FC Seoul vs Melbourne City FC Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | AFC Champions League Elite 2025-26

These clubs are going to face each other for the first time.

FC Seoul are now gearing up to face Melbourne City FC for their round 6 league stage fixture of the 2025-26 AFC Champions League. This is going to be an interesting contest, which will take place at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

The South Korea-based club are going to be at home and will be ready to use it to their advantage. They have performed average in the Asian Champions League Elite.

FC Seoul have won two of their first five games in the ongoing campaign of the competition. They will now be looking for another.

Melbourne City FC have performed well in all their last three games of the AFC Champions League Elite. They have won all of their last three fixtures in the tournament and will be looking to continue their run of form. The A-League club are going to be the visiting side, and this can build up some sort of pressure on them.

Kick-off:

• Location: Seoul, South Korea
• Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
• Date: Wednesday, December 10
• Kick-off time: 03:30 p.m. IST/ 10:00 a.m. GMT/ 05:00 a.m. ET/ 02:00 a.m. PT
• Referee: TBD
• VAR: In Use

Thanks to those City fans who made the trip to Newcastle to cheer us on yesterday 🫶✈️🇰🇷 Next stop: South Korea, as we gear up for Wednesday’s #ACLElite clash with FC Seoul! pic.twitter.com/Wj6spRQHOm

— Melbourne City FC (@MelbourneCity) December 6, 2025

Form:

Seoul: D-D-L-W-L

Melbourne: W-L-W-D-W

Players to Watch

Jesse Lingard (FC Seoul)

The Englishman has confirmed that this AFC Champions League Elite fixture is going to be his final game for FC Seoul. His contract will come to an end after this game, as it has been mutually decided to be terminated.

Jesse Lingard scored a brace in the previous game of the competition. He will be looking to put up another strong performance here.

Max Caputo (Melbourne City)

The 20-year-old is going to be one of the main men in the attacking front for the visitors. In four ACL Elite appearances this season, he has scored two goals and will now be keen to add more to his tally.

Max Caputo will be ready to lead his side in the attacking front yet again. He is surely going to cause problems for the hosts.

Match Facts

• Melbourne City FC are on a three-match winning streak in ACL Elite.
• FC Seoul have won only once in their last five games.
• This will be the first-ever meeting between these clubs.

FC Seoul vs Melbourne City: Betting Tips and Odds

• FC Seoul to win @7/9 Unibet
• Jesse Lingard to score
• Goals under 3.5 @1/12 Ladbrokes

Injury and Team News

All of the squad members for both clubs are fit and ready to be in action.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 0

Seoul won: 0

Melbourne won: 0

Draws: 0

Predicted Lineups

FC Seoul predicted lineup (4-4-2)

Kang (GK); Choi, Tae-Wook, Al-Arab, Park; Seung-Won, Lee, Hwang, Lucas; Dugandzic, Lingard

Melbourne City predicted lineup (4-3-3)

Beach (GK); Shillington, Ferreyra, Bonetig, Behich; Kanamori, Trewin, Kuen; Memeti, Caputo, Rahmani

Match Prediction

Both of these clubs are looking for a win here. We predict it will be FC Seoul. They are likely to come out on top and defeat Melbourne City FC in their upcoming AFC Champions League Elite clash.

Prediction: Seoul 2-1 Melbourne

Telecast Details

India: FanCode

Saudi Arabia: Thmanyah, beIN Sports

Australia: Paramount+

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