Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Prediction: I predict a low-scoring outcome

The Round 17 fixture of the Australia A-League is scheduled to commence at AAMI Park Stadium, featuring Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory. The host club, presently occupying the 7th position in the league standings, aims to put an end to their ongoing drought of two matches without a win as they play on their own turf. Conversely, the visiting squad, presently ranked 4th in the league standings, will want to end their current five-game losing streak, even though they are playing away from home. To assess your betting decision, please review the following facts presented below:

Melbourne City has only won one game in their past five matches, which has resulted in their current ranking of 7th place, below the promotion play-off quarterfinal zone, due to their poor performances. Based on their last five meetings, they experienced losses in four of their games against WS Wanderers, Central Coast Mariners, Perth Glory, and Brisbane Roar in their most recent clash. Nevertheless, they achieved victory alone in their encounter with Adelaide United. Throughout these meetings, they have achieved a total of four goals while allowing twelve goals against them. Given the advantage of playing on their own territory, they will strive to achieve a victory.

Melbourne Victory recently halted their previously undefeated sequence of four matches in their past five clashes against Macarthur FC, succumbing to a 0-1 defeat in this particular match. Prior to this defeat, they achieved a draw in four straight meetings against Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Sydney FC, and Newcastle Jets. Throughout these encounters, they have netted four goals and allowed five. As of now, they have accumulated 27 points from their 16 matches, placing them in 4th position on the league table. Given that they will be competing away from home, their objective will be to earn a victory.

In two out of their past five confrontations, both sides scored against each other, while in three matches, they scored more than two goals. However, both sides drew in one match; Melbourne Victory emerged victorious in one match, while Melbourne City triumphed in the other.

Considering the recent performance of both sides, it is evident that they struggle to score goals. Given that they will be competing in this match, we can anticipate a closely contested conclusion in the first half. Nevertheless, I anticipate that both sides will score, but I foresee a result with few goals.