets.

Melbourne Victory: Forms and Statistics

Melbourne Victory will aim to secure a win on their home soil, having gained 43 points in 26, positioned them in 5th place in the league standings. Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory recorded four wins and one tie before coming into this match. They were victorious against Hume City, Northcote City, and Perth Glory in two games, while they suffered a defeat against Olympic Kingsway. Coming into this match, Melbourne Victory will aim to secure a win on their home soil in their first match of the season.

Melbourne Victory Lineups

🔖 Melbourne Victory predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Jack Duncan

Defender players: Joshua Rawlins, Roderick, Lachlan Jackson, Clarismario

Midfielder players: Louis D’Arrigo, Jordi Valadon, Denis Genis Genreau

Attacking players: Juan Manuel Mata, Keegan Jelacic, Nikos Vergos

⛔️ Unavailable: Davidson, Hamill

👤 Head Coach: Diles A.

Auckland FC: Forms and Statistics

Auckland FC will aim to prevent a defeat on the road in their opening matchup this season, having gained 53 points in 26 games, positioned in 1st place in the league standing last season. Auckland FC snapped their winning ways of four during their last five games against Heidelberg Utd in the Australia Cup Semi-Finals, losing 0-2 in the match. However, before the match, they were victorious against Sydney FC, South Melbourne, Brisbane Roar and Gold Coast Knight. Coming into this match, Auckland FC will aim to secure a win and bounce back winning ways.

Auckland FC Lineups

🔖 Auckland FC predicted lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Micheal Woud

Defender players: Hiroki Sakai, Daniel Hall, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Francis De Vries

Midfielder players: Logan Rogerson, Louis Verstraete, Luis Felipe Gallegos, Marlee Francois

Attacking players: Jesse Randall, Guillermo May

⛔️ Unavailable: No Record

👤 Head Coach: Corica S.

Melbourne Victory vs Auckland: Head-to-Head Statistics

Based on their last four head-to-head games, Melbourne Victory won one, while Auckland won two, and both teams tied in one game. However, both teams have not scored against one another in any of these games, and scoring below three goals were recorded.

Melbourne Victory vs Auckland FC: Betting Tips & Odds

• In three of their last four games between Melbourne Victory and Auckland FC they have taken more than 9 corners against one another. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;
• In their last five games between Melbourne Victory and Auckland FC they have had BTTS-NO against one another. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 2.15;
• In their last four games between Melbourne Victory and Auckland FC they have had BTTS against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.63;
• In their last four games between Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City they have had under 3 goals against their opponents. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;
• In their last four games between Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City they have had over 2.5 goals against their opponents. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.83;
• In their last four games between Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City they have had draws at halftime against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.18;

Melbourne Victory vs Auckland match Prediction 18 October 2025

I expect Melbourne Victory to display class on their home soil, since they will aim to secure a win in their first game of the season at home turf, while Auckland will aim to prevent a defeat on the road, but they will aim to secure a win on the road. Therefore, I expect both teams to dominate in front of the net, while I expect more than two goals to be recorded. However, both teams have ended with more than 9 corner kicks in three of their last four games against one another, and since I expect an attacking play in this match, I expect more than nine corner kicks to be recorded.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: Over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 1.81 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: BTTS goals for a coefficient of 1.61 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: Corner kicks over 9 for a coefficient of 1.60 in the Bet365 bookmaker.