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Western United vs Melbourne City Prediction & Betting tips
Western United and Melbourne City meet, in a match for the 27th round of League A. Melbourne City won at home by (3‑2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 03‑01‑ 2020. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 2 games won 2.
Western United :
The home team is currently in 6th position, with 27 points won, after 8 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against the Central Coast Mariners by (6‑2). In the last match, they won away against Adelaide United by (1‑5). In its last 10 home games for the Western United championship, it has won 4 and lost 6, for which it has captured 12 points out of a possible 30. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, But their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 20 games in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.
In its debut season in Australian football, the Western United team is doing an excellent campaign relative to the expectations created earlier in the year. In this last game of the regular phase of the A-League, coach Mark Rudan’s team in fifth place in the classification table, with 39 points, for which they have already mathematically secured their qualification for the play quarter-finals. -off of the champion. Last Saturday, Western United added their third consecutive victory, 1×2, in a match against the leader and champion Sydney FC. Berisha (21 ‘) opened the scoring in the first half, Sydney tied in the 52nd minute and Lustica would give Western United the lead again in the 90th minute.
Melbourne City :
The visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 40 points won, after 12 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away against Central Coast Mariners by (2‑4). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Newcastle Jets by (2‑1). For the championship, Melbourne City won 13 points out of a possible 30, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 10 away games. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of their last 12 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 23 games in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 10 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Melbourne City is currently in second place in the league regular season. With the qualification for the play-off semifinals assured, Erick Mombaerts’ team has 44 points added, nine less than the leader Sydney FC and three more than the third place, Wellington Phoenix. Since Australian football was resumed after the pandemic stoppage, Melbourne City have only played two games, in which they beat Sydney FC (2-0) and drew with Adelaide United (2-2). In this last match, Luna (34 ‘) and Maclaren (40’) scored the goals for City, who suffered the tying goal after playing with 10, after the expulsion of Noone 67 ‘.
Western United vs Melbourne City head to head matches
03.01.20 ALE Melbourne City Western United 3 : 2
27.10.19 ALE Western United Melbourne City 1 : 2
