Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City prediction and preview

24 Oct 2026, 08:40 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.67Market probability 58%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Melbourne Victory host Melbourne City in the A-League (Australia) on 24 Oct 2026, 08:40 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.67, which the bookmaker market rated at about 58% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Melbourne Victory had won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 13 and conceding 4. Melbourne City had won 4, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 9, with 13 scored and 12 conceded.

Both teams scored in 2 of Melbourne Victory's last 10 and 4 of Melbourne City's last 9; 3 and 4 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Melbourne Victory averaged 1.67 goals scored and 1.00 conceded across 3 matches; away from home Melbourne City averaged 1.67 scored and 1.33 conceded across 6.

The 1X2 prices imply about 38% for Melbourne Victory, 26% for the draw and 36% for Melbourne City once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Melbourne Victory (green) and Melbourne City (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Attack50% – 50%

Defence60% – 40%

Head-to-head50% – 50%

Goals50% – 50%

Overall strength52% – 47%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Melbourne Victory	LWDDW	1.30	0.40	20%	30%
Melbourne City	LWLLW	1.44	1.33	44%	44%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
BTTS 1st Half - No	77%	1.22
Over 1.5 Goals	76%	1.25
Double Chance 12	73%	1.28
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	70%	1.33
Under 3.5 Goals	67%	1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	65%	1.44
BTTS Yes	58%	1.67
Over 2.5 Goals	53%	1.80

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.