Melbourne Victory might be a $4.85 favourite at Sportingbet Australia to be 2013/2014 A-League champion, but the team will start as big outsiders to beat English Premier League giant Liverpool FC tonight.
$200 Melbourne Victory vs Liverpool FC FREE BET
Victory is at odds of $10 at Sportingbet to beat Liverpool, or $5.50 to draw. Liverpool is a clear-cut $1.25 favourite at Sportingbet.
“Liverpool’s odds have been crunched in from $1.35 and there’s been some significant 5 figure bets for the Reds,” Sportingbet Australia spokesman Andrew Brown said.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is a $5 equal favourite with team-mate Iago Aspas to score the first goal. Andrew Nabbout is the top Melbourne chance to score the first goal, at odds of $9 with Sportingbet.
Meanwhile, the Western Sydney Wanderers odds of being 2013/2014 A-League champions have been slashed from $6 into $5 at Sportingbet after a large number of bets for last season’s grand finalists.
“As soon as we opened the market we were ambushed with bets for the Wanderers including one bet of $2500 at $6,” Brown said.
Melbourne Victory v Liverpool FC
Sportingbet Australia market
Melbourne Victory $10.00
Draw $5.50
Liverpool FC $1.25
A-League 2013/2014 Championship winner
Melbourne Victory $4.85
Western Sydney Wanderers $5.00
Central Coast Mariners $5.50
Sydney FC $6.50
Brisbane Roar $8.00
Perth Glory $11.00
Adelaide United $12.00
Newcastle Jets $17.00
Melbourne Heart $19.00
Wellington Phoenix $19.00