The week in review (28 Jan - 3 Feb)

A-League

This week saw Melbourne Victory drop out of the predicted Grand Final match up, which is now between Perth Glory and Sydney FC. That being said, Perth and Sydney had rating changes of +12 and +11 respectively while Melbourne Victory had a change of +3 so there is still a bit to play out there. It does really depends which team faces which team in the finals. If Perth does finish on top (which they are now predicted to do so) and Melbourne finish in 4th, Melbourne would be predicted to progress to the Grand Final.

Round 18 tips

• Newcastle Jets (51%)
• Sydney FC (81%)
• Western Sydney Wanderers (61%)
• Adelaide United (50.1%)
• Melbourne Victory (52%)

BBL

The Strikers are the only team still in contention for a finals spot. Unfortunately for them the Stars still have three games in had, all of which are winnable. Should the Stars beat Perth tonight or the Heat, Adelaide are out of finals contention.

NBL

Melbourne United are on a hot streak at the moment, picking up +26 rating points in the last seven days. They play Sydney next round, which shapes as an intriguing game. Another interesting stat from the NBL is that only Melbourne United, Sydney Kings and Perth Wildcats have a positive rating change in the last seven days, which is probably a good indication of the teams that will really challenge in the finals.