2024/25 A-League Round 16 Tips & Preview

2024/25 A-League Round 16 Tips & Preview

The Brisbane Roar won a game last week, yes you read that correctly. I’m just as shocked as you are.

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 16 of the 2024/25 A-League Season!

MELBOURNE VICTORY V SYDNEY FC
Sydney FC H2H @ $3.00

Friday night we get a very famous clash, it’s the Victory hosting Sydney FC.

After a great start to the season the Victory have fallen on hard times.

It’s a six game streak without a win and you’d imagine that Sydney will be up for this after an embarrassing loss to the Brisbane Roar last week.

The Victory are the betting favourites but I’m with the Sky Blues here.

It hasn’t been the best season for them either but I can’t see them losing two in a row here.

WELLINGTON PHOENIX V CENTRAL COAST MARINERS
Wellington H2H @ $2.65

We are so back.

After a rough run of form, I gave my blind backing of the Phoenix one last chance last week and the boys came through for me with a beautiful $3.90 win!

You know we have to go back to the well once again here.

The Phoenix are ever so slight outsiders in this one against CCM but I’ve been saying it for years, the bookies don’t know Wellington like I know Wellington.

Wellington has won each of its last four A-League Week 16 home games, that reach of a betting trend just cements it even further in my mind.

Up the ‘Nix.

NEWCASTLE JETS V PERTH GLORY
Newcastle H2H @ $1.65

Bottom (ish) of the table clash here.

We’ve got 11th taking on 12th and don’t let their ladder positions fool you.

There is daylight between these two sides.

All you have to do is look at the goal difference. Newcastle -7 vs Perth -26.

I give the Glory no chance in this Saturday afternoon fixture, they are away from home playing in an eastern time zone afternoon fixture.

The Jets should win this one, that’s where my money is.

MACARTHUR FC V MELBOURNE CITY
Melbourne City @ $2.65

It’s even money for this Saturday night fixture.

The bookies cannot split these two sides, they’re $2.60 each.

However I look at this and everything about it screams value for City in my eyes.

They’re ahead of them on the table, City have only lost one of their last five and the away team has won each of Macarthur FC’s last five A-League games.

It was a 3-0 pantsing for City last week against Auckland but Auckland might be the greatest football team of all time so I don’t think we should look into that too much.

Macarthur are not Auckland and I’m with City to pick up three points here.

WESTERN UNITED V AUCKLAND FC
Auckland FC H2H @ $2.50

I just said how I think Auckland FC might be the greatest football franchise of all time and you think I’m going to bet against them here?

Forgetaboutit.

Even money in this fixture (say the line) screams value for Auckland here.

Only two losses in Auckland’s history and a win here takes them to their rightful spot on the ladder at #1.

You know I’m with the Kiwis.