To the land down under we go, to the city of Geelong, to GMHBA Stadium and to Feb 23 at 06:00 GMT. This is the place and the time of a very interesting confrontation between Western United vs Adelaide United for the Australian A-League. And it promises to be a close quarters battle.
2nd vs 5th and everything goes
The visitors are 2nd on the table 5 points behind leaders Auckland FC. They have 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses to show, having sent the ball 34 times to the bottom of the net of their opponents, while conceding 27. On the other hand, the hosts have one match more, 7 victories, 5 ties and 5 defeats, 30-26 goals for and against. And this is why they are 5th.
Both sides have lost their previous matches. Western at home from the leaders by 2-0 and Adelaide also at home from the Newcastle Jets by 2-1. Therefore, both need to cover some valuable ground. For the visitors it’s probably one of the last chances to overtake Auckland, hoping to defeat the league leaders at the game at home that they have. For the home side, it is also a must win if they want to do something better.
The odds say even money
Considering that both sides are more or less even on offense and defense, the hosts have not won their last two matches at home, the visitors having 2 wins, a loss and a postponed game away, we feel that the odds of :
@2.47 for Western United
@2.57 for Adelaide United
@3.89 for the draw
are not quite justified. The draw is a far more possible result than what the price suggests, while the visitors have a better chance to win it based on their performances.
We will risk on Adelaide
The offer is quite enticing and with an added value. Furthermore, we think that Adelaide United is a better team overall and with a greater motive to win. We did consider that the hosts have been on the rise lately, but we do not think it will be enough for them to walk out of the field with the 3 points. Therefore, to those that will open a Game2bet account, we propose a bet for the victory of the visitors.
