Perth Wildcats vs Melbourne United predictions, Jan 25, 2026

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In what promises to be an exciting showdown in the Australian NBL, the Perth Wildcats will face off against Melbourne United on January 25, 2026. The home team, Perth Wildcats, enters the match in superb form, having won all of their last five matches. On the other hand, Melbourne United has won only two of their last five matches, indicating a potential struggle for them in this upcoming fixture.

In terms of bookmakers odds, the Perth Wildcats are slight favorites with odds of 1.55 for a home win, while Melbourne United stands at 2.23 for an away victory. Our model prediction gives the home team a slight edge with a 51.8% probability of winning, leaving Melbourne United with a 48.2% chance of pulling off an upset.

Tactically, both teams have shown strengths in different areas, making this matchup a close one to call. With the predicted final score being 93:89 in favor of the Perth Wildcats, it is clear that this game could go either way. Fans can expect a thrilling contest between two determined teams vying for victory.

This preview is generated with the Welcome.Bet AI Insights Engine, combining form data, betting odds, and semantic SEO optimization to deliver relevant match analysis for fans and bettors alike from 2026-01-23T21:52:03+00:00.

Perth 59%

Melbourne 41%

Prediction (the most likely score): 93:89

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.56		2.22	Watch and Bet
	1.57		2.25
	1.55		2.23
	1.62		2.35

Latest Results

22.01.26 Perth Wildcats – Cairns Taipans – 106:69 16.01.26 Perth Wildcats – Illawarra Hawks – 92:87 10.01.26 South East Melbourne Phoenix – Perth Wildcats – 97:107 03.01.26 New Zealand Breakers – Perth Wildcats – 91:99 01.01.26 Brisbane Bullets – Perth Wildcats – 75:95

21.01.26 Melbourne United – Brisbane Bullets – 98:66 17.01.26 Melbourne United – Tasmania JackJumpers – 79:77 11.01.26 Sydney Kings – Melbourne United – 97:94 07.01.26 Melbourne United – Cairns Taipans – 92:93 03.01.26 Tasmania JackJumpers – Melbourne United – 84:75

Facts

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 5 in the zone Promotion ~ NBL (Play Offs: Quarter~finals) and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ NBL (Play Offs: Quarter~finals)).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Perth won 3.

Perth is in fantastic form, winning most of its recent matches (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Melbourne has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Melbourne may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Perth might have a minor edge in this game.

We predict that Perth will win today’s game, with odds of 1.58.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Perth won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 15 matches, and goals 1758:1863. (average 87.9:93.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Perth won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 764:792. (average 84.9:88).

Latest Head To Head

04.12.25 Perth Wildcats – Melbourne United – 96:84 23.11.25 Melbourne United – Perth Wildcats – 98:87 27.08.25 Perth Wildcats – Melbourne United – 84:78 04.03.25 Melbourne United – Perth Wildcats – 113:112 01.03.25 Perth Wildcats – Melbourne United – 96:89

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	L		PCT
1	Adelaide	26	20	6	2405:2262	0.769
2	South East Melbourne	26	18	8	2603:2396	0.692
3	Sydney	26	17	9	2489:2239	0.654
4	Melbourne United	27	17	10	2521:2372	0.630
5	Perth	26	16	10	2354:2239	0.615
6	Tasmania JackJumpers	27	12	15	2310:2305	0.444
7	New Zealand Breakers	27	10	17	2443:2487	0.370
8	Illawarra Hawks	24	8	16	2165:2325	0.333
9	Cairns Taipans	26	7	19	2141:2503	0.269
10	Brisbane Bullets	27	6	21	2267:2570	0.222

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