Melbourne City vs Zhejiang Professional – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 12/12/2023

Melbourne City and Zhejiang Professional face each other in the 6th and final round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League, at AAMI Park, in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The confrontation is scheduled to take place on the morning of this Tuesday, December 12, 2023, starting at 6:30 am.

Melbourne City

The Melbourne City team represents Australian football in this edition of the Asian Champions League and desperately needs a victory to have any hope of qualifying for the next stage of the competition, as they have the same score as the leader.

It is worth noting that only the first placed team advances to the playoffs of the continental tournament and as Melbourne City turned the round at the top of the table, but has not yet won in this second round, the team arrives with the warning signal on to avoid another stumble at home.

In the last round, the Australian team drew precisely with Kofu in a duel of leader and vice-leader, wasting the chance to take the top of the table in isolation.

With the result, the team is currently in second place on the Group H leaderboard, with 8 points achieved so far, having the same record as Kofu, who appears in first place thanks to goal difference.

In their 5 most recent matches they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat, beating Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory, drawing with Macarthur and also with Kofu, in addition to losing to Wellington Phoenix.

Playing as home team at AAMI Park, the Melbourne City team recorded a recent performance of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 matches played.

Zhejiang Professional

Zhejiang Professional, in turn, represents Chinese football and also has a chance of qualifying for the next phase, however, it needs an unlikely combination of results in this final round.

Their most recent duel was an important 3-2 victory over Buriram, at home, managing to stay close to the other competitors’ scores.

However, the Chinese club is currently in the fourth and last position in the group, with 6 points achieved so far, with only two points behind the leader and, to qualify for the next stage, they will have to defeat Melbourne City 6-0 away from home and still hope for a draw between Kofu and Buriram.

There were 4 wins, no draws and only 1 defeat in the 5 official matches played during the season, beating Buriram, Shanghai Shenhua, Kofu and Cangzhou, in addition to losing to Kofu.

Playing away from home, the Zhejiang Professional team recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games played in this condition.

Conclusion:

Virtually eliminated, Zhejiang seeks to at least balance its actions against Melbourne City, aiming at least for an honorable farewell to the competition, but its opponent has a real chance of qualifying and depends only on its own strengths to do so, needing to win and hope for Kofu’s stumble or else win by one goal more than the same Kofu.

Therefore, a very offensive stance is expected from the Australian team in front of their fans, aiming to confirm their favoritism, as they have already defeated Zhejiang in Chinese territory in the first round.