Melbourne City vs Western United Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Melbourne City

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Melbourne City will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 1-2 A-League triumph over Western Sydney Wanderers.

In that game, Melbourne City had 45% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. For Melbourne City, the scorers were Léo Natel (28') and Marin Jakoliš (39'). Western Sydney Wanderers had 20 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Marcus Younis (69') was the scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers.

Three or more goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Melbourne City have played. Their opponents scored 5 times in this period while Melbourne City totted up 19. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.

Western United

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Western United will come into the encounter following on from a 3-4 A-League win versus Perth Glory in their last outing.

In that game, Western United had 47% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Western United, the goals were scored by Matthew Grimaldi (4'), Riku Danzaki (65'), A Walatee (74') and Oliver Lavale (92'). Perth Glory had 17 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Adam Taggart (23', 47') and David Williams (93') scored for Perth Glory.

Western United have been effective going forward in their most recent fixtures, scoring 14 times in their last 6 matches. While their manager John Aloisi will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Western United have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 28/05/2022 shows that Melbourne City have won 4 of these and Western United 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 0.

A combined sum of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 12 for City and 7 created by The West. That’s an average goals per game of 3.17.

The last league clash featuring the two was A-League match day 11 on 07/01/2024 when it finished Western United 1-2 Melbourne City.

On that day, Western United had 45% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The scorer was Michael Ruhs (13').

Melbourne City had 19 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Hamza Sakhi (52') and Terry Antonis (85') scored.

The referee was Ben Abraham.

📋 Team News: Melbourne City

Marco Tilio (Muscle injury), Benjamin Mazzeo (Syndesmosis ligament tear) and Andrew Nabbout (Achilles tendon surgery) will be missing for Melbourne City manager Aurelio Vidmar.

ℹ️ Team News: Western United

Western United manager John Aloisi has not got a full squad to pick from. Jacob Tratt (Torn knee ligaments), Daniel Penha (unknown injury), Nikita Rukavytsya (unknown injury), Josh Risdon (Calf strain), Ramy Najjarine (Shoulder injury) and Noah Botic (Stress reaction of the bone) can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Western United are capable enough to break down this Melbourne City outfit, but that may not quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We reckon that it will be both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Melbourne City at full-time. Should be a good one.

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Renata Leite, 18:07 26/04/2024