Essendon vs North Melbourne Tips
Round 4 2027, Sun 11 Apr, 12:30pm AEST at Norwood Oval: we tip North Melbourne by 15 with a 68% win chance.
- Our tip
- North Melbourneby 15 points
- Win chance
- 68%Essendon 32.4%, North Melbourne 67.6%
- Predicted score
- 82–97Essendon first
- Models with us
- 4 of 51 tip Essendon
Every model on this game
our win chanceeach public modelSquiggle aggregate
| Source | Tip | Win chance | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| afl-tips.com (ours) | North Melbourne | 67.6% | 15.1 pts |
| Elo Predicts! | Essendon | 58.8% | 10.0 pts |
| s10 | North Melbourne | 68.3% | 16.0 pts |
| Squiggle | North Melbourne | 71.1% | 20.3 pts |
| Stattraction | North Melbourne | 66.2% | 14.4 pts |
| Wheelo Ratings | North Melbourne | 70.4% | 17.5 pts |
| Squiggle aggregate | North Melbourne | 62.2% | 10.6 pts |
Why we tip North Melbourne
Our ratings score each club on attack and defence in points against an average side, with the home ground and travel added for this game.
Essendon rate −22.3 overall (18th) and North Melbourne −7.3 (14th), which leaves North Melbourne 15 points better on the day.
Over 2,476 games from 2015 to 2026, this model tipped 68.3% correctly with an average margin error of 27.0 points. How the model works
| Club | Attack | Defence | Net | 2026 form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | −10.7 | −11.7 | −22.3 | LLLLL |
| North Melbourne | −1.1 | −6.2 | −7.3 | LLWLL |
Head to head since 2012
- Meetings
- 22no draws
- Essendon wins
- 14
- North Melbourne wins
- 8
- Average margin
- 23.4points, either way
| Season | Round | Ground | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Round 5 | Marvel Stadium | North Melbourne 58, Essendon 116 | Essendon |
| 2019 | Round 17 | Marvel Stadium | Essendon 86, North Melbourne 81 | Essendon |
| 2020 | Round 6 | People First Stadium | Essendon 67, North Melbourne 53 | Essendon |
| 2021 | Round 10 | Marvel Stadium | Essendon 141, North Melbourne 69 | Essendon |
| 2021 | Round 18 | People First Stadium | North Melbourne 74, Essendon 92 | Essendon |
| 2022 | Round 20 | Marvel Stadium | Essendon 114, North Melbourne 66 | Essendon |
| 2023 | Round 12 | Marvel Stadium | Essendon 105, North Melbourne 99 | Essendon |
| 2023 | Round 22 | Marvel Stadium | North Melbourne 77, Essendon 86 | Essendon |
| 2024 | Round 10 | Marvel Stadium | Essendon 106, North Melbourne 66 | Essendon |
| 2025 | Round 8 | Marvel Stadium | Essendon 65, North Melbourne 62 | Essendon |
| 2026 | Round 3 | Marvel Stadium | Essendon 69, North Melbourne 81 | North Melbourne |
| 2026 | Round 16 | Marvel Stadium | North Melbourne 79, Essendon 65 | North Melbourne |