Western United vs Melbourne Victory Prediction & Tips
Western United and Melbourne Victory meet at AAMI Park, in a match for the 23rd round of League A. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 02-27-2021, Western United won away by (3 -4). The record of direct confrontations in the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 games won 4 and drew 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 10th and 11th in the league table, in reality it is a confrontation between the 3rd classified in home games and the 12th on the road.
After 8 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in 10th position, with 28 points won. In their last match, they lost away (3‑0) to Wellington Phoenix, after losing (0‑1) at home in the previous match, against Sydney. This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, since they won 21 points in their stadium, where they scored 16 goals and suffered 9, against only 7 points away, with 12 goals scored and 28 suffered. For the championship, Western United won 20 points out of a possible 30, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (5 out of 11 matches). Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 23 games in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 11 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 11 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (61′ ‑ 75 ‘).
Western United have failed miserably this season in their bid to secure one of six play-off spots. Mark Rudan’s team is mathematically eliminated from the second phase of the Australian A-League and is in 10th position, with 28 points, eight points behind the top six, with only two games remaining in the regular phase. Western United are six straight games without a win and have lost the last five. Rudan’s team was once again fragile at times last weekend, losing 3×0 at Wellington Phoenix.
After 4 wins, 3 draws and 17 losses, the visiting team is currently in 11th position, with 15 points won. In their last match, they lost to Adelaide United at home by (0‑1), after losing away in the previous match against Sydney by (2‑0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 10 points, against only 5 in their away games. For the championship, Melbourne Victory won 4 points out of a possible 30, after 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses in the last 10 away games.
In this competition, they lost the last 5 away matches. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that scores few times in the first place and that only managed to open the scoring in 6 of its last 24 games for League A, of these 6 it reached the break with an advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 24 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 17 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Melbourne Victory began this edition of the A-League as one of the teams with a lower quality squad than the vast majority of the competition, so some difficulties were expected in the fight for the play-offs. Now, as the regular season is coming to an end, Steve Kean’s team is eleventh and penultimate in the standings, with 15 points added from 24 games, just one point ahead of bottom Newcastle Jets. The Melbourne team have gone seven straight games without a win, in which they only managed one point, following a 1-1 draw against the Central Coast Mariners just over three weeks ago. Since then Melbourne Victory, who last played on Sunday, have lost five in a row. In the Adelaide United field, Kean’s team lost (0x1), as a result of a new lackluster performance in attack.
Western United – Melbourne Victory FREE TIPS
Melbourne Victory – Win @ 3.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
