St Kilda Football Club vs Essendon Football Club Prediction: St Kilda to Win

St Kilda and Essendon will take on each other in an exciting fixture of AFL on Friday. St Kilda find themselves at 6th spot with 8 wins and 32 points from their 12 games, and Essendon stands 16th with just 2 wins this season. This will be an important fixture for the away side as they look to end their miserable defeats this season. St Kilda will also be planning to come hard at the opposition, and they are likely to do so against the struggling Essendon. Going in the game, St Kilda will be the favorites to win and get two important win points.

In their last fixture, St Kilda was defeated by Brisbane (78-57), which was a match of nerves. St Kilda Football Club has enjoyed reasonable success this season, and they will be looking to secure their spot in the top five. The Saints have only lost four games this season, one of which was last week against the Brisbane Lions. St Kilda are now in the top six with an 8-4 record, having won three games in a row before that. They are one win away from finishing in the top four.

• B: C.Wilkie, D.Howard, J.Battle
• HB: B.Paton, J.Webster, J.Sinclair
• C: H.Clark, S.Ross, B.Hill
• HF: J.Billings, B.Long, R.Marshall
• F: T.Membrey, M.King, J.Higgins
• FOLL: P.Ryder, B.Crouch, J.Gresham
• I/C: D.Butler, R.Byrnes, N.Wanganeen-Milera, Z.Jones
• EMG: M.Windhager, C.Sharman, D.Joyce, M.Wood

Essendon managed to win against Hawthorn a month back, and after that, they have faced four back-to-back defeats. Last week, the Bombers were defeated 80-54 by Carlton, which was their fourth straight loss. It's unclear where their improvement will come from after losses to the Sydney Swans, Richmond Tigers, and Port Adelaide. Essendon are certainly struggling big time and are missing out on many impactful players.

• B: J.Kelly, J.Ridley, J.Laverde
• HB: M.Redman, D.Heppell, N.Hind
• C: N.Martin, Z.Merrett, A.McGrath
• HF: A.Perkins, M.Guelfi, M.D’Ambrosio
• F: J.Stringer, P.Wright, H.Jones
• FOLL: S.Draper, D.Shiel, S.Durham
• I/C: B.Ham, J.Caldwell, B.Hobbs, A.Phillips
• EMG: J.Stewart, B.Zerk-Thatcher, A.Waterman, T.Cutler

For the upcoming fixture, I will be favoring St Kilda to win easily with a decent winning margin. The game total is expected to be under 167.5 as Essendon’s struggle continues, and St Kilda have kept their score under 100 in their recent matches. We can back Patrick Ryder to score any time, as he has scored eight goals this season.

• Total Under 166.5 for 1.9
• Handiсap Essendon (+24.5) for 1.91
• Anytime Goalkicker- Patrick Ryder for 1.60