Fremantle v West Coast betting tips, predictions and odds update; AFL Rd 7 preview

West Coast are unbackable favourites in the betting to win a third successive western derby against Fremantle at Optus Stadium on Sunday. Welcome to our betting tips and free prediction for the Dockers v Eagles round 7 AFL clash.

AFL bookmakers have installed the Eagles around the $1.30 mark, while the Dockers are as long as $3.40 to win their first clash against their cross-town rival since 2015. Making the Dockers’ task even harder is the absence of champion skipper Nat Fyfe, who has succumbed to a hamstring strain.

The Eagles have started to look more like their potent self in recent weeks after a slow start to 2020. Wins over struggling teams Sydney and Adelaide and a return back to Perth this week, after being sent to a Queensland hub because of COVID-19 protocols, have fans in a buoyant mood that their season can turn around.

The Eagles have made just the one change to the team that defeated Adelaide by 33 points, with star midfielder Luke Shuey returning, and youngster Brayden Ainsworth omitted.

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Fremantle are coming off arguably their best performance under new coach Justin Longmuir, with a gutsy six-point victory over St Kilda, which came in remarkable circumstances. After being jumped by five goals early, the Dockers led by as much as four goals in the last term, before St Kilda stormed home to level the scores. The Dockers snared a late goal to seal victory, but the win came at a cost with Fyfe playing out the match on one leg, deep in attack.

The Dockers have recalled Brennan Cox for the clash, while they have also handed a debut to exciting youngster Michael Frederick, who is likely to slot on to a wing. The pair replace Fyfe and Hayden Young, who suffered an ankle injury.

While the Fremantle v West Coast betting is one-way traffic for this encounter, look to the players markets for your opportunities, particularly the possessions markets, which will receive a shake-up on both sides with Fyfe’s absence and Shuey returning.

Below we have highlighted our free Fremantle v West Coast betting tips and winner prediction, for their round 7 AFL Clash from Optus Stadium on Sunday evening.

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West Coast Eagles v Fremantle Dockers odds

Start:	6.35pm AEST, July 19
Venue:	Optus Stadium, Perth
Head-to-head odds:	Fremantle ($3.40) v West Coast ($1.30)
Line betting:	Fremantle +20.5 ($1.91) v West Coast -20.5 ($1.91)
Premiership odds:	West Coast $8; Fremantle $201

Eagles v Dockers betting tips

Our AFL betting expert has scoured the odds and found several value West Coast Eagles v Fremantle Dockers tips for Sunday’s game.

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Fremantle v West Coast prediction 19/7/20

West Coast are going to extend their stranglehold over the western derby into a sixth year, with their midfield looking far stronger on paper than that of the rebuilding Dockers. We will be watching the Eagles closely in this one, because they are a big premiership chance despite slipping to $8 in the betting, and you are unlikely to get this price if they reel off a couple of victories in a row on their home ground. Our final West Coast v Fremantle prediction? Eagles by 24 points.

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