Melbourne Demons v Hawthorn Hawks prediction May 16, 2026

AFL

Yuriy Borshchenko
May 10, 2026
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MATCH DETAILS:
Location:
Upcoming Information:AFL 16.05.2026
Competition: Demons – Hawks live

When/Date: 16.05.2026
Time: 2:15 am
Repeat:Live
Prediction on Demons vs Hawks: Available

Melbourne
27.7%

Hawthorn
72.3%

Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	3.2		1.3

Facts

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 7 in the zone Promotion ~ AFL (Play Offs: ) and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ AFL (Play Offs: )).

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

Melbourne has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Hawthorn is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

In this match, Hawthorn is considered a favorite.

We predict that Hawthorn will win today’s game, with odds of 1.3.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Melbourne won 11 matches, drew 1 match, lost 8 matches, and goals 1500:1571. (average 75:78.6).

Including home matches between the teams, Melbourne won 5 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 641:703. (average 71.2:78.1).

Standings

2026

		Pl	W	D	L		%%	Pts
1	Sydney Swans	9	8	0	1	1050:668	157.19	32
2	Fremantle Dockers	9	8	0	1	846:643	131.57	32
3	Hawthorn Hawks	9	6	1	2	902:772	116.84	26
4	Brisbane Lions	9	6	0	3	962:773	124.45	24
5	Geelong Cats	9	6	0	3	913:758	120.45	24
6	Gold Coast Suns	9	6	0	3	895:755	118.54	24
7	Melbourne Demons	8	5	0	3	811:809	100.25	20
8	Western Bulldogs	9	5	0	4	794:859	92.43	20
9	Collingwood Magpies	9	4	1	4	734:735	99.86	18
10	St Kilda Saints	9	4	0	5	825:755	109.27	16
11	North Melbourne	9	4	0	5	861:825	104.36	16
12	Adelaide Crows	8	4	0	4	685:709	96.61	16
13	GWS Giants	9	4	0	5	771:846	91.13	16
14	Port Adelaide Power	9	3	0	6	775:708	109.46	12
15	West Coast Eagles	8	2	0	6	557:939	59.32	8
16	Carlton Blues	9	1	0	8	723:912	79.28	4
17	Essendon Bombers	9	1	0	8	738:1028	71.79	4
18	Richmond Tigers	8	1	0	7	523:871	60.05	4

Melbourne AND Hawthorn LAST MATCHES

Latest Results

03.05.26 Sydney Swans – Melbourne Demons – 131:114
24.04.26 Richmond Tigers – Melbourne Demons – 72:126
19.04.26 Melbourne Demons – Brisbane Lions – 104:102
10.04.26 Essendon Bombers – Melbourne Demons – 113:68
05.04.26 Melbourne Demons – Gold Coast Suns – 109:89

07.05.26 Fremantle Dockers – Hawthorn Hawks – 88:73
30.04.26 Collingwood Magpies – Hawthorn Hawks – 93:93
24.04.26 Hawthorn Hawks – Gold Coast Suns – 112:63
18.04.26 Hawthorn Hawks – Port Adelaide Power – 89:86
11.04.26 Hawthorn Hawks – Western Bulldogs – 104:64

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