Melbourne City are expected to kick off their premiership defence in fine style tonight at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium against Brisbane Roar.
The champs are hot $1.48 favourites to get the new A-league Mens season off to a flyer and are commanding 80 percent of the money in their match against the Queenslanders.
City are also $3.50 favourites to go back-to-back and capture their second A-league crown.
In other news:
- Sydney FC are $2.05 favourites to win the Derby against the Wanderers on Saturday night
- Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge is $6 second pick behind Jamie Maclaren ($3.75) to win the Golden Boot
A-LEAGUE MENS GRAND FINAL WINNER – TAB Odds
$3.50 Melbourne City
$5 Sydney FC
$6 Melbourne Victory
$9 WSW
$12 Macarthur FC, Perth
$15 Adelaide, Brisbane
$19 Western United
$26 Newcastle
$34 Central Coast
$51 Wellington
% IN TERMS OF HOLD (Grand Final Winner market)
47% Melbourne City
12% Sydney FC
10% Melbourne Victory
8% Newcastle
ROUND 1 – H2H PRICES
$1.48 Melbourne City
$4.75 Draw
$6.50 Brisbane
**Bets of note: $1,500 @ $1.52, $2,000 @ $1.48 on City
$3.40 WSW
$3.70 Draw
$2.05 Sydney FC
$2.60 Western United
$3.60 Draw
$2.60 Melbourne Victory
$2.30 Perth
$3.60 Draw
$2.90 Adelaide
$2.50 Newcastle
$3.50 Draw
$2.80 Central Coast
A-LEAGUE TOP GOALSCORER 2021-22
$3.75 Jamie Maclaren
$6 Daniel Sturridge
$7 Bruno Fornaroli
$8 Adam Le Fondre
$11 Aleksandar Prijovic, Bobo
$13 Tomer Hemed, Ulises Davila
$15 Andrew Nabbout, Gary Hooper, Tomi Juric
$21+ Others