The hosts will be hoping to continue their unbeaten continental form this midweek and push higher up the table. The Japanese side are appearing in a continental competition for the first time in their history after qualifying in their debut top-flight season and will hope to continue their fairytale run.
Melbourne, on the other hand, are appearing in the competition for the third time in their history. However, they have failed to get past the group stages in their previous two appearances. They will be hoping to get a positive result on Tuesday to improve their chances of qualifying for the next stage.
The visitors are winless in four meetings against Japanese sides, drawing two and losing the other two. Neither team has ever won a continental title in their history.
City will fancy their chances of getting a result when they travel to Japan but will have their work cut out to avoid defeat. We expect the home side to secure a narrow win.
**Tips:**
– Under 2.5 goals (Seven of the visitors’ last nine games have featured fewer than 2.5 goals)
– Both teams to score: No (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the hosts’ last six games)
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