Carlton Blues vs Geelong Cats Prediction: A win for visiting Cats expected

This second-round encounter between the Geelong Cats and the Carlton Blues will take place at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Cats are the favorites to win this match, despite the fact that the local team, the Carlton Blues, battled the Richmond Tigers to a draw in their season-opening match.

Carlton Blues - will Blues hold the visitors also?

After settling for a draw in their season opener against the Richmond Tigers, the Carlton Blues will be playing host to the Geelong Cats in this round 2 match and will be hoping for a win this time around. On the other hand, the host team will be looking to pick up their first win in their previous six matches across all competitions, so there will be a lot of pressure on them to do well this time around. The home team has only been able to pick up two points thus far this season, scoring 58 points and allowing 58 points in return; as a result, they are currently ranked ninth out of 18 in the AFL League standings.

Geelong Cats - Cats will not lose this time

In the first round of the AFL 2023 season, the Geelong Cats were defeated by the Collingwood Magpies, leading to a losing start to the season. Despite this, they will want to turn things around this time, as they will be sure that they can get back to winning ways despite playing the formidable Carlton Blues. The traveling Geelong Cats are winless in the Australian Football League (AFL) this season. They are now ranked 13th out of 18 teams in the AFL rankings, having scored 103 points and allowing 125 to their opponents.

Expert Betting Tips

In spite of the fact that the Geelong Cats on the road are the favorites to win this match, you can still anticipate a challenging contest from them. The fact that Carlton performed well to hold the Richmond Tigers to a draw while the visiting Geelong Cats could only lose to the Collingwood Magpies demonstrates that the Geelong Cats are not as strong as one could have thought. In spite of this, we anticipate that the Cats will perform admirably and come out victorious from this match. However, we do anticipate a contest that will be played at a high level of competition. As a result, a wager was placed on the over, with the expectation being that the visiting Geelong Cats would prevail in both halves.