As part of one of the matches of the Australian championship, the players of Melbourne City and Western United will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this meeting? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
Melbourne City
"Melbourne City" held the last games in the framework of the national club, where the team could not get far on the grid. She defeated Newcastle Olympic in the 1/16 finals, after which she lost to Wellington Phoenix - 1:2. In the last season of the Australian A-League, Melbourne took first place. In the playoffs, "Sii" got into the semifinals at Adelaide United, which he defeated with a score of 2:0, but in the decisive meeting for the trophy he lost to Western United with a result of 0:2.
Western United
The visiting team could not go far in the Australian Cup. In the 1/16 finals of the national tournament, the team was able to defeat Melbourne Victory with a score of 2:1. Next, Aloisi's team met with Sydney United. The main time of that meeting ended with a score of 1:1, and in the penalty shootout the guests lost and were eliminated from the tournament. In the last A-League draw, the team reached the final. Unlike Melbourne, United held all the meetings in the playoffs and won the trophy, eventually defeating today's opponent with a score of 2:0.
Statistics and figures:
- Melbourne City - the favorite of the meeting;The hosts won 1 meeting out of 5;
- Western United have won three times in 5 matches;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of Western United.
- Forecast
I think that Melbourne will be able to win this meeting.
Our bet in the match will be in favor of the hosts, who approach the match in good game form and will try to defeat the opponent on their own field.