2024/25 A-League Round 9 Tips & Preview

2024/25 A-League Round 9 Tips & Preview

The A-League keeps on rolling and we’ve got another massive week of domestic men’s Australian football coming your way!
Here is my preview for Round 9 of the 2024/25 A-League Season!

ADELAIDE UNITED V SYDNEY FC
Adelaide United H2H @ $2.15

They’re second on the table and still undefeated in 2024/25, Adelaide United are the $2.15 favourites against Sky Blues on Friday Night.

It’s been a very up and down season for Sydney FC, they’re currently seventh with a record of 3-0-4.

At least their games end in a result?

Too hard to look past Adelaide here for me.

Sydney FC has won three of its last four games as an underdog against Adelaide but I reckon that betting trend ends here.

AUCKLAND FC V WESTERN UNITED
AUCKLAND FC H2H @ $1.57

They’re still undefeated in club history but a draw last week sees Auckland FC’s win streak end.

They’re still short priced favourites against the Westies here, United are 2-3-3 and do not look like a team that can keep up with the Kiwis.

Western United FC has lost each of its last four day games following a win and Auckland have never lost.

Auckland for the win here.

BRISBANE ROAR V PERTH GLORY
PERTH GLORY H2H @ $4.40

Two horrendously bad teams will do battle here on Saturday afternoon, someone has to win right?

These teams have zero wins between them this year and just quietly, I’m struggling to see a path to victory for either of these sides.

Stinkers like this, I usually lean towards the betting trends and Brisbane has lost each of its last six home games.

Would we call it an upset? Technically yes but I’d hardly be shocked if the Glory finally get a win here.

MELBOURNE VICTORY V MELBOURNE CITY
The Draw @ $3.70

We’ve got ourselves a Melbourne Derby on Saturday night and if it goes anything like previous fixtures we should be in for fireworks!

The Vics are $1.90 favourites but that seems a bit disrespectful to City who are fourth and somehow $3.70 underdogs.

This one will be tighter than the bookies are letting on, three of Melbourne Victory’s last four night matches have resulted in a draw and given how these two sides find an extra gear for the derby.

I like the draw a lot.

WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS V WELLINGTON PHOENIX
back is on! Wellington Phoenix H2H @ $3.10

Backing Wellington blindly has not gone well for me these last two weeks but a favourable matchup against the Wanderers here gets me excited about this strategy this week.

The 2-2-3 WSW have not look terrific so far in the early parts of the season and while Wellington have hit a little speed bump these last few weeks.

I think they turn their fortunes around here.

Wellington has won four of its last five games as an underdog following a loss.

The bounce back is on!

MACARTHUR FC V CENTRAL COAST MARINERS
Macarthur H2H @ $1.85

Monday evening we are treated to the Bulls taking on the Mariners, a little extra Christmas treat to get us in the festive spirit.

The fifth placed Bulls are $1.85 favourites over the Mariners and that’s the direction I lean here.

The Mariners have five goals to their name in eight rounds of football, they just don’t know how to score at the moment.

While the Mariners have won four of their last five night matches as an away underdog but come on, they couldn’t hit water if they fell out of a boat this season.